Corporate Accounting Manager

As a Corporate Accounting Manager at ClickUp, you will oversee the accounting close process, ensure compliance with internal controls, manage account reconciliations, and support strategic initiatives to enhance efficiency in financial reporting. You'll also work closely with cross-functional teams and external auditors, making your role essential for accurate and timely financial reporting.

To qualify for the Corporate Accounting Manager role at ClickUp, candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, with a CPA designation strongly preferred. A minimum of 5 years of accounting experience, including time spent in Big Four public accounting, is required. Candidates with ERP software experience, particularly with Netsuite, and a strong attention to detail will be especially well-suited for this position.

ClickUp believes in the continuous growth of its employees and provides a professional development stipend for all team members. As a Corporate Accounting Manager, you will have access to resources that foster your career growth and skill enhancement, ensuring you stay at the forefront of accounting practices and technologies.

The company culture at ClickUp is values-driven and focused on hard work, ambition, and collaboration. As a Corporate Accounting Manager, you will thrive in an inclusive environment where innovative ideas are encouraged, and each team member's contributions are valued as part of our mission to enhance productivity for users around the world.

ClickUp provides a competitive benefits package, including equity, 401k, health, dental, and vision insurance, flexible paid time off, and a range of wellness programs. This commitment to employee well-being underscores ClickUp's dedication to creating a supportive work environment for its Corporate Accounting Managers.

In your response, highlight your direct involvement in the month-end close process, detailing the steps you took to ensure accuracy and timeliness. Discuss your familiarity with reconciliations and journal entries, and how you worked with cross-functional teams to streamline this process.

Share specific examples of internal controls you’ve developed or improved, focusing on how they ensured compliance with regulations such as SOX. Highlight the challenges you faced and the impact your actions had on the overall financial reporting quality.

Explain your analytical approach to troubleshooting budget discrepancies. Be prepared to describe a specific instance where you identified the issue, the process of partnering with teams like FP&A, and the solutions you implemented to resolve it.

Discuss your experience with various accounting software and ERP systems, specifically mentioning Netsuite and Floqast if applicable. Emphasize how your technological fluency has aided you in achieving efficiencies or improvements in previous roles.

Share a specific audit experience, highlighting your leadership skills. Detail your preparations, how you coordinated with external auditors, and the outcome of the audit process, including any improvements made as a result.

In your answer, address the methods you use to maintain accuracy, such as systematic checks, data validation processes, and thorough reconciliations. Use examples to illustrate how these methods have led to successful outcomes in your previous roles.

Discuss attributes such as strong leadership, effective communication, analytical problem-solving, and attention to detail. Back this up with examples from your career that demonstrate how you've exemplified these qualities.

Describe a specific process you identified for improvement, the steps you took to effect change, and the positive outcomes that resulted. This shows your initiative and ability to lead in an accounting environment.

Discuss your time management strategies and tools you use to prioritize tasks effectively when handling multiple projects. Illustrate with examples from your experience to showcase your organizational skills.

Share your enthusiasm for ClickUp’s mission and products. Discuss how your career goals align with the opportunities ClickUp provides and why you believe your background makes you a perfect fit for this role.