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Certn

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201 - 500 employees

🤝 B2B

👥 HR Tech

📋 Compliance

💰 $109M Series B on 2023-05

B2B • HR Tech • Compliance

Certn is a leading platform that specializes in providing comprehensive and efficient background checks for businesses worldwide. Designed to accommodate the dynamic needs of various industries, Certn offers tech-driven solutions that streamline the background check process, reducing time-to-hire by up to 80% and costs by up to 30%. With its innovative no-code, low-development technology, Certn conducts a range of checks including criminal record, identity, employment, and credential verifications across more than 200 countries and territories. By integrating seamlessly with existing systems through its API, Certn ensures a smooth and enhanced candidate experience, making it the preferred choice for businesses of all sizes in need of reliable, fast, and cost-effective screening solutions.

📋 Description

• 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.

🎯 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 • And a few more goodies!