Senior Accountant, North America
- Ottawa, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations
- Ensure accurate and timely month-end and year-end close processes
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and variance analyses
- Assist with preparation of monthly and quarterly financial statements for assigned entities
- Maintain and reconcile fixed asset schedules, prepaid accounts, and accrual balances
- Process labor cross charges and intercompany billing as assigned
- Support intercompany reconciliations, eliminations, and settlement processes
- Collaborate with AP, AR, and Payroll teams to ensure end-to-end financial accuracy
- Support tax filings and compliance requirements by providing schedules and documentation to the Tax team
- Support external and internal audits by preparing schedules, analyses, and documentation
- Provide guidance and support to accountants and junior team members to ensure accuracy and consistency in financial reporting
- Participate in the implementation of Oracle Fusion ERP and related finance system integrations
- Identify and implement opportunities to streamline accounting processes and improve efficiency
- Assist with ad hoc requests and special projects
- 5 to 8 years of progressive accounting experience in a corporate, shared services, or multi-entity environment
- Strong technical accounting foundation, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis
- Demonstrated experience leading month-end and year-end close activities with minimal supervision
- Proven ability to prepare and review complex general ledger account reconciliations across multiple legal entities
- Solid working knowledge of intercompany accounting and intercompany reconciliations
- Experience supporting management reporting and group submissions (e.g., Tagetik or similar consolidation tools)
- Ability to independently investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies and data integrity issues
- Experience partnering with AP, AR, and Payroll teams to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial results
- Advanced Excel skills (reconciliations, analysis, pivot tables, lookups)
- High degree of professionalism, discretion, and accountability
- Post-secondary education in Accounting or Finance
- CPA designation completed or in progress
- Experience in a multi-currency and multi-entity environment
- Prior experience in a Shared Services or centralized accounting model
- Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion