Senior Accountant POST NUMBER: 483879

About the Opportunity

Key Accountabilities:

• Perform month-end close and journal entry preparation.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring assigned assets and liabilities are fairly stated.
• Prepare financial statement working papers, analysis and commentary.
• Proactively identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and business enhancements through analysis and other business insights.
• Proactively coordinate assigned aspects of financial reporting, developing a sound understanding of overall business operations, underlying areas of GAAP and budget assumptions, ensuring results are fairly stated and can be clearly explained.
• Responsible for development of efficient, effective processes and supporting systems to capture and report on assigned financial information.
• Prepare variance analysis (actual vs. budget and actual vs. forecast) and coordinate investigation and resolution of discrepancies with appropriate department managers.
• Develop and deliver accurate and timely internal financial and performance reports based on business requirements to support effective departmental management and ensure responsible fiscal management.
• Develop and deliver external financial reports based on external stakeholder requirements (government, bank, other stakeholders, etc.).
• Actively partner with business units to understand reporting requirements and ongoing business activities; insight used to adjust financial reporting/analysis to meet changing business needs, while ensuring the optimal accounting for each business activity
• Proactively identify trends and challenges before they occur, recommending solutions and then implementing them.
• Build and maintain trust-based external stakeholder relations
• Provide back-up for team members and General Accounting Manager as required for vacation periods or absences.

Key Competencies:

• Subject matter expert in all aspects of assigned accountabilities, ability to synthesize a detailed understanding of the issues/results into a concise message for management.
• Strong multi-tasking and prioritizing abilities to meet time-sensitive deadlines and fluctuating work demands.
• Ability to anticipate problems and proactively resolve situations before they become larger-scale issues.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex concepts or information.
• Detail-oriented and display a high degree of accuracy.
• Professional attitude together with a drive to get things done through collaboration and teamwork.
• Flexible and able to make independent decisions quickly.
• High aptitude for learning new concepts and staying current in an ever-changing environment.
• Ability to understand business operations and demonstrate value through partnerships within the organization.

About You

• University Degree in Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline with CPA designation or in the final stage of completion
• 5 to 7 years accounting experience with at least 2 to 4 years strong financial reporting experience.

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Salary Range
$85,000 - $95,000/year

How to Apply
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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.