What is Later?

Later is the leading social media marketing and commerce platform that helps small business owners and creators grow their brands and businesses online. With a unique combination of tools, machine-learning-based recommendations, and education, Later makes it easy to visually plan & schedule social content, drive traffic, and increase sales – empowering customers to turn their passions into possibilities.

Later started at a hackathon in late 2013. Six months later, “Latergramme” launched to almost 20,000 people waiting to use the first version. Later is now the leading visual marketing platform for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and Pinterest in the world with over seven million users, and in 2021 was ranked #18 in Canada in Deloitte's Fast 50 list, #119 in North America, and placed 51st in the Globe and Mail's Fastest Growing Companies list.

Later & Mavrck

In March 2022, Later was acquired by Boston-based influencer marketing platform Mavrck. The Mavrck platform allows large enterprise brands to automate their influencer marketing strategy for smoother partnerships and performance on campaigns. Together, we’re helping connect creators & marketers to grow their social followings and businesses on social media.

As Financial Reporting Manager, you will be responsible for helping to develop, maintain and apply our accounting policies. In collaboration with various stakeholders across the business, you will lead ad hoc financial reporting projects, and implement the changes in accounting pronouncements. You will manage our corporate financial reporting process, including the preparation of our quarterly and annual financial statements, contributing to board reportings, and liaising with our external auditors and advisors.

What you will be doing:

Coordinating the year-end audit with our external auditors
Partnering with the accounting team to generate monthly financial statements, certain accounting entries including stock based compensation, and account reconciliations
Responding to financial queries from internal and external stakeholders
Acting as the subject matter expert on US GAAP, with a focus on providing advice and guidance on all technical accounting matters and preparing the required documentation, and ensuring the accounting practice and processes remains current with GAAP, and tax legislative changes
Partnering with business teams to assess the accounting and reporting implications, documenting any related technical accounting memorandums as needed,, and assisting with the design of proposed changes to the business.
Assisting with developing and administering effective financial workflows and internal control policies and procedures
Assisting with streamlining of current financial reporting and operational system to improve operating quality
Working with the Director of Finance and Accounting team members on developing accounting policies and procedures.
Coordinating and providing direction for special projects or ad-hoc reporting requests for Financial Reporting
Ensuring compliance with regulations, filings and reporting requirements
Executing internal controls with respect to financial policies, processes, and procedures
Initiating, developing, and maintaining effective relationships with key internal business partners
Assisting with finance department duties and coverage as required

We are committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career. If you identify with any of the following, we encourage you to apply!

5+ years of relevant experience in audit preferred
Bachelors Degree in finance, accounting or related field
CPA designation is required
Experienced in Big 4 firms with an audit background is preferred
Proven experience in successfully coordinating monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting and the annual external audit process
Strong knowledge of US GAAP and reporting standards
Familiarity with Oracle Netsuite is an asset
Exceptional analytical skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Technology (SaaS) experience is a plus
Experience working in a startup, hyper-growth or public accounting environment
Proven ability to work on multiple projects with tight deadlines
Experience with multi-currencies consolidation

Our values

Lead with Humility: We put what’s best for all ahead of what’s best for one - no big egos here.
Adapt + Grow: We view uncertainty as opportunity and nimbly adapt.
Make it Happen: We have big ambitions and the courage to achieve them.
Succeed Together: We prioritize diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment - there’s a seat for everyone here.
Celebrate: We bring an optimistic mindset into everything we do. We celebrate progress, each other, and unique perspectives.

Some perks of being on our team include...

We are passionate about learning and development, providing opportunities through lunch and learns, training and workshops. We also provide each employee with a $3000 per year Education & Conference budget.
We provide our employees with a monthly Wellness Spending Account, to help cover costs related to fitness equipment, personal training, gym memberships, or health and wellness practitioners.
We provide our team with a generous technology bonus and provide the tools you need to succeed in your role.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, and an Employee and Family Assistance Program to support the wellbeing of you and your family.
We offer flexible working hours & schedules so you can work around school and home commitments.
We offer parental leave top-ups, family forming support, and a life-transitions program to ensure you and your family are well supported when returning to work
We provide a variety of workshops, meditation, and yoga at our monthly Wellness Wednesday events to help our team perform at their best.
All departments have quarterly department team building activities
We fly all employees in or out to join us at our fun-filled annual company retreat.

Where we work

We hire into our hub cities of Boston, MA; Denver, CO; Vancouver, BC; Toronto, ON; and London, UK. We post our positions in the hub location(s) where we are open to having the successful candidate be located.

Diversity, inclusion, and accessibility

We value diversity of thought; we are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or age. Please let us know if you require any accommodations or support during the recruitment process.

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