What you'll do here:

As the Manager, General Accounting at Cengage, you will hold a key position within our Finance team. This is an excellent chance to guide and enhance our worldwide accounting activities, guaranteeing accurate financial reporting and promoting operational efficiency. You will collaborate with multiple global operational units, managing essential general accounting and close processes. Your duties will include:

• Improving the global close process across multiple entities
• Driving the development, scaling, and monitoring of accounting processes within Blackline including balance sheet account reconciliations, journal entry, close tasklist, and future Blackline modules
• Ensuring consistent, well-documented, and auditable accounting practices
• Working alongside our offshore accounting team to improve accounting and close procedures

Skills required for this role:

To be successful in this role, you will need a combination of technical expertise, leadership skills, and a collaborative approach. Our ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience
• 7-10+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Active CPA required
• Public company experience and strong understanding of SOX compliance
• Extensive understanding of U.S. GAAP and international accounting processes
• Demonstrated experience with global consolidations and scalable process building
• Prior people leadership experience with a track record of developing teams
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to partner effectively with cross-functional teams, including Technical Accounting, FP&A, and Revenue
• Experience in a SaaS or digital environment strongly preferred
• Experience with large ERP systems (e.g., SAP S/4HANA) and Blackline is a plus

Join us in crafting a world-class accounting organization that drives operational excellence and supports Cengage's mission to help learners achieve their dreams through education!

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company's discretionary incentive bonus program. This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.

15% Annual: Individual Target

$88,600.00 - $115,200.00 USD