Financial Accountant

Xplore Inc•Markham, ON

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Xplore Inc. is Canada’s fibre, 5G and satellite broadband company focused on improving the broadband experience for rural Canadians by building a world-class fibre optic and 5G wireless network. The company aims to enable innovative broadband services for better rural living, for today and future generations. Xplore is seeking a Financial Accountant based out of Markham, ON, for a 14-month hybrid contract position. This role reports to the Senior Manager of Accounting and involves assisting with month-end closing, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, commodity tax data preparation, daily cash summaries, and maintaining the Chart of Account and GL. The successful candidate should have a strong understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and experience with ERP financial systems.

Requirements

2 years or more of related experience in a Financial Accountant role
Strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task and handle changing priorities and tight deadlines
Solid understanding of IFRS
Good knowledge of financial operations & systems – GL and Closing processes
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
Experience using ERP financial systems (SAP preferred)
Enrolled or working towards a professional accounting designation (CPA)
A high degree of integrity, responsibility and professionalism
Successful track record working in a team environment
Demonstrated analytical ability with focus on detail, accuracy and problem solving

Responsibilities

Responsible for Vendor Master Updates & Maintenance. Involves creating New Vendor accounts (i.e. add, update or make changes) in SAP within our control guidelines
Prepare and post journal entries during the month-end period including posting entries received from the reporting team such as AFDA, ARO, and ECF
Responsible for preparing Daily Cash Summary for the Executive team
Prepare Commodity Tax data extract from SAP GL and filing return for all companies on a monthly basis.
Responsible for Internal Order and Chart of Account (COA) Short Code updates and maintenance. COA involves creation of new General Ledger accounts, their positioning on the Financial Statements, and the structures to both our External and Internal Financial Statements. Short code mapping is also required for Revenue/Discount program maintenance in our CRM module. Internal Orders are from the Business Units and require input to SAP.
Ensure all completed tasks are being certified in Blackline before final month-end close and assist in system upgrade testing related to the Finance team.
Post weekly asset load receive from the Consignment Inventory Manager
Update monthly subscriber statistics in SAP. Responsible for running IO settlement and cost/profit centers assessment before preliminary and final month-end close.
Responsible for verifying payroll journal entry vs ADP reports including posting. Preparing and reconciling payroll clearing GL accounts.
Responsible for Intercompany reconciliation and posting correction journal entries if necessary