Global Accounting Lead

At Certn, we’re changing how trust works with The World’s Easiest Background Check.

We’ve raised $127M+, earned Deloitte Fast 50 recognition three years in a row, and we’re still only scratching the surface. Our goal is straightforward: help people move faster - into jobs, homes, and opportunities - by simplifying the path to trust.

We’re not a traditional background screening company. We’re a team of curious, collaborative builders who care about solving real problems for real people. We challenge each other, move fast, and have fun doing it.

If you want to grow, make an impact, and help shape products used by millions, this is your place. Let’s build what’s next, together.

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. You’ll oversee core accounting operations, support month-end close, strengthen internal controls, and help ensure Certn’s financial data is reliable, audit-ready, and useful for business decision-making.

You’ll also lead and support a team of accounting professionals, helping build a high-performing culture rooted in accountability, continuous learning, and strong cross-functional collaboration.

This full-time role reports to the Assistant Controller and can be filled by anyone in Canada, but there is an expectation to work closely with our UK team so Eastern working hours are preferred.

• Lead the global month-end close process, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete financial results.

• Review and approve journal entries, supporting calculations, and account reconciliations to maintain data integrity and audit readiness.

• Oversee accounts payable processes, including timely processing, accurate coding, and alignment with internal controls and vendor agreements.

• Maintain and improve global accounting processes and internal controls to support efficiency, consistency, and risk mitigation.

• Prepare and deliver internal financial reporting, including variance analysis and commentary for leadership and finance stakeholders.

• Review and reconcile intercompany transactions to support accurate consolidated reporting.

• Own and complete the global month-end checklist, ensuring accounting processes are consistent and complete.

• Serve as the accounting system administrator, supporting data integrity, access control, and system optimization.

• Act as a key accounting owner for Certn’s global financial results, ensuring financial activities are accurately reflected and aligned with accounting policies and standards.

• Ensure accurate and timely cash flow reconciliations and analysis are completed monthly.

• Partner closely with the Assistant Controller to validate and explain regional financial data for consolidation and leadership reporting.

• Proactively identify and resolve accounting issues, discrepancies, or risks.

• Uphold IFRS, regional GAAP, and internal accounting policy requirements across global activities.

• Support external audits by owning reconciliations, preparing documentation, and responding to audit-related inquiries.

• Provide useful insight into global financial performance by connecting operational activity to financial outcomes.

• Recommend and implement improvements that increase accuracy, control, and scalability across accounting practices.

• Lead and support a high-performing global accounting team through day-to-day guidance and technical oversight.

• Set clear team goals and expectations aligned with Finance and company priorities.

• Provide coaching, feedback, and support for performance management and career development.

• Build a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented team culture.

• Promote continuous improvement and knowledge-sharing across the team.

• Collaborate with Finance and FP&A teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and planning through timely and accurate actuals.

• Contribute to the development of scalable financial policies and accounting processes that support Certn’s growth.

• Deliver data-informed insights and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and strengthen decision-making.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure the financial impact of business activities is accurately captured.

• Support preparation for board reporting, investor communications, and strategic finance initiatives by providing reliable financial data.

• Manage timely filing of GST, PST, Employer Health Tax, and other statutory remittances in accordance with regional requirements.

• Liaise with external accountants and advisors on annual corporate tax filings, SR&ED claims, and audit engagements.

• Provide accurate documentation and timely responses to external partner requests.

• 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.

• IFRS experience.

• NetSuite experience.

• Experience working in a global, remote, or multi-entity environment.

• Experience supporting board reporting, investor communications, or strategic finance initiatives.

• Familiarity with SR&ED claims, corporate tax filings, or regional statutory remittances.

If you meet most, but not all, of the qualifications listed above, we still encourage you to apply. We recognize that strong candidates come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and we value the diversity of perspectives that brings.

We’re a remote-first company with a high-performance edge. We value hustle, hunger, and helping each other win - but we also have a strict no-jerk policy. Ambition here is about lifting people up, not stepping on toes.

• We think like owners and execute with urgency.

• We’re customer-obsessed and always learning.

• We give real feedback and hold each other to high standards.

We’re AI enthusiasts. From Ops to Legal, Product to People & Culture, we use AI to move faster, make smarter decisions, and build better experiences.

We believe in using AI intentionally - ethically, creatively, and always in service of delivering more for our customers and each other. Don’t worry if you’re not an expert; curiosity and a willingness to learn matter most.

At Certn, we use AI tools to support our recruitment process, including helping us organize and review applications to identify early matches based on role criteria. These tools assess the information you provide, such as your skills, qualifications, and experience.

That said, all hiring decisions involve human judgment and oversight.

Your personal information will be collected and processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which explains what data we collect, how we use it, how long we will retain it, and your rights to access, correct, or request a human review of any automated decision.

Tip: Show us the real you. We encourage you to apply authentically and avoid relying solely on AI-generated responses, especially during interviews. We want to get to know you and not your Generative AI tools!

• 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

• And a few more goodies!

We’re committed to building a workplace that’s diverse, inclusive, and empowering for all. If you need accommodations to support any special needs at any stage of the recruitment process, just let us know - we’ve got you.

Just so you know, the selected candidate will be required to complete a background check. This means you will get to see first hand what we do, and trust us, we do it REALLY well!