Corporate Accounting Director

20 hours ago


Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Open Text Corporation Full time
Director, Corporate Accounting

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the overall corporate US GAAP financial close process, ensuring accurate and timely processing of accounting transactions.
  • Manage and provide overall financial leadership to the corporate accounting team, responsible for consolidations, foreign exchange, and transfer pricing.
  • Research and opine on technical US GAAP accounting matters, implementing new accounting standards as required.
  • Build strong working relationships with cross-functional teams to drive key corporate accounting initiatives.
  • Maintain and enforce a documented system of corporate accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
  • Oversee various accounting systems, including Business, Planning, and Consolidation, SAP, Blackline, and Co-star.
  • Support the business and operations management by providing project support and interpreting complex accounting transactions.
  • Lead and support continuous improvements in the areas of accounting and general ledger reporting processes/systems.
  • Review information to support treasury and corporate finance teams by providing forecast updates as needed.
  • Manage the relationship with external auditors to support and coordinate the completion of the annual audit and quarterly reviews of the consolidated financial statements.
  • Manage relationships with accounting service providers to ensure efficient delivery of services.

Requirements:

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in various Accounting and Finance roles at a senior level within the software or high-tech industries managing corporate accounting teams.
  • Excellent knowledge of US GAAP requirements.
  • Experience with consolidations, foreign exchange, and transfer pricing working in a large multi-national organization.
  • Proven self-starter with the ability to balance multiple tasks of competing priorities in a changing and dynamic environment.
  • Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
  • Experience interacting well at senior management and executive levels with a proven ability to assess business risk and escalate to management with appropriate alternatives.
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with an ability to facilitate or lead cross-finance teamwork.
  • Proven problem-solving and root cause identification skills.
  • Strong analytic and decision-making abilities.
  • Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization.

About OpenText:

OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at hr@opentext.com.



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