Finance Analyst

Corning • Montreal, QC

36d • Hybrid

About The Position

Corning is a world leader in glass, ceramic, and materials science, known for its innovation. This role ensures entity compliance with local regulations, GAAP accounting principles, and Corning policies, including SOX requirements. The Finance Analyst will assist in the closing process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting, and will be responsible for preparing account reconciliations and supporting expense analysis as needed. The role also involves preparing payroll journal entries and selected payroll reconciliations. The position requires bilingualism in French and English, with English being essential for global collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (4 years) in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• 3+ years of relevant experience including hands-on experience with month-end activities (journal entries), account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Understanding of Canadian payroll cycle (including mandatory provincial and federal deductions and benefits), sales taxes knowledge, and posting journal entries.
• Fluent in English and at least intermediate French.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of US GAAP (preferred).
• Experience with Sage 300 & Acumatica (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Supports many aspects of the closing period process, including preparation and posting of journal entries, revenue reconciliations, variance analysis, and accuracy of the general ledger.
• Supports compliance with internal and external controls, Sarbanes Oxley requirements, GAAP accounting principles, and Corning policies and procedures.
• Prepares monthly account reconciliations including bank accounts and resolve any discrepancies, reconciles intercompany invoices and payables to ensure accurate consolidations.
• Support Controller with monitoring spending and guides department managers to control costs. Research and provide details on expense variances.
• Supports monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting activities in support of tax and regulatory filings to provincial and federal authorities.

Benefits

• Monetary peer-to-peer recognition program tied to company Values.
• Medical, extended health care, dental and vision benefits from the first day of work.
• Corning Optical Communications LLC Retirement and Savings Plan eligibility on the first day of work.
• RRSP with 100% match, up to 5% of earnings.
• Company contribution of 2.5% of eligible pay each year to the DPSP account.
• Long-Term disability benefit.
• Professional development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level