Assistant Manager, Financial Reporting

Who we are:

For over 20 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world’s most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.

Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It’s a place where you can genuinely make an impact – and be recognized for it.

We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.

Your role :
The Assistant Manager, Financial Reporting will support the Manager, Financial Reporting in completing full cycle accounting and meeting monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements. In this role, you will be also responsible for identifying key issues and priorities and directly assisting the Manager, Financial Reporting and senior management in making solid financial decisions based on sound business metrics and professional judgment.

You will review work prepared by other members of the Financial Reporting team, prepare more senior and technical complex analyses and tasks, research accounting issues, and take a hands‑on role in year‑end audits, monthly/quarterly/annual reporting and other ad‑hoc financial analyses.

Your responsibilities:

Manage the successful completion of financial month end close. Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate completion of month‑end milestones, working cross‑functionally with the Financial Reporting, Tax, AP, Billing, and Payroll teams

Oversee the timely and accurate preparation and review of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and reporting packages for key stakeholders

Supervise the timely preparation and posting of financial transactions throughout the month.

Coordinate and oversee timely and accurate monthly analysis and reporting of variances between actual and budgeted revenues, margins, capital expenditures and recommend any corrective measures required to contain variances

Drive a culture of operational efficiency and reporting accuracy, focused on continually reducing reporting lead times

Champion data integrity and continuous enhancement of reporting systems, ensuring consistency across global entities

Interpret and apply complex accounting standards for new or unusual transactions; provide recommendations and document conclusions

Maintain and enhance the company’s accounting policies, ensuring compliance with changes in accounting standards or regulatory requirements

Develop, monitor, and report on Key Performance Indicators on a timely basis to senior management

Prepare and review working papers and analysis for monthly financial reporting, annual audit requirements and bank reporting requirements for compliance purposes

Support complex revenue recognition analyses, including multi‑element arrangements, subscription models, usage‑based billing, and long‑term contracts

Maintain and oversee statutory financial statement reporting requirements for Canadian entities and foreign subsidiaries (US, UK, Sweden, Spain, Australia, Singapore, etc.)

Act as a main point of contact with external auditors and accounting service providers, responding to external requests and queries

Compile ad‑hoc data extracts and reports in response to various inquiries from management, customers, auditors, regulatory authorities and other government agencies

Prepare and review annual or ad‑hoc accounting memos and analyses as required

Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and cash flow forecasts

Coach and share best practices with junior team members

About you:

Qualified professional accountant (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA)…