Role Overview
As our Global Accounting Lead, you'll play a key role in managing Certn's global accounting operations and ensuring our financial reporting is accurate, complete, and delivered on time. This role is hands-on, detail-oriented, and leadership-focused.
What You Will Do
Lead the global month-end close process, review and approve journal entries, oversee accounts payable processes, maintain and improve global accounting processes and internal controls, and prepare and deliver internal financial reporting.
Why It Might Be a Fit
You'll lead and support a team of accounting professionals, help build a high-performing culture, and collaborate with Finance and FP&A teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and planning.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
CPA designation completed or in the final stages of completion
Strong technical accounting knowledge, including GAAP and IFRS where applicable
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and formula logic
Experience with ERP or accounting systems such as NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage, or similar tools
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, especially when reconciling data and identifying financial discrepancies
Proven experience managing end-to-end month-end activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, adjustments, and reporting deadlines
Experience preparing full sets of financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements
Strong understanding of supporting schedules such as deferred revenue, prepaid expenses, intercompany accounts, and FX revaluations
Practical experience preparing or reviewing indirect tax filings and statutory submissions
Comfort working with auditors, tax advisors, external accounting firms, or regulatory bodies
Experience identifying process improvements or implementing controls that improve accuracy, efficiency, or audit readiness
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across Finance, FP&A, Product, and external partners
People leadership experience, including the ability to mentor, delegate, coach, and support accounting team members Benefits
32 days of paid time off per year
Company-paid benefits that start on day 1
Remote-friendly and supportive flexible remote arrangements
Work-from-home allowance
Professional development budget
Certn is a background screening platform that provides fast and accurate criminal record checks for employers globally. The company serves over 20,000 businesses across 195 countries, offering industry-leading turnaround times with many checks completed in minutes. Certn integrates with major ATS and HRIS platforms like Greenhouse, Lever, and Workday, allowing companies to embed background checks directly into their hiring workflows. The platform is designed to reduce time-to-hire by up to 80% while reducing onboarding costs by 30%, and it serves industries including retail, property management, technology, hospitality, staffing, construction, and manufacturing.
