Senior Accountant

Summary

The job description is for a Senior Accountant role at Vidyard, a high growth company specializing in video messaging tools and AI. The successful candidate will oversee technical accounting activities, ensure compliance with regulations, provide guidance on complex accounting issues, and implement new accounting standards. This is a remote role open to candidates located in Canada.

Requirements

• Hold a CPA designation and be in good standing
• Post Secondary Education in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
• 3-5 years experience in an accounting environment
• Experience in SaaS based technology industry

Responsibilities

• Oversee internal controls over financial reporting
• Review and report Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS
• Prepare and/or review treatment and adjustments (IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, IFRS 2, etc)
• Detailed review, recommendation, and implementation of new accounting standards
• Assist with external reporting to lenders, banks, investors, etc
• Be responsible for accurate and timely filing and reporting of all corporate taxes including income tax, S&U taxes, PST, etc
• Continuously monitor and analyze changes in tax laws and recommend changes to ensure compliance (such as US state taxes, etc)
• Oversee all external audits including year-end financial statement audits and audits from governing/tax authorities
• Act as the liaison between other teams and finance with regards to systems, process changes, implementation teams, etc. and lead implementations/integrations from a finance perspective
• Treasury management including foreign exchange
• Other tasks as requested by the CAO

Preferred Qualifications

• Analytical, problem-solving, advanced business acumen mindset
• Experience with Sage Intacct, Zuora, Avalara, G-Suite, Carta preferred

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive, flexible benefits on day one*
• Wellness allowance to spend on what's important to you
• Flexible hours + unlimited vacation + programs to support travel while working, enabling you to live your best life
• Access to Inkblot, a digital mental health platform + $1,500/person/year for mental health coverage*
• Allowance to support your ongoing growth and development
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid volunteer hours
• Employee resource groups to empower and drive change at Vidyard and in our communities
• RRSP match*
• Stock options
• Flexible holiday program
• Home office stipend
• Flexibility to work in the place that brings out your best: whether you thrive in the comfort of your home office, or are local to, and prefer the energy of our collaboration space in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, there is flexibility for all.  Although we default to remote-first there will be occasional in-person meetings/events purposefully designed for connection and collaboration