Accounting Manager, Clio
CA$114.1-142.6k
2+ days a week in office
Legal practice management software
Job no longer available
Legal practice management software
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$114.1-142.6k
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform the legal experience for all.
Role
Who you are
- CPA designation is required, with 5+ years of progressive accounting experience. A combination of public accounting and industry experience in a high-growth technology environment is ideal
- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP (and/or IFRS) is required. You must be comfortable researching complex accounting topics and writing technical memos
- Proven experience managing the month-end close process for a multi-entity, multi-currency global organization
- A passion for leadership with demonstrated experience managing and mentoring a team of accountants. You know how to balance review/oversight with individual contributor work
- Experience working in an environment with robust internal controls. You understand the rigour required for best-in-class financial reporting
- Experience with major ERP systems (NetSuite is highly desirable) and an aptitude for implementing automation to streamline manual workflows
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate accounting impacts to non-finance stakeholders and collaborate effectively across the business
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities while maintaining a high attention to detail
What the job involves
- Reporting to the Controller, the Accounting Manager will serve as the operational backbone of our accounting function
- As Clio continues to scale its global operations, this role is critical in ensuring our financial records are not only accurate but built on scalable, best-in-class financial processes
- You will manage the general ledger, consolidated reporting, and the month-end close
- You will be a player-coach, leading a talented team of accountants while personally driving complex technical accounting research and policy design
- This is a rare opportunity for a CPA to architect end-to-end standard operating procedures for a high-growth SaaS company, bridge the gap between operational accounting and technical compliance, and play a direct role in building a world-class accounting function
- Mentor, develop, and manage a team of junior, intermediate, and senior accountants; ensuring they have the requisite skills, guidance, and opportunities to function as a world-class accounting team
- Manage the general ledger accounting operations and month-end close function for the parent and international subsidiaries, ensuring strict adherence to deadlines. This includes performing a detailed review of the operations and providing detailed comments and feedback to the team
- Manage the granular aspects of financial reporting, including the completion of note disclosure checklists, maintenance of the Accounting Standards Update (ASU) matrix, and drafting of financial statement notes and disclosures
- Support the annual consolidated external audit process, and lead the statutory audits for international subsidiaries, acting as the primary liaison for local auditors to ensure timely and compliant filings
- Identify potential technical accounting issues and complete high-quality research and analysis to develop and document the Company’s accounting policies
- Design end-to-end standard operating and detailed review procedures to ensure extremely high-quality accounting records are prepared and maintained, minimizing risks of material misstatements
- Identify risks of material misstatement in existing processes, including maintaining accounting policies and owning the Risk and Control Matrix (RCM) for operational areas
- Lead the detailed analysis of financial results, including the preparation of monthly flux analysis and quarterly analytics for review engagements to explain variances and business trends
- Lead project management initiatives for the accounting function, including the implementation of new software for automation and efficiencies, and serve as the finance representative on requirements and compliance for organization-wide product launches
- Manage the preparation and review of global indirect tax filings (Sales Tax, VAT, GST/HST) across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring strict compliance with local laws and timely remittance
- Identify and execute on opportunities to drive efficiency, accuracy, and impact across all aspects of the accounting and financial transacting aspects of the Company
- Liaise with cross-departmental stakeholders in all projects and matters as they relate to finance, accounting, internal control, or tax
Our take
Modern law firms increasingly manage their work digitally but the lack of a specialized remote solution means that workflows have become fragmented. This leads to legal practice managers having to juggle multiple software solutions across various devices.
Clio provides a legal practice management platform designed for law firms, allowing users to manage billing for legal aid cases, access and manage documents and store files across multiple devices. Whilst other startups are operating in this niche, Clio has uniquely focussed on synchronisation across remote devices and on a wide range of integrations, allowing the user to access information from other industry standard software such as Xero and Klyant from within a single interface.
Clio has raised significant funding and benefited from the COVID-era shift toward cloud technologies. More recently, the company has experienced rapid growth following the integration of AI into its platform in 2023. Alongside this, it surpassed $200M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in mid-2024 and has since grown to an impressive $500M ARR. The company was valued at $5B following a $500M funding round in 2025, with the investment supporting further AI development and platform expansion.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company benefits
- Specialized learning and development programs and access to an in-house performance coach
- Equitable compensation for your contributions, regardless of gender, race, or any other identifying factor
- Access to pay transparency on all of our global roles
- Company equity for applicable employees
- RRSP-matching in Canada, 401k in the US, and pension plans in Ireland
- Hybrid model – striking the right balance between the benefits of in person connectivity that in office brings, and the flexibility of remote
- Flexible paid time off (4-week minimum with opportunities for personalization based on individual needs and achievements)
- Parental leave options for birthing and non-birthing parents
- A $500 contribution to your child’s RESP
- Various health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family, including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Virtual and In-person Wellness Programs to support mental and physical health
- Paid time for volunteering through our Clio Gives program
- $2000 annual counseling benefit for CAD Clions
Company HQ
Burnaby, BC
Leadership
Jack Newton
(Founder & CEO)Alongside serving as Clio's CEO since founding the company in 2008, Jack is an Advisor at Athennian, dealcloser, and Logikcull. Previously, they were a Board Member at ROSS Intelligence and a Director of Product Development at Chenomx.
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