Accountant, General Accounting Jobs

Position title: Accountant, General Accounting

Location: Montreal (hybrid)

Reports to: Manager, General Accounting

Reporting to the Manager, General Accounting your role will consist in registering financial accounting transactions for our Head Office.

Poste aussi affiché en français sous le titre Comptable, comptabilité générale.

Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Register financial accounting transactions for our Head Office;
• Participate in the analysis of the Corporate activities and support managers as well as special reports requested by our internal customers;
• Be involved in the quarterly forecast and annual budget preparation;
• Produce accounting entries;
• Identify the necessary provisions for the purposes of accounting procedures;
• Generate financial reports;
• Follow the assets of the Head Office other than the IT assets and perform the commissioning necessary to those.

Key Skills

• You are organized and detailed oriented.
• You are a good team member;
• You are customer oriented;
• You are known for your interest in acquiring new skills and for your ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines;
• You are proactive, resourceful and autonomous;

Professional Experience/Qualifications

• You have a good knowledge of GAAP;
• You are titular or in way to obtain from a university degree in accounting;
• You have a very good experience with Microsoft Office;
• You are bilingual (written and spoken) in French (intermediate level) and English*.
• Your professional designation is an asset;
• You have a minimum of 3 years of experience in a position in accounting;
• Your knowledge of SAP (FI/CO) is an asset;

*This is required since as part of this function, you will have to intervene with customers, partners and/or our American subsidiaries on a recurring basis, both orally and in writing.

You must successfully complete a selection process that includes interviews, aptitude tests (for some positions) and pre-employment verification.

Domtar is an equal opportunity employer. We invite women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.

Our Offer

• A modern and spacious work environment;
• A pension plan with matching company contributions;
• A flexible insurance plan (life, medical, dental);
• Competitive compensation, including annual bonus plan;
• Employer-paid development and continuing education.
• An employee assistance program;
• A downtown location (Place des Arts metro);
• A childcare center on location;

About Domtar

Domtar is a leading provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp and air laid nonwovens. Domtar’s principal executive office is in Fort Mill, South Carolina and Domtar is part of the Paper Excellence group of companies.

With approximately 6,300 employees serving more than 50 countries around the world, Domtar is driven by a commitment to turn sustainable wood fiber into useful products that people rely on every day. To learn more about Domtar visit domtar.com