Senior Accountant

Nutreco•Okotoks, AB

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Trouw Nutrition is looking for a detailed-oriented driven Senior Accountant with strong expertise in General Ledger accounting, balance sheet ownership, and account reconciliations. This role involves ownership of assigned general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and proper support across all balances. It includes preparing and posting journal entries, managing accruals, prepaids, and error corrections. The position also requires preparing, reviewing, and maintaining detailed reconciliations, investigating variances, and clearing aged items. Working in a multi-entity environment, the Senior Accountant will manage related party transactions and ensure accurate recording and reconciliation between entities. A strong understanding of IFRS accounting standards is necessary for proper classification, recognition, and presentation of financial information, including exercising professional judgment on complex transactions and preparing accounting position memos. The role demands a proactive, self-starting individual who takes full ownership, investigates issues thoroughly, communicates effectively with stakeholders, and persists until balances are resolved.

Requirements

Post-secondary degree in Accounting or Finance.
CPA designation completed or actively in progress.
2–4 years of progressive experience in a hands-on accounting role.
At least 1 year of experience operating at a Senior Accountant level, with demonstrated success in account reconciliations, variance analysis, and supporting month-end and year-end close processes.
Solid understanding of IFRS and the ability to apply sound accounting judgment.
Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to work efficiently with large data sets and support reconciliation and analysis activities.
Ability to work in fast-paced environment with a heavier workload at month-end.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain accounting matters, follow up proactively with internal and external stakeholders, and build effective working relationships across finance teams.
A proactive, self-starting mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
Demonstrates persistence in investigating and resolving issues, and the confidence to ask questions and challenge assumptions when needed.
Candidates applying to job openings must already be authorized to work independently in the country where the position is based. Employer sponsorship is not available for this role.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a multi-entity, multi-business-unit environment is strongly preferred.
Experience with Power BI or similar tools is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Ownership of assigned general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and proper support across all balances.
Preparing and posting high volumes of journal entries, with a strong understanding of debits and credits and accountability from preparation through to final posting.
Managing key accounting activities such as accruals, prepaids, and error corrections, ensuring all entries are appropriately recorded and supported.
Prepare, review, and maintain detailed reconciliations, proactively investigating variances, clearing aged items, and ensuring all balances are fully supported.
Work across multiple business units, managing related party transactions and ensuring balances are accurately recorded, reconciled, and aligned between entities.
Ensure proper classification, recognition, and presentation of financial information according to IFRS accounting standards.
Exercise professional judgment on complex or non-routine transactions and prepare accounting position memos when required.
Investigate issues thoroughly, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and persist until balances are fully understood and resolved.