Manager, Financial Reporting

At Viral Nation, we specialize in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. Our integrated solutions align strategy, talent, media, and technology with culturally relevant creativity to scale the world’s fastest-growing digital brands. Viral Nation offers a fluid, creative, and growth-oriented environment that will support your ambitions to apply your talents in an open, collaborative, and fast-paced culture. Our ability to stay at the forefront of the industry has fuelled our success and will guide us in paving the path forward. We’re driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver strategies, and we’re just getting started.

While we continuously exceed our goals, we need your help – our success is only as great as our people. Strong performance leads to high expectations, and we must keep raising the bar!

As the Manager, Financial Reporting, you will be responsible for ensuring various aspects of Viral Nation’s financial reporting and accounting are accurate, complete, and efficient. You will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of accounting records and systems while preparing complex financial presentations for senior management.

This role also acts as the primary financial liaison for non-finance departments, providing high-touch support to help department heads understand their budgets, WIP entries, and job profitability. You will collaborate deeply with the Account teams to refine the "order-to-cash" cycle and revenue recognition process, ensuring smooth hand-offs and clear communication.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead month-end consolidation and financial statement preparation, including the execution of complex consolidation entries.
• Oversee month-end WIP runs for Percentage of Completion (POC) accounting, providing deep job analysis and posting entries.
• Design and present periodic and ad-hoc management reports. You will translate complex datasets into actionable insights regarding revenue analytics, job profitability, and cash flow.
• Manage the AR function, ensuring timely invoicing and optimized operating cycle management.
• Perform revenue recognition analysis and design accounting processes for new revenue streams.
• Actively identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to streamline month-end close and reporting. You will support software implementations and departmental improvements to build a tech-forward finance function.
• Support the month-end close process through detailed review of AR and WIP account reconciliations, month-end journal entries, consolidation entries, stock-based compensation etc.
• Perform Ad hoc accounting analysis based on ASPE/ IFRS and document and apply results. 
• Maintain effective and efficient accounting systems, processes, and practices based on recognized accounting principles, policies, procedures, and guidelines while ensuring compliance.
• Lead the year -end audit process including collection of transaction support documents, review and/or preparation of working papers, schedules, analysis, and other required documentation.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to staff with the objective of building a world-class Finance function for scale.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of finance experience in a financial reporting/operation capacity
• Fully designated CPA 
• Excellent knowledge of accounting (ASPE and IFRS)
• Understanding financial processes (order to cash, operating cycle, internal controls, month end and financial close etc.)
• Critical thinking and, in turn, confident decision-making with the ability to lead a team
• Exceptional work ethic, organization, and ability to manage numerous priorities
• Excellent communication (full proficiency in English) and interpersonal skills – ability and comfortable speaking and working with senior management
• In-depth knowledge of accounting software and systems
• Agency and/or SaaS and technology experience a plus
• Experience with Microsoft Business Dynamics, HubSpot and COSMOS reporting tool

DEI Commitment:

Viral Nation is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our agency. Viral Nation welcomes applications from people with visible and non-visible disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruiting and selection process.