Senior Accountant
Turner & Townsend
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ownership of the General Ledger, Payroll, and Fixed Assets with oversight of both the Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable process to ensure all balances reported are complete and accurate.
- Ownership of Monthly, Quarterly & Yearly P&L and Financial Reporting package ensuring they are prepared in accordance with group finance procedures and timetables for statutory requirements.
- Assistance with the compilation of the monthly rolling forecast and cost analyses for bids.
- Assist and liaise with auditors to ensure smooth audit of operations at year end.
- Authorizer for all Accounts Payable transactions with PO process including Payroll Process
- Manage treasury function with respective stakeholders of AP and AR
- Detailed review of P&L and Balance sheet (including control accounts reconciliation) on monthly basis
- Preparation of all Financial reports
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and lead change management process.
- Investigate and report to the Associate Director, Finance and Head of Finance of any inconsistencies or improprieties that could affect the financial reporting package.
- Monitor the compliance with local and international accounting & reporting standards.
- Focus on SOX and Corporate Governance
- Assist with compilation of reports required for tax returns, and statutory regulatory activities.
- Monitoring of the cash available to ensure no discrepancies, weekly cashflow tracking.
- Manage debtor days with the Credit Controller by supplying information time to time including the regular review of outstanding debts.
- To develop, discuss and prepare financial analysis and identify/explain trends and highlight areas of financial concern.
- To act as one of the local contacts for Canada Management for the commercial assessment and understanding of the Canadian business.
- Reconcile all intercompany transactions.
- Prepare all intercompany forms for distribution.
- Support the Associate Director, Finance and Head of Finance in identifying areas for process optimisation and performance of quality reviews to ensure adherence to defined policies and procedures.
- CPA or Masters in finance and accounting (degree course)
- 2 to 3 years of progressive post-grad experience in accounting function (SOX controlled preferred) with a mid-size organisation.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, MS Excel (expert)
- Experience of Microsoft D365
- Strong interpersonal, and time management skills with an eye for detail
- Ability to multi-task, attention to detail, and work under pressure