Finance Manager

We are looking for a highly motivated Finance Manager to join our extraordinary team at Top Hat, an award-winning organization renowned for its exceptional work culture and commitment to excellence. 

Reporting to the Senior Director of Finance, you'll play a critical role in building a world-class function to help scale Top Hat's rapidly growing business. You will provide hands-on leadership to the corporate accounting and financial reporting process. This role requires the ability to adapt and to assist in improving efficiencies and processes.

You will:

• Manage the month-end close process and prepare timely and accurate consolidated financial statements and supporting documents, including approving journal entries, reviewing account reconciliations, and providing detailed forecast-to-actual variance analysis to leadership.

• Responsible for managing the financial year-end close procedures and external audit, including preparing the annual audited financial statements.

• Provide proactive analyses to identify issues, understand fluctuations in balances and provide meaningful analyses to stakeholders.

• Manage relationships with external accounting firms, tax advisors, and other 3rd party professional advisors.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for investors and various stakeholders.

• Research technical accounting issues as needed and establish company-wide accounting policies.

• Contribute meaningfully to unique projects such as managing intercompany agreements, expanding internationally, assisting with raising additional debt/equity financing, annual forecasting and budgeting process, etc.

• Review, improve, and implement new processes and systems with a focus on simplification, scale, standardization, optimization, and adequate internal controls.

You have:

• BA/BS degree in Finance or Accounting. A CPA or CA designation is required.

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS and internal controls. Knowledge of accounting regulations, compliance, and reporting under US GAAP/IFRS.

• 4-6 years of progressive experience, ideally with a mix of public accounting (Big 4 or regional equivalent) and corporate experience.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, team building and organizational skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with people at all levels of the organization and make actionable recommendations.

• Must be proactive, a self-starter, and able to work independently with minimal direction from the manager to accomplish objectives.

• Flexibility to work under time constraints and deadlines.

• Experience with NetSuite is a plus!

Why team members love working at Top Hat:

• A noble mission that creates meaningful, fulfilling work

• A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other

• Flexible, remote first work environment

• Professional learning and development for all role levels

• An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ

• Competitive health benefits that start on day one

• A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement and connection

• Our winning strategy and market potential

• Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care

• Passionate customers that believe in us—and what we do

• A chance to work with new tech like generative AI—and see the customer impact