Accounting Manager

JOB SUMMARY:

The Accounting Manager is a key role within the finance team, having responsibility for the day-to-day accounting and financial reporting requirements of the company.

Primary accountability of the finance operations (accounts payable and receivables), accounting, and tax requirements; financial reporting; and entity/country specific reporting requirements.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Supervise and manage accounting operations while ensuring compliance with tax standards and current regulations for 11 entities globally.

• Manage the month-end process from reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations through to preparing financial statements.

• Ownership of chart of accounts and financial reporting dimensions of the company.

• Prepare regular internal management reporting.
• Ad-hoc reporting as required.

Finance Operations

• Closely manage accounts payable function including preparing weekly payment run for approval, working with team members to ensure timely posting of payments.

• Ensuring vendor issues and queries are followed up and resolved by finance team members.

• Monitor accounts receivable aging for all entities, escalating at risk balances to senior management as needed.
• Utilizing system to issue payment reminders to overdue accounts.

• Other finance and administrative duties as required.

Taxation

• Preparation of tax related financial schedules for preparation of Canadian tax returns.
• Work with third party providers to coordinate and complete timely filing of tax returns across international entities.
• Ensure the timely preparation and filing of HST/VAT and all other multijurisdictional/global statutory obligations.

Audit and compliance

• Support the year-end review process.
• Liaise with and prepare supporting year-end working papers, providing accurate financial information to the external auditors.

QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience in professional service-related companies is highly desirable
• Strong technical accounting experience
• 3+ years of experience within mid- to-large organizations
• Holds a CPA designation is considered a strong asset
• Strong analytical and technical accounting skills
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central is an asset
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Must be able to communicate financial information in sound business language so people of all levels can understand.
• Ability to deliver quality work on tight deadlines, with strong organization and priority setting skills.
• A detail oriented and proactive self-starter, with a strong commitment to excellence
• A team player who can work successfully with multi-functional teams
• Demonstrated competence and maturity

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to work additional hours as needed.
• Hybrid work arrangement, required in office attendance at least twice a week.
• Temporary contract position for a period of 12 months beginning in May 2025, covering maternity leave. While this is a temporary contract, there may be opportunities for extension or permanent role within the company.