Senior Accounting Manager

Axis Insurance Managers Inc•Vancouver, BC

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Axis Insurance Managers Inc. is seeking a Senior Accounting Manager to join their Elite team. This role involves preparing and delivering financial statements, managing cash and trust accounts, assisting with year-end audits, and providing financial analysis. The Senior Accounting Manager will also be responsible for implementing internal controls, managing general ledger reconciliations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and assisting with tax accrual calculations. This position requires adapting accounting policies, reviewing accounting software, collaborating with HR on recruitment, and acting as a liaison between various stakeholders. The role includes overseeing the development of workflow systems, leading and supporting the accounting team, fostering a positive work environment, and ensuring high service level standards for the department. Key aspects of the role involve monitoring workflows, supporting staff, communicating company goals, collaborating on OKRs, providing training and mentorship, and resolving staff issues promptly.

Requirements

Post Secondary degree – Commerce, Business Administration
CPA designation
5+ years post-designation industry experience
Management experience, required
Full cycle accounting experience, required

Nice To Haves

Providing friendly, professional service
Making a positive difference to those around you
Sharing ideas and working with a great team of proactive, innovative thinkers
Learning, growing, and pushing past barriers
Living with integrity and taking ownership of your work and actions
Building relationships – with clients and colleagues … you are a people person!
Staying on top of priorities … know every deadline and live by your To-Do list!
Paying attention to the little things that make a big difference … dot your I’s, cross your T’s, and check all your boxes to make sure it’s done right the first time!
Managing your time … with deadlines looming, keep your cool, knowing you’ve got this!
Proactively getting stuff done … follow up and follow through!
Working behind the scenes to ensure an exceptional customer experience … knowing that the customer expects excellence … and so do you!

Responsibilities

Preparing and delivering timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements with analyses and reports for management in accordance with ASPE
Assisting in the completion of all bank and shareholder reporting and managing Cash and ensures appropriate levels of cash are in the correct accounts
Ensuring the appropriate split between Operating and Trust cash, ensuring monthly completion of all Trust reconciliations and providing weekly Cash and Trust reporting
Assisting in the year-end financial statement engagements and responds to requests from external accountants
Working with auditors to create a clean opinion on Axis’ audited financial statements
Provides financial analysis as needed for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations
Ensuring appropriate record keeping and documentation, implementing internal control procedures to mitigate risks
Completing monthly General Ledger reconciliation
Providing analysis on variances vs. prior month/year and vs. budget and ensuring compliance with appropriate regulatory and provincial/federal government reporting
Assisting with tax accrual calculations and ensuring appropriate level of controls to safeguard company assets
Modifying adapting the accounting policy as needed and reviewing and upgrading accounting software and systems
Collaborating with the HR recruitment team, maintaining, developing, and attracting skilled staff
Acting as liaison between direct reports, senior management, internal, and external stake holders when issues arise requiring attention and performing staff performance evaluations and makes recommendations as required
Collaborating with the Director of Finance and other department managers to oversee the development of workflow systems designed to effectively and efficiently manage workload of the team
Leading the team and provides a work environment that is supportive of the productivity and morale of all staff
Contributing to a positive team environment by working efficiently, professionally, and in a friendly manner
Executing and facilitating regular meetings with staff: Monitoring and auditing workflows, Ensuring staff feel supported and heard by department leadership team, Communicating Axis’ goals and achievements, Collaborating with staff to monitor Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), Providing training and mentorship, Immediately dealing with staff issues and working towards a timely resolution, Developing and maintaining high service level standards for the department