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About The Position

Requirements

• CPA or equivalent recognized accounting designation
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on accounting experience in mid-to-large enterprise environments, in manufacturing, distribution, or consumer goods, including a minimum of 1 year in a senior accounting role
• Solid accounting foundation with hands-on experience in month-end close activities, reconciliations, financial reporting, and consolidation - comfortable owning specific areas of the close cycle within a collaborative team
• Proficient in Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and SUMIF; comfortable working with data from an Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and familiar with BI/reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or similar)
• Experience in multi-currency environments
• Demonstrated ability to work with AI tools in a finance or accounting context (e.g., AI-assisted analysis, automated reconciliations, anomaly detection); comfort adopting new technologies and contributing to their rollout within the team
• Bilingual: English required; French important given our Quebec base and local compliance requirements
• Ability to work cross-functionally and adapt to changing business needs
• Detail-oriented, curious, and organized - someone who naturally looks for ways to improve systems and processes
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently under pressure
• Proficiency in an ERP system (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics 365 or equivalent); experience with ERP implementations or upgrades is an asset
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement of Finance processes and controls, with a proactive mindset toward identifying inefficiencies and proposing scalable solutions

Nice To Haves

• experience with ERP implementations or upgrades is an asset

Responsibilities

• Support the Financial Controller with month-end and year-end closings for 5 legal entities
• Reconcile subledger balances to GL accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Perform monthly intercompany reconciliations and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner
• Prepare and post journal entries as part of the monthly and year-end close processes
• Record payroll-related transactions in the general ledger in alignment with internal controls and deadlines
• Prepare account analyses and balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis
• Support the Finance team to ensure month-end activities are completed in line with the closing schedule (bank reconciliations, AP accrual, prepayments, inventory transit...)
• Coordinate with the Mexico finance team for both month-end and year-end reporting requirements
• Contribute to the annual external audit process and other internal audits as needed
• Assist in the standardization and integration of group accounting policies and month-end processes across entities
• Extract, validate, and analyze financial data from the EDW to support the preparation of management reporting packages and financial dashboards for senior leadership, ensuring timely and accurate visibility into financial performance
• Leverage AI-powered tools to automate routine accounting tasks, improve reporting accuracy, and drive process efficiency across the Finance function
• Support treasury and cash flow monitoring activities, including bank reconciliations, cash position reporting, and coordination with the Controller on liquidity needs
• Contribute to the development, documentation, and monitoring of internal controls to strengthen the integrity of financial reporting across entities
• Participate in ERP and system improvement projects, contributing a Finance perspective to system enhancements, integrations, and process automation initiatives
• Participate in special projects and ad hoc initiatives as assigned

Benefits

• opportunities for career growth and development
• internal learning
• mentorship
• professional development