Director, Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting, Flexible Location (UK or US- East Coast)

Job Description

Job title: Director, Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting, Flexible Location (UK or US- East Coast)

Company: Tradeshift

Job description: Company Description

About Tradeshift

Tradeshift is the cloud-based supply chain platform that transforms the way B2B buyers and sellers connect, transact and trade. We’re a leader in e-invoicing and AP automation, offering tools for compliant e-invoicing in 50+ countries, including China. We’re also an innovator in B2B marketplaces and embedded fintech services that bring value, opportunity and growth to any business that joins the network. Tradeshift’s vision is to connect every company in the world, creating economic opportunity for all. Today, the Tradeshift platform is home to a rapidly growing community of buyers and sellers operating in more than 190 countries.

Vision: To connect every company in the world, creating economic opportunity for all.

Mission: We build technologies that help companies grow by giving them access to cheaper capital, increased efficiency, and digital global trade.

Tradeshift connects and empowers B2B commerce across global supply chains. We help B2B buyers and sellers grow together through technology that ensures every business has the access and tools they need to benefit fully from digital global trade.We’re a leader in e-invoicing and AP automation, offering full international compliance in including China. We’re also an innovator in B2B marketplaces and embedded fintech services that bring value, opportunity and growth to any business that joins the network.

Seller value sits at the core of our technology proposition, and suppliers have voted Tradeshift the on the market. Our commitment to creating value for any business that joins the Tradeshift network means suppliers onboard faster and buyers achieve their digitization objectives quicker. We establish an average of connections to Tradeshift every month.

Our open platform offers seamless integration with any application you need to manage your supplier relationships. Pick a partner capable of delivering across your entire digital transformation journey – Digitize, Automate, Grow.

Tradeshift has grown to over 400 people with offices in 9 countries and a Hybrid, virtual first way of working, but our focus hasn’t wavered. We believe that nothing connects a fragmented world like commerce. We digitize and connect everything that happens between a buyer and a seller, anywhere in the world.

We help businesses:

• Connect with all their suppliers digitally
• Remove paper and manual processes across procure-to-pay
• Buy what they need faster and manage supplier risk

Products:

• B2B Marketplace Platform for E-Procurement
• AP Automation
• Supplier Collaboration & Analytics
• Supplier Financing
• Virtual Credit Cards
• Professional Services

Platform & Network Stats

• The Tradeshift network is approaching 120,000 transacting suppliers and 2.5 millions connections
• Buyers in 78 countries and Sellers in 97
• Process approximately 2,000,000 transactions per month
• In excess of $20B dollars transacted on the platform monthly
• In July 2021, Tradeshift surpassed one trillion dollars in total value of transactions processed across its platform

Job Description

The Director, Corporate Accounting and Financial Reporting will direct the day-to-day accounting activities of the worldwide accounting team, oversee the monthly accounting consolidation of Tradeshift Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, provide technical accounting analysis for complex transactions and lead the monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting process by supporting corporate, statutory and tax-related audits. The Director, Corporate Accounting and Financial Reporting will work under the supervision and guidance of the Vice President, Global Controller.

This leadership role is an integral part of the Accounting organization and will be responsible for performing a range of accounting responsibilities timely, accurately and in conformance with U.S. GAAP. Identifying, researching and resolving accounting issues as well as identifying and implementing workflow improvements are key requirements for this role. The ability to understand and maintain accounting processes and controls, be detail oriented, be organized with the ability to multitask, possess effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to coordinate across teams are integral to successfully achieving these responsibilities.

Job Description:

• Ensure the timely and accurate processing and recording of cash transactions, prepaid assets, fixed assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, expense reimbursements, payroll expenses and related liabilities, bonuses, commissions, debt and equity transactions and intercompany transactions for all subsidiaries in a variety of currencies
• Review and approve month-end balances and account reconciliations
• Perform monthly, quarterly and year-end close and consolidation activities using Netsuite to support subsidiary-level and consolidated financial accounting and reporting
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements, supporting schedules and footnote disclosures
• Support the annual corporate audit, selected statutory audits and tax-related audits by preparing various audit schedules and responding to requests and inquiries from auditors
• Partner with all units and levels of the Accounting and Finance Organization such as Payroll, Revenue Accounting, International Accounting, Payroll, Global Tax and FP&A to deliver timely and accurate financial information
• Seek and implement ways to improve the efficiency and accuracy of accounting processes
• Recruit, train, manage and develop members of the Corporate Accounting Team
• Perform other ad-hoc tasks and duties as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance and a CPA certification
• Proven experience in public accounting and industry
• Experience leading a global team
• Possess strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP in all areas of direct accounting responsibility and ability to apply it to applicable business transactions
• 10+ years’ experience of general accounting, monthly accounting close processes involving consolidation of parent and multiple subsidiaries, and translation of foreign currency transactions/balances of subsidiaries to U.S. dollar reporting basis
• Experience analyzing a range of complex transactions, determining the appropriate accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP, effectively communicating issues to management and staff and documenting the accounting analysis and conclusions
• Have Netsuite ERP system operation experience, including integrations with other systems and the ability to create customized Netsuite reports
• Are detail oriented, have strong organization skills, have the ability to identify and solve problems and have good analytical skills
• Are able to organize your responsibilities and work schedule to complete your responsibilities timely and accurately
• Are self-directed, able to multitask, prioritize responsibilities and work in a fast-paced team environment
• Are able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all levels within the organization
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills

Additional Information

All information will be kept confidential according to GDPR/ EEO guidelines.

Expected salary:

Location: London

Job date: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 02:09:02 GMT

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