Accounting Manager

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands. 

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings (IPH) is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America. 

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach includes our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands

PetPlace, a subsidiary of IPH, is building a digital first pet e-commerce platform with the aim of connecting key market services such as adoption, lost pet and insurance to make pet care easy. 

Job location: Remote

Job Summary: The Accounting Manager oversees and develops the accounting team, ensuring accurate financial records, regulatory compliance, and process improvements. This role involves managing reconciliations, audits, and cross-departmental collaboration while driving strategic initiatives. A CPA license, leadership experience, and proficiency in accounting systems are highly preferred.

Job Description:

Accounting Responsibilities: 

• Personnel management and development of the accounting team (“the team”), including performance evaluation and coaching.
• Reviewing of all accounting entries, bank reconciliations and other general ledger account reconciliations.
• Analyzing current accounting practices and processes. Make recommendations and implementing efficiencies within the team and the business to ensuring integrity of the general ledgers.
• Manage external and regulatory reviews, audits and examinations when needed and complete requested materials.
• Document policies, procedures, and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility and for other businesses within the Company.
• Provide assistance to the planning & analysis function and the tax function on a routine basis.
• Performing various ad hoc financial and operational analyses and contributing to department and organization special projects as assigned.
• Other duties as allocated.

Core Competencies :

• Strong verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask, work independently and as part of a team in a highly deadline driven environment.
• Ability to work with other functional teams including with business leaders as a finance support.
• Demonstrated ability for improving and streamlining accounting processes.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of major accounting software packages for both general ledger and financial reporting. Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
• Been through a system conversion and experience in acceptance testing methodologies.
• Strong pro-active characteristics.
• Strong believer of continuous improvement with an ability to effect process or cultural changes.
• Good working knowledge of control over financial reporting (e.g. SOX) framework.
• Flexible in work schedule to meet the demands of various reporting cycles.

Qualifications: 

• Experience: 7 years’ relevant work experience to include leadership.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• CPA license preferred.

Additional Job Description

Experience:  7 years’ relevant work experience to include leadership

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (One-year relevant experience is equivalent to one-year college)

Level Specific Responsibilities:

• Participates in the development of, and may interpret policies, procedures, service standards and workflows
• May serve as the technical, business, and/or analytical liaison with other areas of the organization

Accountability/Complexity:

• Manages a team consisting of professionals
• Problems faced may be difficult, or somewhat complex
• Leads, directs, and reviews the work of team members to accomplish operational plans and results within schedule and budget
• Plans and establishes goals and objectives for a team with direct impact on the immediate or short-term operational results of the department

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All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following:

• Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability
• 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Retirement savings plan
• Personal Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
• Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
• Pet friendly office environment
• Commuter Benefits
• Group Pet Insurance
• On the job training and skills development
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)