Senior Manager, US Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting

Company Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work

Our flagship office is in Sydney, Australia, but we've made our way from down under, to hubs in Austin and San Francisco, which are now home to our US operations.

What you’d be doing in this role

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

Playing a crucial role in building the next stage of our reporting and technical accounting capabilities to ensure Canva's financial statements are timely, accurate and consistent. You will apply our technical knowledge of US GAAP to support the decision making of our business partners and translate our financial results in order for management and investors to better understand our overall financial picture.

Job Description

What You'll Do:

• You will develop and execute the financial reporting operations strategy under US GAAP by implementing repeatable and robust processes to prepare US GAAP-compliant financial statements.
• You will determine and manage timelines for financial statement preparation and work collaboratively with various business partners to ensure such timelines are met.
• You will ensure accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the company's financial statements in accordance with US GAAP through the implementation of robust controls.
• You will support the preparation and management of all aspects related to equity accounting, including equity related journal entries and disclosures.
• You will support accounting, FP&A, and investor relations with quarterly internal and external reporting needs.
• You will perform technical accounting research and prepare/review technical memorandums that document issues and conclusions in a clear, logical and comprehensive manner.
• You will implement new accounting standards and practices and ensure compliance with industry regulations.
• You will provide research or training to business and accounting positions regarding complex accounting issues.

Qualifications

You're Probably a Match If:

• You have experience with building financial statements and financial reporting processes.
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You have experience with equity accounting and Shareworks.
• You demonstrate the ability to work with large data sets and large number of team members.
• You have exceptional organizational skills to balance deadlines with available resources.
• You pay meticulous attention to detail.
• You come with a solid understanding of US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
• You are able to work independently and prioritize critical tasks.
• You have experience with reporting tools such as Workiva.
• You’re enthusiastic about building great teams and solutions.

Additional Information

About the team

Canva’s accounting team is a part of the Finance and Legal Group which is predominantly based in Australia and has growing teams in the Philippines, EMEA, and the United States.

As the Canva business grows, we are exposed to a broader range of external stakeholders, regulators and reporting requirements. The Accounting team is responsible for the close process and brings clarity to the chaos that comes with a company experiencing hypergrowth.

We work to build trust and reliability in all our financial information, making sure all our accounting positions are understandable both within the company and by our external stakeholders and regulators.

No two days are the same at Canva. You could be advising on a commercial transaction and its external reporting impacts one minute, and be managing the implementation of a new process for the financial statements.

But don't just take our word for it, check out what Corporate Accountant - Paddy Nordstrom has to say about working in Finance at Canva -

"I support the wider finance squad with any tricky technical accounting, as well as ensuring our financial reporting withstands external scrutiny. Every day Canvanaut's are coming up with crazy big goals (and making them happen!), which means lots of new and funky accounting challenges."

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