Role Purpose
The Accounting Manager is responsible for the full cycle accounting of all business units and consolidated entity results, process improvements, and leading and managing a team.
About the Role
Ensure timely completeness of the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes including preparation and/or review of journal entries, working papers and spreadsheets to support balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis in accordance with company guidelines.
Manage month end checklist and ensure signoff
Manage a team of accountants to prepare accurate, timely and reliable monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and reports as required by management and other stakeholders.
Monitor internal controls to ensure that accounting activities are in accordance with established legal regulatory and company policies and procedures and ensure policy documentation is current.
Ensure completeness of tax reporting and compliance, including monthly, half year review and year end tax returns and payments.
Prepare monthly reporting to Port Authorities, other industry associations, and Statistic Canada surveys.
Assist with statutory and internal audits
Provide leadership and create a rewarding team based culture for the team, including mentorship and development of staff.
Positively drive agreed initiatives, propose new initiatives and adopt a sense of continuous improvement.
Identify process improvement opportunities.
About You
A degree in Finance or Accounting, combined with your CPA (CA, CGA, CMA) designation is required.
A minimum of 6 years’ experience post-designation, preferably in industry.
Proven experience and knowledge of IFRS and financial statement preparation.
Experience with managing employees.
Proven leadership skills to develop and motivate a team. Demonstrated ability to foster positive relationships both with and among team members.
Exceptional communication and organizational skills, including the ability to work with all departments and levels.
Sound judgement and analytical thinking that enables decision making, ability to manage projects and prioritize and manage timelines.
Ability to build and maintain good working relationships and achieve buy in and ownership to quality standards/ initiatives.
Advanced proficiency with MS Excel.
Knowledge of Oracle Fusion is highly desirable
Familiarity with PowerBI and/or Maximo would be an asset.
