Senior Manager, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting

Job description

Miovision is a global industry leading company providing agencies and organizations modern tools to improve today’s traffic problems. We offer solutions that collect multimodal traffic data and uncover actionable insights, helping organizations get more out of their road network. The result: streets capable of moving more people – safely and efficiently – whether they are in a car, on a bus, on a bike or e-scooter, or walking. Since 2005, our systems have counted or assisted more than thirty billion vehicles around the world. With global headquarters in Kitchener, Canada, as well as operations in Germany, Serbia and the United States. For more information, visit miovision.com.

Position Summary:

The Senior Manager, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting, is a key team member in the Company’s Corporate Finance Team. Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Accounting, you will assist in establishing the financial standards for the Company and work cross functionally to ensure accounting policies are implemented operationally. This includes definition of accounting policies, establishment of efficient and accurate compliance and reporting processes and implementation of internal controls to ensure the highest standard of financial reporting. In this role, you will be responsible for the preparation and oversight of both internal and external financial reporting in accordance with applicable accounting standards. You will also assist in assessing, managing, and enhancing internal controls across key business processes to ensure compliance and operational effectiveness. In addition, this role will also oversee investor relations and capitalization table management. This role will have a strong focus on complex accounting, financial reporting, and compliance. This role will also play a supporting role in maintaining and evolving the Company’s strategic initiatives and capital structure.

Key Accountabilities:

• Research and lead the establishing of accounting policies, including assessment of complex accounting issues and creating technical accounting memos.
• Lead the preparation and review of financial statements and compliance reporting for monthly, quarterly, and annual results, ensuring adherence to applicable accounting standards, internal policies, and external regulatory requirements for stakeholders including investors, creditors, and government entities.
• Lead and liaise with external auditors to support audit working papers and memos, including responsibility for key risk areas.
• Provide support on corporate development activities that may be undertaken, including due diligence, transaction tax planning, accounting treatment and post close integration activities.
• Partner with Controllership and FP&A teams to ensure efficient processes to support defined accounting policies and the Company’s projected growth.
• Management and implementation of internal controls across key business processes, with a focus on financial reporting, to move towards being SOX-compliant.
• Design and implement internal audit processes and procedures.
• Oversee capitalization table management and investor relations.
• Work closely with the Senior Director, Global Accounting and VP, Finance to support long-term strategies of the Company.
• Build a reputation cross functionally as a trusted advisor and team player.

Skills/Qualifications:

• 8+ years of financial reporting and audit experience at a public accounting firm or in industry, preferably in a scale-up environment, with leadership experience.
• Experience with IPO an asset.
• CPA Designation required.
• Strong technical proficiency in ASPE and IFRS, with US GAAP knowledge an asset.
• Experience with consolidation of multiple entities in different currencies.
• Experience with internal controls compliance.
• Able to identify opportunities for improvement and take ownership of driving these to completion.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, enabling the management of multiple responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Proactive self-starter with a strong sense of accountability, consistently delivering on objectives with minimal oversight.
• Ability to build trusting relationships both within the business and with external stakeholders.
• Track record of operating in a fast paced, scale up environment and working cross functionally.
• Ability to provide mentorship to staff within the finance team and cross functionally.

Perks and Benefits:

Note: We do offer flexible onsite and remote work options. Our Benefits are designed to reflect this and include:

• Comprehensive health benefits starting on day one
• RRSP Matching Plan
• Variable Incentive Plan
• Mio-Days: We extend all three-day weekends to four-days and provide a Holiday Shutdown in December
• Virtual Healthcare Service providing employees and their families access to healthcare providers ²⁴⁄₇
• Internet subsidy and a remote work allowance
• Enhanced paternity and maternity leaves
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Wellness offerings (Fitness, Mindfulness)

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Please indicate if you require accommodation on your application, and our team will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

PLEASE BE AWARE OF FRAUD: Applicants interested in applying for roles at Miovision should apply directly via the details provided on our careers page. We communicate directly with applicants and will not request banking information, payment, or fees during any point of the recruitment process. We do not conduct interviews via text message. If you suspect that a third party is impersonating Miovision or requesting payment for recruitment on behalf of Miovision, please alert us via [email protected].

To all recruitment agencies: Miovision does not accept agency solicitation or resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our HR alias e-mail address, to any Miovision employee, or to other Miovision e-mail addresses. Miovision will not pay any fees related to unsolicited resumes.