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Corporate Accounting Manager

Instructure · US-REMOTE · Remote

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About Instructure

Empower learning with Instructure’s LMS and edtech solutions for K–12, higher education, and businesses. Discover Canvas, Impact, and Mastery to drive success. Backed by Bessemer and Insight.

About the role

Team & Cross-Functional Leadership: Manage the deliverables and mentor a distributed global team of staff accountants. Partner closely with internal stakeholders to ensure seamless global accounting operations. Act as a team player, supporting team members and driving cross-departmental collaboration. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Energized by roles where collaborative teamwork is valued and accounting is recognized as a strategic partner to the business
  • Advanced accounting acumen with a highly disciplined attention to detail and a proven track record of maintaining meticulous workpapers
  • Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to manage both a global personnel team and complex financial processes independently
  • Critical thinking and a solution-focused mentality to proactively implement operational efficiencies and resolve accounting discrepancies
  • Strong project management abilities to oversee multiple workflows, process improvements, M&A integrations, and audit deliverables simultaneously
  • Experience with NetSuite, FloQast, Coupa and/or Brex preferred
More about this role

At Instructure , we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers.

We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. And that's where you come in:

The Corporate Accounting Manager will play a critical role in guiding our financial operations for our privately held SaaS company, overseeing complex month-end and quarter-end close processes, and taking ownership of specialized accounting functions. This role requires an independent, detail-oriented leader capable of managing a distributed global team’s deliverables, producing audit-ready financials, and driving process improvements across the department—including the active integration of AI agents to automate close tasks. The ideal candidate will possess advanced accounting acumen, a rigorous approach to maintaining SOX-compliant workpapers, and the proactive leadership skills necessary to act as a strategic partner to the business rather than just a...

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