Senior Corporate Accountant Jobs

About the Company

Our client provides critical products and services in the agricultural and transportation sectors. They are looking for a Senior Corporate Accountant who will be responsible for critical business systems and processes integral to the Finance function, including Financial Reporting and Analysis, Tax, Audit, Business Operations Analysis, etc.

Why Work Here

• Growing company and flexibility to make the role your own
• Cross-function team
• Tenure: fairly tenured with mix of newer people
• Hands off management style while ensuring you are getting coached/ developedand set up for growth.
• Family-owned company atmosphere

About the Opportunity

Financial Reporting and Analysis:

• Participate in project-based work identified by the finance operations team.
• Update month-end working papers with financial data and supporting schedules and complete all accounting reconciliations and other required financial analysis.
• Coordinate the consolidated budget and forecast preparation.
• Prepare data required for monthly financial statement consolidation.
• Lead administrator for Corporate Reporting Management (CPM) system (Prophix)
• Support the preparation of annual budget for the executive office and other holdco’s as required.
• Prepare analysis of company financial statements and variance to budget and prior years.
• Prepare financial statements for the company’s Holding companies’ business activities including month end and yearend journal entries.
• Compile reports necessary to comply with provincial laws and federal regulations.
• Identify financial reporting issues and support the execution of solutions for the Manager and VP of Financial Operations.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis as requested.

Audit and Tax Administration

• Review all correspondence from CRA and action as appropriate.
• Prepare monthly tax returns for HST/QST, certain legal entities and assist in review of external accountant prepared tax returns.
• Coordinate CRA audits as required
• Prepare working papers required for annual external and tax audits.

Business Operations Reporting and Analysis:

• Assist in constant re-evaluation and implementation of internal controls including financial policies and procedures and safeguarding of assets.
• Manage the compilation and maintenance of data required for rolling forecasts.
• Identify areas for improving processes and suggest alternative solutions.
• Maintain accounting procedures manual with the most current documentation of changes.

Cash Management:

• Assist with preparation of cash flow forecasts.
• Compile data required for monthly or weekly borrowing base submission.

Service/Support:

• Provide support to other members of shared services as required
• Demonstrate a high degree of service to other business units

Company Knowledge and Mutual Support:

• Must contribute to a safe, clean and comfortable work environment that complements the Occupational Health and Safety Act Regulations
• Recommend opportunities for improvement of processes and systems as a result of the function performed or based on observations
• Recommend opportunities for reducing costs
• Demonstrate a high degree of service to and collaboration with other business units
• Provide positive feedback to others when possible; coach others for success
• Documentation of all processes and tasks for which a function is responsible
• Become knowledgeable about all the company’s divisions and the products and services they provide to customers
• Provide support to other department members maintaining a sense of team

About You

• Experience with month-end, consolidations, etc. Preferred
• CPA Designation, or in progress
• 5+ years of Hybrid (Financial Reporting and FP&A) experience
• Experience working in system such as Vena, Prophix, etc. Preferred

Salary Range

$90,000/year

How to Apply

Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats. When referencing this job, quote #372259

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.