Accounting Manager

Everbridge, a rapidly growing global provider of SaaS-based critical communications and enterprise safety solutions, is urgently seeking an Accounting Manager based in Norway.

In this role, you will work closely with the Regional Controller and be an integral part of the International Accounting team for EMEA and APAC. You will have direct responsibility for several entities, overseeing their management accounting, local filings, and tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

As an essential contributor to the monthly financial closing process, you will also play a key role in designing and implementing accounting operations that support our company’s scalable growth. This position is ideal for an ambitious professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and possesses exceptional attention to detail.

The role demands strong leadership and team management skills, along with excellent communication abilities. We are looking to fill this position urgently, so if you meet these qualifications, we encourage you to apply promptly.

What you'll do:

• Support the month-end financial closing process several EMEA entities, including posting journal entries, preparing balance sheet reconciliations, and performing variance analyses
• Work closely with the corporate accounting teams to ensure well-documented, accurate and timely financial closings
• Local accounting operations management
• Work as an “agent of change” to help lead the company through the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of uniform accounting-related operations, processes, and procedures
• Assist in the international impact of new US-based accounting standards and regulations
• Coordinate with external auditors during the annual statutory audits to ensure timely and accurate filings
• Assist during the annual corporate audit with any international requests of documentation and testing
• Assist during internal audit and control processes, including testing, walk-throughs, and remediation of scoped-in international subsidiaries
• Evaluate and manage appropriate revenue and cost sharing arrangements between international operating subsidiaries
• Support the international Financial Planning & Analysis team in establishing budgets, forecasts, and reporting

What you'll bring:

• Minimum 5 years of recent experience in Accounting and relevant education/qualifications
• Accountancy practice experience
• Team supervision and leadership experience
• Software company experience or any experience of SAAS and cloud-based companies is a plus
• Experience with NetSuite is a plus
• Work experience for a subsidiary of a US-based parent company is a plus
• Experience in local GAAP/IFRS
• Project management skills – ability to coordinate and manage multiple projects from start to finish, incorporating feedback from multiple sources
• Ability to multi-task and meet critical deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills; attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Strong analytical skills
• Outstanding oral and written communications abilities in Norwegian and English (must have)

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About Everbridge

Everbridge (NASDAQ: EVBG) empowers enterprises and government organizations to anticipate, mitigate, respond to, and recover stronger from critical events. In today’s unpredictable world, resilient organizations minimize impact to people and operations, absorb stress, and return to productivity faster when deploying critical event management (CEM) technology. Everbridge digitizes organizational resilience by combining intelligent automation with the industry’s most comprehensive risk data to Keep People Safe and Organizations Running™. For more information, visit www.everbridge.com, read the company blog, and follow on Twitter. Everbridge… Empowering Resilience

Everbridge is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, or sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.