Senior Corporate Accountant (Fixed-Term Contract)

Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Accounting, the Senior Corporate Accountant supports the organization’s corporate accounting function while accurately accumulating and maintaining financial information. This individual will be responsible for completing various accounting duties, including preparing technical US GAAP analysis, while adhering to deadlines and the company’s financial and accounting guidelines. The ideal candidate is someone with a strong accounting and financial reporting background, demonstrates attention to detail, and can manage competing priorities to meet tight deadlines.

 Job Responsibilities:

• Lead full-cycle corporate accounting for assigned subsidiaries, including journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and monthly/quarterly/annual close activities in accordance with US GAAP and corporate policies
• General ledger maintenance and subsidiary-level financial statement preparation 
• Assist in the preparation of internal and external financial reporting packages
• Manage recurring regulatory tax filings and remittances, including GST, PST, and VAT—with a focus on supporting Philippines tax compliance and ad-hoc tax/audit requests as required
• Research and evaluate accounting issues related to non-routine and complex transactions in accordance with US GAAP
• Coordinate annual statutory audits for designated subsidiaries; act as the primary liaison with in-country auditors and external accountants
• Support documentation and deliverables for corporate external audits
• As necessary, assist in or lead special projects

About You:

• Proven ability to work in a fast-pace and constantly changing environment.
• Excellent quantitative, reasoning, and analytical skills with a strong proficiency in MS Office and Google Suite applications (ex. Excel, Word, Google Sheets)
• Strong team and communication skills
• Strong sense of urgency and proactive thinker; high degree of ownership
• Ability to analyze and document technical accounting issues
• Flexible, organized, and able to handle competing priorities

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field; professional accounting designation preferred
• Minimum 3 – 5 years of relevant experience in a senior corporate accounting or public accounting capacity
• Strong understanding of IFRS or US GAAP accounting standards
• Experience with multi-national companies/reporting and working with external auditors.
• Experience with NetSuite accounting software is an asset
• Experience with Philippines VAT compliance is an asset

• This is a hybrid role intended to work on the overnight shift, following Eastern time, 10pm-7am
• Fixed-term contract with an expected duration of 14 months

The Good Stuff:

• Amazing growth and learning opportunities with a fast-growing Canadian SaaS company that is a world leader in its industry
• Best-in-class company paid benefits for you and your family
• Recognized as one of the Best Workplaces™ in British Columbia for 2024 by Great Place to Work
• Recognized in 2023 as one of the Best Workplaces for Women® 
• Recognized as a Top Employer by British Columbia's Top Employers 2023

About Alida

Alida believes in a world where customers are respected as the ultimate source of truth. Because knowing the whole truth about your customers can help companies make better decisions and drive long term loyalty and growth.

That’s why Alida helps innovative brands create highly engaged research communities to gather feedback that empowers better customer experiences and product innovation.

Leading companies like HBOMax, Adobe, Warner Bros. Discovery, Twitch and lululemon depend on Alida’s community-centered research platform to deliver fast and reliable customer feedback at scale so they can build better products, refine user experiences and test marketing campaigns.

Learn more at www.alida.com.

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