Manager, Accounting

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

Our Finance team is a passionate, high-performing group committed to supporting PowerSchool operations through accurate and timely financial transaction management. The team provides critical business guidance on a broad range of accounting, reporting, and analytical projects, ensuring the integrity of financial data.

Description

Our Accounting team manages business transactions on behalf of the organization, reporting on company performance, issuing financial statements, and maintaining financial records.

Your day-to-day job will consist of:

Key responsibilities

Audit & Compliance

• Internal audit

  • Coordinate and drive internal audit programs, prepare schedules and supporting documentation, respond to findings, and implement remedial actions with stakeholders.

  • Ensure internal controls are documented and operating effectively.

• Statutory audit

  • Act as primary liaison for external statutory auditors; prepare audit packs, reconciliations and supporting schedules.

  • Ensure timely completion of statutory audit deliverables and manage audit queries to closure.

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Taxation

• Tax assessments

  • Coordinate with tax advisors and in-house teams on assessments, notices, and tax provisioning; prepare responses and track outcomes.

  • Maintain schedules for corporate tax, GST (or local equivalents), and other statutory tax matters.

Systems & Process ownership

• WorkTango

  • Oversee WorkTango-related accounting workflows (reconciliations, accruals, employee programme accounting) and ensure correct month-end treatment.

  • Serve as escalation point for functional issues and co-ordinate with HR/People Ops.

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• Software recharge

  • Manage allocation and recharge of software and licensing costs to business units; maintain consistent policy and clear monthly allocations.

  • Implement controls for vendor invoice treatment and recharge documentation.

Revenue & commissions

• Domestic sales

  • Ensure accurate accounting of domestic sales (recognition, reconciliations, cut-off checks) and monthly reporting.

  • Coordinate with Sales/Operations to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely invoicing.

• Sales commission

  • Calculate, validate and process sales commission accruals and payments; maintain commission schedules and approvals.

  • Work with Sales Ops and HR to ensure commission rules are applied correctly.

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Accounting & month-end close

• Amortisation

  • Maintain intangible asset registers, calculate monthly amortisation, and ensure correct GL postings.

  • Reconcile amortisation schedules to the general ledger.

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• General ledger & reconciliations

  • Oversee GL maintenance, balance sheet reconciliations, and ensure timely and accurate month-end close.

  • Drive continuous improvement in close timelines and control strength

Minimum Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA) / CPA / qualified accountant preferred.

• 8–10 years of accounting experience with 2+ years in a managerial/senior accountant role 

• Prior exposure to statutory audits, tax assessments and cross-functional KT transitions

KPIs / Success measures

• Timely & clean month-end close (target: X days from month end — specify).

• Zero unresolved statutory audit findings older than 30 days after close.

• Timely resolution of tax notices and less than X% variance between tax provision and final assessment.

• On-time and accurate processing of sales commission and software recharges.

• Completion of KT and documentation

• Reduction in post-close adjustments and improved reconciliation accuracy.

Tools & systems

• ERP (specify — Oracle/NetSuite/SAP etc.), Excel, WorkTango (or HRIS), tax portals, audit request tracker

EEO Commitment

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accommodations@powerschool.com.