Accounting Specialist Job Mississauga Ontario Canada,Accounting

Basic Function

Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc. (PCLI), an HF Sinclair company, is looking for a full-time Lubricants Accounting Specialist. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Accounting, the Lubricants Accounting Specialist is a key member of the Accounting Team and ensures that inventory within scope of our business is valued/costed appropriately, monitors reviews of physical existence of inventory at all locations, and reviews inventory movements for valid transactions.

It champions processes and management systems within Accounting and the Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc businesses ensuring stringent adherence to accounting policy, standard operating procedures, SOX processes and controls and other internal processes so that Lubricants can maintain accurate, timely and useful financial statements.

Job Duties

Supporting Lubricants Accounting in:
Month end accounting Inventory valuation and controls Account reconciliations preparation/review Performing various assigned financial calculations, maintenance and creation of schedules, reports, review of contracts, invoices and other financial data Recording/amortizing swaps, hedging and various debt instruments Cash & banking support

Oversee master data changes in SAP red box

Assist in audit requests for all statutory and US GAAP accounting and tax requirements

Participate in the accounting review of the accuracy and completeness of the monthly financial statements, ensuring their integrity through proper reconciliation and analysis, including month end support and variance analysis

Project execution leadership (authoritative and non-authoritative), including possibly M&A requirements and SAP upgrades and/or implementations

Compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, and HFC accounting and corporate policies and procedures, internal controls and SoX, including identification of non-compliances, their investigation and resolution

Support the Finance team from time to time, including assistance with budget, forecasting, and financial statement analysis

Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion

Experience

Minimum ten years of relevant accounting experience

Leadership experience (non-authoritative or other)

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in an accounting/finance field

CPA (or equivalent such as ACCA) accounting designation required

Required Skills

Strong understanding and working knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP

Ability to integrate accounting standards, company policies and procedures, internal and SoX controls, operational issues

Solid knowledge of SAP (FI, CO, PM, MM), Outlook, WORD, BW or BI

Expert knowledge of EXCEL – tools and formulas including. Ability to understand complex models, and investigate and troubleshoot issues

Understanding of SoX and financial controls.

Strong analytical, critical-thinking, interpersonal and communication skills to manage and resolve issues and maintain business partner relationships

Have a continuous improvement mindset

Ability to multi task and work independently

Work Conditions

In Office (Monday to Thursday), Work from Home - Friday option

Role may require extended hours during critical period such as month-end, quarter and year-end close

Inventory related duties will require occasional travel to the plant and warehouse near by

Our hiring process incorporates AI tools to assist with the recruitment process

This job posting is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization

The salary range for this position is $86,000 - $115,000 annually, based on experience and qualifiations

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require sitting, talking or hearing and high degree of computer work

May require climbing tall steps to observe inventory counts and tank dips (twice per year)