Accountant

Aston Carter•Vaughan, ON

11d•CA$70,000 - CA$80,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Accountant manages full-cycle accounting activities within a shared services environment, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of financial records. This role conducts period-end closing, prepares financial statements under GAAP and IFRS, supports audits and tax filings, and provides detailed financial analysis to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities. The Accountant also acts as a subject matter expert for key accounting processes, collaborates with cross-functional teams, and contributes to process improvements and system implementations.

Requirements

Proven experience in full-cycle accounting, including period-end close, journal entries, and financial reporting.
Strong knowledge of GAAP and IFRS and the ability to prepare financial statements and notes under these frameworks.
Hands-on experience with reconciliations, including bank reconciliations and balance sheet account reconciliations.
Solid understanding of income statements, balance sheets, and key financial metrics.
Experience with month-end close processes in a shared services or multi-entity environment.
Proficiency in intercompany accounting and intercompany reconciliations.
Practical experience working with ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle.
Ability to support or participate in ERP implementation and system enhancement projects.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to perform detailed financial analysis and identify trends and discrepancies.
Experience supporting financial statement audits and other regulatory audits.
Ability to manage sales tax processes, including filing, payments, recording, and reconciliations.
Capability to assist with annual income tax returns and related filings.
Strong documentation skills, including creating and maintaining SOPs, process flow mapping, and responsibility matrices.
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and multiple business units.
Proficiency with lease accounting concepts and processes.
High attention to detail and accuracy in all accounting tasks.
Ability to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a Shared Service Centre or centralized accounting environment.
Background in preparing or supporting transition and training plans for process handovers.
Exposure to process improvement initiatives and a continuous improvement mindset.
Comfort working with complex organizational structures and multiple business units.
Strong communication skills to liaise effectively with internal stakeholders at different levels.
Ability to adapt to changing requirements, including regulatory changes and evolving business needs.
Experience with documenting process flows, scoping matrices, and responsibility matrices.
Familiarity with project-based work and supporting special initiatives within finance or accounting.

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle accounting activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and conformance with applicable accounting standards and policies.
Conduct monthly, quarterly, and annual period-end closing activities, including preparation and posting of journal entries and overhead allocations.
Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and related notes in accordance with GAAP, IFRS, or other disclosed bases of accounting.
Perform detailed financial analysis to identify trends, discrepancies, risks, and opportunities, and provide insights to relevant stakeholders.
Act as a subject matter expert for key shared services accounting processes, providing guidance and support to the team.
Provide backup coverage for other accountants and administrators in the Shared Service Centre as required to ensure continuity of operations.
Assist in the preparation and support of financial statement audits and other regulatory audits, including providing schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
Administer banking transactions for all business units and prepare weekly cash reports to support cash management and forecasting.
Prepare and maintain process documentation, including standard operating procedures, flow charts, scoping matrices, and responsibility matrices.
Liaise with various departments and business units to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of monthly accounting information and other deliverables.
Prepare month-end bank reconciliations and balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring timely resolution of reconciling items.
Prepare and process journal entries, including accruals, adjustments, and reclassifications, in line with company policies and accounting standards.
Manage sales tax filings, including preparation of returns, payments, recording, and reconciliations.
Assist with annual income tax returns and related filings by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
Support the implementation of accounting changes and other regulatory changes by updating processes, documentation, and controls as needed.
Lead or contribute to special initiatives and projects aimed at driving process improvements and efficiency within the accounting function and shared services.
Support intercompany accounting, including intercompany reconciliations and resolution of discrepancies between entities.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and participate in ERP implementation or enhancement projects, including testing and transition activities.
Support lease accounting activities in accordance with applicable accounting standards and internal policies.
Perform ad hoc analysis, reporting, and other requests as required by leadership or other stakeholders.
Develop and maintain documentation related to transitions and training plans to support knowledge transfer and process stability.