Senior Accountant

Cardinal Health•Vaughan, ON

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

Cardinal Health Canada, with over 1,400 employees nationwide, is an essential link in the Canadian healthcare supply chain, providing over 70,000 products to healthcare facilities and medical professionals across the country. We are currently seeking a Senior Accountant to add to our team in Vaughan, ON. The is a hybrid role reporting to our head-office 2 days a week. Reporting directly to the Manager, Accounting, you will bring strong accounting and analysis experience to this team and will be a critical part of our month-end/year-end closing activities. You will partner closely with other departments and service organizations to lead change and improve current processes.

Requirements

3 - 5 years of related work experience preferred
Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
CPA (CA. CGA, CMA) designation preferred
Knowledge of SAP and Blackline is an asset.
Strong accounting, analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
Ability to clearly identify issues and bring them to a resolution.
Self-starter with a process improvement mindset in the work performed.
Experience in Medical Segment, distribution organization and/or large multinational organization is an asset.
Expert Excel skills with ability to work through significant volumes of data.
Clear and concise communication skills with the ability to partner successfully with third party organizations, finance and other departments.
Driven, customer-focused and result-oriented individual.

Responsibilities

Preparation of monthly management P&L and balance sheet for review with focus on variance to budget commentary.
Provide oversight of supplier chargebacks and coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve chargeback denials.
Month-end close entries as needed.
Liaise with and review transactions and reports prepared by third party service provider.
Preparation, review, and timely reconciliation of a number of balance sheet accounts, identifying risk and potential write-offs or release to the P&L.
Support cash management with preparation or oversight of Bank reconciliations and timely resolution of outstanding matters.
Consistent and timely communication with Global finance to understand inter-company transactions and required Corporate and SEC reporting.
Conduct inventory analysis and demonstrate a thorough understanding of inventory costing and valuation principles.
Support the annual budget and forecasting process in the stated areas of responsibility.
Assist in the compilation of the monthly internal financial reporting packages.
Proactive thinking of business requirements and providing suggestions.
Demonstrate ability to lead process improvements.
Problem solving and escalation of issues as needed.