Senior Corporate Accountant
About The Position
Our Vancouver office is looking for a finance professional to join the Canadian corporate accounting team as a Senior Corporate Accountant. The team is responsible for accurate and complete financial information in a dynamic, multi-currency, multi-entity environment. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting, the Senior Corporate Accountant leads and supports period-end close activities and oversees team deliverables, ensuring compliance with corporate accounting policies, internal controls and SOX requirements. You will be a partner with other finance teams and corporate leaders across the company to support financial planning and explain financial results. This position will drive continuous improvement of financial processes to strengthen internal controls and enhance the accuracy and efficiency of financial reporting.
Requirements
- CPA designation
- 3-6 years of progressively increasing accounting experience.
- Proactive mindset to take ownership, problem solve, and drive improvements.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively analyze and communicate financial results clearly.
- Ability to multitask, work under pressure, and problem-solve.
- Team player and ability to work independently.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel.
Nice To Haves
- Prior Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) experience considered an asset.
- Prior experience with Oracle EBS/JDE will be considered an asset.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support accurate and timely period-end, quarter-end, and annual close activities, including oversight of team deliverables.
- Collaborate with Financial Reporting to prepare journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations for complex transactions.
- Review and approve journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis for corporate entities, ensuring that transactions are accurate and valid.
- Support the development of team capabilities and subject matter expertise through cross-training and coaching.
- Partner with corporate business leaders to prepare budgets and explain financial results and budget-to-actual variances.
- Maintain the corporate coding manual and ensure consistent coding for transactions across our corporate entities.
- Approve and release invoices for payment.
- Ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures, internal controls and SOX requirements.
- Prepare supporting working papers for financial reporting and tax teams.
- Drive continuous improvement in all areas of the financial process.
- Lead or participate in user acceptance testing for system and process changes.
- Act as the key resource for both the external and internal audits.
- Contribute to special projects and ad hoc analysis.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary with an annual bonus opportunity.
- Comprehensive benefits: including medical, dental, and vision coverage, pension and saving plans, life, disability, and accident insurance, vacation time, paid holidays and additional benefits to support your well-being.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
