Engineering Manager, Subledger

Accountabilities:

Own and manage the subledger platform, serving as the primary technical contact for all matters related to financial transaction recording, reconciliation, and operational integrity.
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers, establishing technical direction, promoting engineering excellence, and ensuring accuracy across all financial records.
Drive the evolution of subledger architecture, introducing scalable solutions, clean abstractions, automation, and simplified system designs.
Ensure that all financial transactions across booking and post-booking workflows are accurately recorded, reconciled, and fully traceable from their original source events through to financial reporting.
Establish strong partnerships with Finance and Accounting leadership, translating accounting principles and business requirements into effective technical solutions.
Work closely with Payments, Bookings, Post-Booking, and Data engineering teams to align system integrations, data models, technical contracts, and migration strategies.
Identify and implement opportunities to reduce manual reconciliation activities, eliminate recurring discrepancies, and address reporting gaps at their source.
Lead large-scale architectural improvements, production system refactoring, and platform migrations while maintaining operational stability and financial accuracy.
Define, monitor, and report on key performance indicators, including reconciliation accuracy, unmatched transaction rates, financial close timelines, and system reliability.
Conduct regular performance and operational reviews with Finance and engineering leadership, ensuring alignment on priorities, risks, and improvement initiatives.
Balance accounting rigor with sound engineering judgment to ensure the platform remains reliable, adaptable, and capable of supporting evolving business needs.
Requirements:
At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience, including a minimum of 2 years in an engineering management or people leadership role.
Previous experience in fintech, payments, financial technology, or financial systems is highly desirable.
Proven experience designing, building, and operating high-volume transactional systems where data accuracy, idempotency, consistency, and auditability are essential.
Working knowledge of accounting fundamentals, including double-entry bookkeeping, general ledgers, subledgers, financial reconciliation, and financial closing processes.
Ability to translate accounting principles and financial reporting requirements into reliable, scalable software architecture.
Strong systems architecture skills, with a preference for clear technical invariants, reusable abstractions, automation, and sustainable engineering practices over temporary fixes.
Demonstrated experience leading complex technical initiatives, including large-scale refactoring projects, architectural transformations, and migrations of production financial systems.
Strong leadership and people management capabilities, with experience mentoring engineers, setting technical priorities, and building high-performing teams.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts, architectural decisions, and trade-offs to accounting and finance professionals.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to manage competing priorities independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams while maintaining a strong focus on accountability, reliability, and measurable outcomes.
Based in the Eastern or Central time zone to ensure sufficient daily working-hour overlap with Finance, Accounting, and engineering stakeholders.
Benefits:
Competitive annual total compensation: CAD 300,000–400,000, including base salary and equity options, with potential additional incentives.
Base salary range: CAD 200,000–250,000, depending on qualifications, relevant experience, skills, and expertise.
Equity participation through stock options, offering an opportunity to benefit from long-term company growth.
Potential sign-on bonus and additional performance-related incentives.
100% employer-paid premiums for the group insurance plan.
Comprehensive life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
Health Spending Account (HSA) covering eligible medical and dental expenses.
Access to virtual healthcare and telemedicine services through Dialogue for employees and their dependents, anytime and anywhere.
Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), with automatic pre-tax payroll contributions.
Generous parental leave provisions that exceed typical industry standards.
Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
Carrot Cash travel stipend.
Access to flexible co-working spaces through FlexDesk.
Work-from-home stipend to support a comfortable and productive remote setup.
Fully remote working arrangements with flexibility and autonomy.
Entrepreneurial and innovative work environment that encourages initiative, experimentation, and calculated risk-taking.
Open communication and direct access to management and senior leadership.
Small, dynamic teams offering opportunities to make a significant impact.
Opportunity to contribute to large-scale financial technology platforms within a growing international business.