Accounting Manager

About the Company

In Canada, Soul Restaurants Canada operates over 240 restaurants and stores across multiple leading brands, employing more than 4,000 people. Our business continues to grow rapidly through new development and acquisitions, creating exciting opportunities for strong leaders to grow their careers with us

We are seeking a knowledgeable Accounting Manager to join our team on a 12-month fixed term contract, providing maternity leave coverage. An Accounting Manager who can lead and motivate accounting staff members and increase department accuracy and efficiency. The Accounting Manager will supervise, and participate in accounting department tasks, oversee the recording, tracking, and reporting of financial information. They will motivate accounting staff members, develop, and implement department controls and procedures, and ensure that the department operates efficiently without sacrificing accuracy.

Soul Restaurants Canada, part of the Soul Foods Group, comprises of over 230 Restaurants and Stores including KFC, Taco Bell, and Starbucks brands. Employing over 4,000 employees, the business continues to grow through acquisition and development. Soul Foods Group is committed to providing people with growth opportunities and making a difference in peoples’ lives and communities through great tasting food and coffee.

• Operational P&L Delivery: Lead the preparation and detailed review of Operational P&L results, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery.
• Variance Analysis: Provide insightful variance analysis and commentary against budget, forecast, and prior-year performance to support EBITDA delivery and business decision-making.
• Balance Sheet Integrity: Responsible for the full reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and strong financial controls, with a focus on key operational accounts including accruals, prepayments, and provisions.
• Audit: Support the annual external audit process, ensuring timely delivery of audit requirements
• Support Finance Director and Commercial Finance in driving insightful analysis of ongoing financial results.

• Act as a key finance business partner to operational and cross-functional teams by providing financial insights, supporting decision-making, resolving operational issues, and ensuring alignment between financial controls and business objectives.
• Support FP&A activities, commercial analytics, and performance reporting. Assist in analyzing business trends, preparing management information, and providing insights to support strategic decision-making and financial performance.
• Assisting other departments as they develop strategies, establish objectives, and make decisions that could have a financial impact on the business.
• Other ad hoc support to cross functional team as needed.

• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen controls, and improve reporting accuracy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to streamline financial workflows, improve operational processes, and support business initiatives.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement across controllership processes and procedures.
• Partner with internal and external auditors by providing required documentation, analysis, and support during audit activities.

• Coach and develop team members through ongoing feedback, performance management, goal setting, and career development planning.
• Identify training and development opportunities to strengthen…