Accounting Manager

Job Title: Accounting Manager

Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)

Estimated Duration: 6-9 Months

Job description 

We are seeking a Manager to work collaboratively with a highly talented team to oversee the accounting functions within our group. This individual will be a part of the Record to Report Tower in Global Business Services [“GBS”] and will be a critical member of the Company’s accounting processes. The role will involve oversight of the Advertising and Gift Card programs and the coordination of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes. This position provides the opportunity to gain broad experience in accounting operations, financial reporting and corporate accounting. The ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic working environment and has a passion for undertaking process improvement projects in a wide spectrum of areas (e.g. IT, Technical Accounting, SOX). 

Key Responsibilities 

• Executing month end GL close and internal control processes 
• Being the key resource bringing together technical accounting, SAP knowledge and internal processes to meet the needs of the business 
• Preparing analyses and developing processes for the team to record and monitor accounting transactions (e.g. advertising funds, gift cards, company operations etc.) 
• Reviewing and ensuring timely and accurate completion of balance sheet reconciliations 
• Working on several important projects collaboratively with cross-functional teams across the company 
• Preparing statutory financial statements and managing other audit deliverables 
• Being a key point of contact for external and internal auditors, including coordinating work to be carried out by the auditors (e.g. SOX and Accounting). 
• Reviewing key monthly deliverables to be provided to the Global Accounting and SEC Reporting teams (e.g. PBCs, Business reports). 
• Overseeing accounting for company operated restaurants and related projects. 

Skills & Requirements 

• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and/or Controller experience 
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills 
• Desire to develop and learn particularly oriented towards process understanding and automation techniques 
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) 
• Ability to learn processes and procedures quickly 
• Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to successfully establish relationships 
• Ability to work well in a dynamic, high pace environment 
• Great attention to detail and the ability to prepare high quality work 
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel 
• Experience with large complex data structures 
• Self-starter and able to work proactively and independently 

Preferred:

• SAP and Reporting Tools (Hyperion, OneStream, PowerBI) experience are a plus