Senior Accountant

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to join our team on a 4-month contract to support our client. The successful candidate will perform and support various accounting duties, including account reconciliations, maintaining the general ledger, assisting with audit preparations, and preparing financial reports. This role involves contributing to the overall operations of both regional and client accounting functions.

Responsibilities

• Accurately prepare and record complex monthly journal entries related to month-end close.
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and assist with forecasting expenses in assigned accounts.
• Communicate, escalate, and coordinate with plant accountants, segment leads, functional department heads, and third-party service providers for analysis, forecast, journals, and reconciliations.
• Enter, revise, sort, calculate, and create tables for analysis on high-priority accounts and quarter/year-end packages.
• Understand transactional flows within business processes related to assigned general ledger accounts.
• Maintain internal control compliance, identify control weaknesses, and support internal and external audit requests.
• Suggest process improvements to ensure effective controls over financial accounting and reporting for the region.
• Create and/or update detailed process documentation, ensuring accounting implications are clearly understood.
• Monitor compliance with GAAP and company procedures.
• Effectively communicate with and mentor staff accountants.
• Act as a point of contact for general accounting questions from dependent accounting services.
• Prepare special projects, ad hoc requests, and other analysis as assigned by management.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment on critical and confidential matters within the finance department.

Essential Skills

• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 years as a Senior Accountant.
• Proficiency in balance sheet reconciliations, account reconciliations, month-end close, journal entries, and accruals.
• Experience with revenue recognition and financial statement analysis.
• Knowledge of US GAAP, internal controls, and SOX compliance.
• Large ERP experience with Oracle, SAP, or MS Dynamics.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including pivots, Vlookups, and managing large sums of data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• CPA designation (CA, CMA, CGA) or close to obtaining it.
• Experience with Hyperion or HFM.
• Experience in publicly traded manufacturing companies.
• Ability to perform flux analysis.
• Proven ability to improve processes and handle multiple priorities.

Work Environment

This role operates within a dynamic and fast-paced environment, requiring the ability to meet strict deadlines and manage multiple priorities effectively. The work schedule is Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, with potential overtime during close periods. The position requires working three days in the office, either in Burnaby (BC) or another location. The culture emphasizes excellence, teamwork, and innovation, fostering long-lasting relationships with stakeholders and continuous skill enhancement.

This is a Contract position based out of Burnaby, BC.

The pay range for this position is $43.27 - $52.88/hr.

This is a hybrid position in Burnaby,BC.

Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, l’acquisition de talents, la chaîne d’approvisionnement et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de l'industrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre réseau expansif pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence.

Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie-Pacifique et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service d’un grand nombre d’entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d’avoir remporté le double diamant Clearly Rated Best of Staffing pour notre service aux clients et aux talents.

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