Senior Accountant | Global

About the role

The Senior Accountant is a senior role within the Global Finance team responsible for global consolidations, financial reporting, and assisting the Senior Director, Global Finance in fulfilling their mandate.

• Review data submitted by subsidiaries for reasonableness prior to inclusion in the consolidation
• Prepare and review regional sub consolidations
• Prepare a complex consolidation with multiple currencies, non-controlling interests, and complex ownership structures
• Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules
• Ensure intercompany accounts are reconciled monthly
• Build a business partner relationship with the regions for financial statements and supporting regional accounting
• Assist with business analysis and projects as required
• Assist and liaise with business partners in the preparation of documentation associated with complex and non-routine transactions
• Conduct research into US, Canadian, and International GAAP requirements
• Prepare interim and year-end working papers for the consolidated audit file and year-end financial statements
• Liaison and communication with auditors
• Ensure all financial statements fairly present the financial position of the corporation and all transactions are recorded in accordance with US GAAP
• Identify and implement process improvements with consideration to SOX compliance
• Collect information and data related to newly acquired entities
• Utilize finance models to prepare purchase equations for current acquisitions
• Prepare the purchase price elimination for acquisitions globally when required
• Work in cooperation with the Corporate Taxation team in completing all relevant tax filings

• 5+ years of financial accounting experience in a sizeable and complex corporation
• 2+ years experience with complex consolidations involving multiple currencies and ownership structures, including senior level review and financial statement preparation
• US GAAP experience including complex accounting concepts and consolidation in a multi-currency environment
• Experience preparing consolidations with COGNOS, Controller, or One Stream is strongly preferred
• Experience with SOX requirements
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills to convey complex issues clearly and concisely

Colliers is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas. Direct applicants only, no agencies. Colliers encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants’ disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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