Accounting Manager
The Company
Cover Genius is a Series D insurtech that protects the global customers of the world’s largest digital companies including Booking Holdings, owner of Priceline, Kayak and Booking.com, Intuit, Uber, Hopper, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, Descartes ShipRush, Zip and SeatGeek. We’re also available at Amazon, Flipkart, eBay, Wayfair and SE Asia’s largest company, Shopee. Our partners integrate with XCover, our award-winning insurance distribution platform, to embed protection for millions of customers worldwide each year.
Our team and products have been recognized with dozens of awards including by the Financial Times which ranked Cover Genius as the #1 fastest-growing company in APAC in 2020. Our diverse team across 20+ countries and many language groups commit itself to diverse cultural programs, in particular “CG Gives” which makes social entrepreneurs out of us all and funds development initiatives in global communities.
Our People are
Bold, Authentic, Purposeful and Inspired
Our People are not
Perfect, Traditional, Complacent or Cautious
About the Role
As an Accounting Manager you will own the growth and maintenance of the entire Americas region by optimizing and maintaining processes, supporting our Americas employees, and ensuring good business standing throughout the region.
To drive success in this role, you will have an internal stakeholder mindset, strong project management skills, and a team-first perspective. As the Accounting Manager, you will oversee and elevate the day-to-day operations of the Americas Finance function, oversee the financial reporting and month-end close activities, manage the financial accounting team, and act as the core liaison for auditors, tax advisors, and local banks. Regular collaboration with Legal, People, Revenue & Billings, and other members of the Financial Accounting team will be key in ensuring a best-in-class Americas Finance team and a broader global Finance team are achieved.
What will your day look like? You will...
- Autonomously run the day-to-day operations of the Financial Accounting function for the Americas region, including accounting, AR, AP, cash management, expense management, payroll, and internal controls and recordkeeping
- Own end-to-end month-end close processes, including accruals, bank and credit card reconciliations, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets, and intercompany transactions
- Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and overall process improvement as we scale the Americas region
- Manage tax compliance process and maintain good standing with federal, state, and local tax authorities
- Support in the formation of IPO ready internal controls and policies
- Working with IT to develop and maintain connections with other applications within our technology stack
- Ensuring strong system controls over UAR, change management, and segregation of duties are maintained and enforced
To help us level up, you'll ideally have:
- 4-8 years of Accounting experience, (mix of public and private accounting experience, a plus)
- Strong knowledge of accounting, financial processes (monthly close, financial reporting, A/R, A/P, cash management, etc.), uncanny organizational skills, and the ability and drive to solve complex problems every day
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- Certified Public Accounting (CPA) license
- Experience working with early to mid stage growth companies, a plus
- Prior experience as a NetSuite administrator, a plus
To be successful, you'll bring:
- Collaborative and strong internal stakeholder management mentality
- Uncanny organizational skills and the ability and drive to solve complex problems every day
- Expert multitasking, self-prioritization, and project management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to quickly identify both risks and opportunities while maintaining a strong focus on both process improvements and results
- Unimpeachable integrity, maturity, strength of character, and professionalism
Why Cover Genius?
Cover Genius not only cares about being the best in our industry, we care about our team. We’re a business that understands life can be fluid and so we flex to ensure we provide the environment to suit that. What does that mean?
• Flexible PTO. Taking time out is important for our teams to enjoy life and stay fresh.
• Employee Stock Options - we want our people to share in our success, we reward them with ownership for their contribution in creating a world-class company.
• Work with like-minded people who are passionate about both the work we're doing and giving back. Our CG Gives programs enables us to all become philanthropists through our peer recognition and rewards system.
• Social Initiatives - pictures speak a thousand words!
Sound interesting? If you think you have the best composition of the above, send us your resume and let's chat!
* Cover Genius promotes diversity and inclusivity. We don't tolerate discrimination, demeaning treatment of anyone, or harassment due to race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
*The salary range for this role in NYC is between $100,000 and $150,000. All roles are eligible to receive equity.