Senior Accountant

• Ensure the timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual Canadian business financial statements as per IFRS and send it to the US Manager for Consolidation
• Ensure that all Canadian GL accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis
• Assist the Director of Accounting in preparing responses to IA audit report comments and findings and also follow up about their completion with different teams
• Proactively seek continuous enhancement in internal controls over business and financial transactions and financial reporting. Assist in reviewing and completing internal controls and assist in preparing and completing process documentation
• Assist in preparation of paperwork for corporate income taxes related to Canadian entities
• Complete monthly sales tax return filing for Canadian business and do sales tax reconciliation
• Assist Director of Accounting in maintaining transfer pricing documentation and other transfer pricing compliance activities
• Continuously evaluate accounting processes and systems to identify areas for improvement and efficiency gains
• Ad-hoc analysis and support as requested by management

• Be a positive, contributing team member
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Have excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Have excellent communication skills
• Proficient with technology. Computer skills a must, specific proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, filters), Word, PowerPoint, Internet and email.
• Highly motivated with strong analytical, planning, problem-solving and time management skills.
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily supervision
• Ability to work cooperatively with all levels of employees, management, and external parties.
• Strong fact based decision making skills – supports decisions with data and uses data to solve problems
• Ability to establish plans – set clear, measurable goals, anticipating roadblocks and adjusts for problems, can accurate assess the length and difficulty of tasks.
• Change champion – able to communicate changes, remove obstacles and understand who needs to be involved in driving changes.
• Strong execution skills – can provide support without removing responsibility, monitors progress to ensure achievement of goals, coordinate with other work groups.
• Possesses the ability to strategize and solve problems, working directly with operations.
• Display a willingness to take on a broad range of duties and projects and comfortable with a flexible, hands on approach.
• Strong customer focus - includes the ability to balance the needs of the customer with the needs of the business as well as fostering a strong customer focus mindset.
• Excels in an environment that fosters process improvement and challenges status quo to eliminate non-value added work.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, or Accounting or CPA Accounting designation required
• Accounting/finance experience required, experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods industry preferred
• Strong understanding of accounting theory and transactions

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