Accounting Specialist / Supervisor

About Umicore

Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Umicore Market Solutions

A global organisation. It’s not just those in our industrial sites and technical centres that are vital to Umicore’s growth. Across our enterprise functions we ensure that we continue to grow and evolve – whether it’s by making sure our decisions are commercially viable, enhancing our reputation, building new customer relationships or finding the right people who can build on what we’ve already achieved. The variety of our work means we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in.

Your Key Accountabilities

• Perform metal accounting regular checks weekly, investigate and analyze variances.  
• Maintain metal weight accounts, perform monthly metal reconciliation and metal reporting. 
• Analyze trading profit on a daily basis, review forex transactions to ensure that hedging of forex and metal are done on a timely basis. 
• Perform outside refiner accounts reconciliation on a weekly basis to ensure the accuracy of metal weight. 
• Work closely with the metal control department to validate the physical counts. Reconcile the counts to system balances and investigate the variances. 
• Backup for trading functions, perform daily trading and forex reconciliations. 
• Backup for monthly financial reporting.
• Maintain contract renewals and upload to MS SharePoint 
• To uphold, respect, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards as outlined in the company’s guidelines, both personally and within the team
• Encourage and support team members to actively participate in preventive measures and continuous improvement initiatives related to health and safety activities
• Other duties as required. 

Who we are looking for

• 4 year Undergraduate Degree in Commerce or Business Administration 
• 3 – 5 years of experience in a similar position with a focus on financial analysis, reconciliation & auditing 
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment 
• Strong analytical, organizational, time management and interpersonal skills 
• Effective oral and written communication skills 
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, ERP system 
• CMA, CA, or CPA Designation preferred 
• Manufacturing experience an asset 
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not used to screen, assess, or select candidates for this position.
• The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $70,000 per year, commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.
• This is a temporary-full-time position covering an approx. 6 month paternity leave. Employment is expected to continue for the duration of the leave and will conclude upon the imcumbent employee's return or as otherwise determined by business needs. 

What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?