Position Summary
Under broad supervision, provides accounting and business support services for the organization. Prepares moderately complex to complex elements of balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports. Analyzes financial trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to assess future revenues and expenses. Reports the Company's finances to management including suggestions about resource utilization and assumptions underlying forecasts. Provides accurate management information on a timely basis for business decision making. Performs other related duties assigned by management, as requested.
Major Accountability
- Performs a variety of accounting activities in accordance with accounting principles and standards to control the organization's financial resources to ensure that it complies with all relevant regulations and reporting requirements.
- Prepares balance sheets, profit and loss statements, or other financial reports, as needed.
- Analyzes trend data, costs, revenues, commitments and obligations to help develop future revenues and expenses.
- Develops management reports of the organization's finances including resource utilization and assumptions underlying forecasts.
- Maintain inventory control procedures and costing records for distribution entities.
- Reports to the Controller.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Prepares and posts accruals and prepayments. Prepares month-end control account reconciliations. Prepares intercompany recharges, as needed.
- Monthly actual submission to EPM, including TB and Supplementary Loads, reconciliation of intercompany balances.
- Analysis of standard versus actual costs to identify variances. Maintain item master for distribution entities. Support inventory physical count process.
- Follows procedures and guidelines to maintain financial records and ensure that financial transactions are properly recorded.
- Ensures accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconciles subsidiary ledger accounts to ensure an accurate statement of the Company's financial position.
- Collects, compiles, verifies an analyzes financial information; prepares accurate and timely reports, profit and loss statements, balance sheets, depreciation statements, cash flow, debtor and creditor lists, repayment schedules, regulatory reports and filings, and/or similar financial data.
- Analyzes costs, revenues, financial commitments and obligations incurred to assess future revenues and expenses.
- May provide technical accounting advise within area of expertise to functional or operational area managers to assist in developing revenue and expense budgets, understanding financial reports, and managing financial responsibilities
- Manage Income and Sales taxes (monthly, quarterly, annual government submissions and reconciliations).
- Support QAD upgrade
Specialized Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications including MS Excel and Word.
- Candidate must posses a minimum qualification of Bachelors in Business with a specialization in Finance, Accounting or Economics.
- ERP knowledge is strongly preferred. Knowledge of QAD is an asset.
- Candidate must be working towards their CPA.
- Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively with all levels of staff and management.
Additional requirement:
- Ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience working in international or multinational corporate settings.
- Currently, this is a valid recruitment requirement for our brand.
- Qualified candidates will have 4-7 years of substantive accounting expertise.
- Travel: 5% travel to the US. Candidate must be legally permitted to travel to the US without requiring visa sponsorship.
- This work typically requires extended periods of sitting at a desk in a typical office environment.
