Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting

About Tekion:

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting is a key member of the Finance team responsible for overseeing a broad range of corporate accounting functions, including financial statement preparation, consolidation, special projects, ensuring proper accounting for corporate related activities. This role will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the company's financial statements in accordance with US GAAP. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting skills, excellent communication and analytical abilities, and a proven track record of success in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the company's accounting operations, including:
  • Consolidation: Lead the consolidation process for all subsidiaries, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translations.
  • Corporate Accounting: Lead / prepare / execute the day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, and cash management.
  • Financial Reporting: Utilizing NetSuite - prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows, along with flux analysis.
  • Technical Accounting: Ability to research and analyze, working closely with Senior Manger of technical accounting, new accounting pronouncements and their impact on the company. Prepare accounting memos on specific accounting items for support of the audit.
  • Internal Controls: Assist with the implementation and maintenance of internal controls.
  • Team Management: Manage and mentor junior accounting staff. Ability to coordinate and work with India accounting team.
  • System Implementation & Improvement: Assist in the implementation and ongoing improvement of accounting systems and processes.
  • SOX Compliance: Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
  • Audit Support: Coordinate with external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits.
  • Special Projects: Assist with special projects and ad-hoc requests as needed.
• Collaborate closely with other departments, including Sales, Finance, Legal, and Tax.
• Work closely with the India-based accounting team to ensure efficient and accurate financial reporting. This requires meeting with India team, that maybe early in the morning or late in the evening.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, cross departmental leaders and executives.
• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with SOX requirements.
• Assist with special projects and ad-hoc requests as needed.
• Industry knowledge of best practices 
• Drive quality into the organization through constant inspection, verification, and reconciliation. 
• Effectively lead change management across teams through documented governance 
• Be a trusted advisor across the business.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• CPA certification preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in accounting, with at least 5 years of experience in public accounting (Big 4 preferred).
• Strong understanding of US GAAP.
• Extensive experience in consolidation accounting, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translations.
• Experience with SaaS revenue models.
• Experience with ERP systems mainly, NetSuite, and other accounting software
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.