Senior Accountant, Accounts Receivable
About The Position
The Senior Accountant delivers professional services and financial solutions to the organization. This role ensures that policies, programs, services and strategies are conceptualized, developed and implemented. The Senior Accountant will act as a consultative partner by providing expertise, analysis and advice to internal and external stakeholders to BCLC to enable the business to deliver on operational and financial reporting efficiently and effectively. In addition to the Key Accountabilities, when working in Accounts Receivable this role oversees and approves the capture and integrity of financial data; oversees the accurate collection and recording of revenues from retailers and service providers, and provides necessary internal and external reporting; provides analysis, trouble shooting, and resolution of accounting and system issues; provides training, and customer service; provides leadership, coaching, and support to staff; and performs other duties as required.
Requirements
- An accredited professional accounting designation
- Minimum five years of progressively responsible accounting experience
- Advanced knowledge of principles of accounting with the ability to apply them in a practical way
- Demonstrated ability to build strong and trusting relationships with managers, employees and peers
- Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information in an easily understood manner tailoring the communication to diverse audiences to facilitate understanding
- Exceptional time management and multi-tasking skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and work within established deadlines and time constraints
- Ability to assist, direct and provide ongoing review, feedback and training on the operational activities of the accountants
- Demonstrated ability to act on own initiative and exercise professional judgment
- Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to be self-motivated, work independently, as well as being part of a team
- Exceptional interpersonal and motivational skills
- Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking/innovation
- Working knowledge of corporate financial systems (SAP, Connect)
- Strong computer skills – MS office suite
- Attention to detail
- All candidates must be at least 19 years of age and legally eligible to work in Canada
Nice To Haves
- An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
Responsibilities
- Understands, interprets, and explains financial accounting standards, corporate policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.
- Understands and explains the function of key business processes and systems.
- Performs complex analyses and operational reports which may have high-level or external audiences.
- Performs primary and secondary reviews of others’ work.
- Where departmentally appropriate performs/supports master data maintenance on financial operational systems.
- Acts as a subject matter expert.
- Researches, develops, and implements processes, policies, and procedures.
- Provides informal leadership through coaching and mentoring peers and other staff members.
- Proactively develops, maintains, and manages strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Writes accounting position papers and standards interpretation memos as required.
- Oversees and approves the capture and integrity of financial data.
- Oversees the accurate collection and recording of revenues from retailers and service providers, and provides necessary internal and external reporting.
- Provides analysis, trouble shooting, and resolution of accounting and system issues.
- Provides training, and customer service.
- Provides leadership, coaching, and support to staff.
- Performs other duties as required.
Benefits
- Robust wellness programs to enhance your physical, mental, social, financial and career well being
- Flexible working model which supports work-life integration
- 37.5 hour work week
- Play It Forward program provides volunteer hours for our people each year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
