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About the Role
Dext is seeking a highly experienced Accountant and Accounting Technology Leader to shape our position in the North American market. This strategic role involves acting as the voice of the accounting industry to guide product direction, influence go-to-market strategies, and ensure Dext remains at the forefront of innovation.
Responsibilities
- Act as Dext’s accounting and industry expert for North America, bringing deep knowledge of accounting practices, technology, and regulation
- Influence product strategy and positioning by translating market trends, customer needs, and regulatory changes into actionable insights
- Represent Dext externally through industry events, advisory boards, and thought leadership
- Support Sales, Marketing, and Product teams to clearly articulate the value of Dext solutions to accountants and bookkeepers
- Gather and communicate customer feedback and market requirements to shape future product development
- Collaborate cross-functionally to drive go-to-market initiatives and ensure product alignment with regional needs
- Build strong relationships with partners and third-party providers to support integrations and ecosystem growth
Requirements
- Strong background in accounting, with experience in an accounting practice
- Recognised cloud accounting expert with a deep understanding of accounting workflows and technology ecosystems
- Ability to translate market insight and customer needs into product opportunities
- Confident communicator, experienced in delivering presentations, demos, and representing solutions externally
- Passion for accounting technology and its evolving role in the profession
- Strong knowledge of leading accounting software (e.g. Dext, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage)
- Collaborative, curious, and commercially minded, with a drive to share knowledge and influence others
- Experience building relationships with tax authorities, regulators, or industry bodies in North America would be a plus
Skills
- Accounting
- Accounting Technology
- Cloud Accounting
- Product Strategy
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Communication
- Presentation Delivery
- Sales Support
- Marketing Support
- Product Development
- Relationship Building
- QuickBooks
- Xero
- Sage
Location
- Remote
- Downtown Toronto
Work Type
- Remote
- In-office
Experience Level
- Highly experienced
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Extensive work-from-home office equipment setup
- 22 vacation days annually plus Ontario’s statutory holidays
- 5 Health leave days annually
- Paternity & Maternity Leave Top-up programs
- Working abroad days
- Volunteering days
- Summer hours
- A day off the week of your birthday
- Up to 5% company pension/RRSP matching
- 100% employer-covered benefits through Canada Life (medical, dental, & vision) - available on your first day
- A Health & Wellness Spending account (myHSA) of $750 annually
About the Company
- Dext is a fast-growing fintech transforming bookkeeping through AI and machine learning.
- Our platform empowers accountants, bookkeepers, and businesses to simplify accounting processes and make smarter, more timely financial decisions.
- In 2024, Dext joined the IRIS Software Group, further strengthening our ability to deliver end-to-end accountancy solutions.
- We’ve achieved 99.5% data accuracy, saved over 35 million hours of manual data entry, and are trusted by 12,000 firms and 700,000 businesses globally.
- With integrations across all major accounting software and over 11,500 financial sources, we’re proud to be at the forefront of innovation in the accounting space.
- Dext is a highly ambitious, innovative, and market-leading FinTech.
- We operate at global scale while maintaining the agility, pace, and mindset of a scale-up.
- We’re driven by a shared ambition to deliver excellence every day and our culture reflects that.
- Our values guide everything we do: Be Brave, Be Exceptional, Be Together.
- Our behaviours bring these values to life: Be Courageous, Considerate, Transparent, Focused, Accountable, Inclusive and above all, Dexterous.