Accounting Specialist – Corporate Cards
About The Position
The Corporate Cards team is a dynamic and multidisciplinary team that supports the organization in managing corporate credit cards, cash expenses, and business travel. The team plays a key role in ensuring expense report compliance through the application of internal controls and support for audits, as well as in producing management reports (KPIs). It also contributes to the organization’s sustainability objectives. In this role, you will help ensure compliance with the Expense and Travel Policy and support decision-making through analyses, indicators, and reports (KPIs) that track expense trends, identify cost-saving opportunities, and ensure high-quality information. You will also help prepare data used for greenhouse gas (GHG) calculations. The role includes a strong focus on continuous improvement, automation, and the use of AI, with a potential path toward a management role in the medium term.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- CPA designation required.
- Minimum of five years of relevant experience in accounting, internal controls, audit, financial operations, or a related field.
- Excellent proficiency in Excel, with strong data analysis and reporting skills.
- Project management experience required.
- Demonstrated professional judgment and rigor, particularly when handling exceptions and conducting reviews or audits. Ability to analyze situations, document findings appropriately, and apply a consistent approach.
- Autonomous, service-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
- For candidates located in Quebec, bilingual in English and French, both written and spoken, with regular interactions with colleagues across the country.
Nice To Haves
- Power BI / Power Query experience is a significant asset.
- Knowledge of an ERP system; Oracle experience is an asset.
- Experience with an expense management tool is an asset.
Responsibilities
- Ensure that expense reports are submitted in accordance with the Expense and Travel Policy through reviews, controls, follow-ups, and escalations.
- Apply internal controls related to expenses and document exceptions.
- Propose and implement control improvements to reduce exceptions and increase compliance.
- Perform analyses of expenses and expense reports, including trends, variances, and indicators by expense type, department, resource, and other relevant categories.
- Produce and enhance management reports and dashboards (KPIs) related to expenses and business travel.
- Automate and standardize reporting to improve data quality and reduce manual tasks.
- Prepare and post journal entries in the ERP in accordance with the closing calendar.
- Identify and quantify travel cost-reduction opportunities and formulate recommendations.
- Collect, structure, and validate a portion of the data required for GHG calculations related to business travel.
- Support the continuous improvement of data quality through validation rules, consistency checks, and traceability.
- Contribute to the evolution of practices to better support the organization’s climate objectives.
- Participate in the implementation and enhancement of AI solutions applied to expense reports to simplify the user experience and increase compliance.
- Contribute to identifying practical use cases, such as anomaly detection, recommendations, intelligent controls, and assistance with expense report submissions.
- Help establish rules and controls that enable the safe and effective use of AI, including data quality, traceability, and confidentiality.
- Participate in the continuous improvement of operational, financial, and internal control processes.
- Take ownership of or co-lead optimization projects, including planning, progress tracking, deliverable coordination, and documentation.
- Contribute to standardizing the team’s methods, templates, and procedures.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
- Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
- Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
- Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)
- Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance)
- Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.
- Defined benefit pension plan offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
