Position Summary:
We are seeking a dynamic and knowledgeable Senior Accountant to join our team. Reporting to the Head of Finance, this crucial role will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring compliance with tax regulations, and contributing to financial analysis and reporting. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in general ledger accounting, a strong understanding of financial principles, and proficiency in accounting software and ERP systems.
Job Details:
- Work from Home
- Monday to Friday | 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM PST
- *Following Canadian Holidays
Responsibilities:
General ledger maintenance and balance sheet reconciliation:
- Prepares month ends including review of journals posted by central payables teams and posting of manual journals as required.
- Ensures all key balance sheet account schedules, including, but not limited to receivables, inventory, prepaid, fixed assets, deferrals, allocations, and intercompany transactions are properly maintained, updated, and reconciled monthly.
- Reconciles revenue, cost of goods sold, A&P, and SG&A Accounts are posted in a proper manner and provide G/L reclass and supporting documents.
Accounting:
- Timely submission of Federal and Provincial tax returns (including QST/HST/PST) with a high degree of accuracy and compliance with Government reviews and audits
- Perform month-end close process including input of adjusting and closing GL entries and monthly account reconciliations.
- Processing daily sales/cash receipts from private and licensee sales and reconciling receivables, prepaid and relevant subledgers.
- Maintaining fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules
- Processing weekly sales, indirect costs, and pending purchase orders
- Assists in preparing interim and year-end audit working papers and audited financial statements for external auditors.
- Troubleshooting cost accounting for prime costs, indirect costs, and inventory valuation
- Documenting accounting policies and procedures
Financial Analysis:
- Assists with financial analysis to help in either ad hoc optimization studies or ongoing margin analysis by product line (e.g., net FOB pricing and its interaction with distributor and estimated retailer margins)
- Review and analyze balance sheet account variances, accounting classifications, journal entries, records, sub schedules and reports to ensure the reasonableness of financial results.
- Assist in the annual expense budgeting process, including the creation of support schedules and the analysis and reporting of budget-to-actual variances.
- Maintenance of items, customer, and vendor information in ERP
- Assists in establishing and implementing business process improvements.
- Perform ancillary or related duties as required.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of Three (3) years of general ledger accounting experience and senior accounting experience. 10+ years in progressive accounting experience with demonstrated understanding of subledger accounting activities (A/P & A/R), financial reporting components, general ledger, and external audits.
- Liquor Beverage or CPG industry experience is preferred.
- Proficiencies in generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP).
- Experience in ERP system preferably MS Dynamics or similar environment.
- Advanced in MS Office Suites and accounting software systems preferable Sage100, and QuickBooks.
- Experience in Business Intelligence software and MS SQL is a plus.
- Able to work in a team environment and operate independently.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English. Second Language is a plus.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to meet assigned deadlines.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to solve problems in a creative manner.
- Ability to learn new systems and procedures.