Senior Technical Accounting Advisor
- Montreal, QC, Canada
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Location: Montreal, QC
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Minimum 3 days onsite per week
Language: Bilingual – English & French (mandatory)
Job DescriptionWe are seeking a Senior Advisor, Controllership with strong expertise in technical accounting, financial reporting, and financial governance. The ideal candidate will ensure accurate month-end closing, IFRS compliance, effective internal controls, and provide financial insights to support business decisions.
Key Responsibilities- Oversee month-end closing, financial reporting, reconciliations, and journal entries.
- Apply IFRS standards and provide technical accounting advice on complex transactions.
- Perform financial and variance analysis and prepare management reporting.
- Strengthen internal controls, governance, and audit compliance.
- Collaborate with Finance, Tax, Legal, Operations, and senior stakeholders.
- Drive process improvement, standardization, and automation of finance processes.
- CPA designation or equivalent accounting qualification.
- Strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience.
- Hands-on IFRS application in complex business environments.
- Experience in month-end close, internal controls, and audit support.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and French is mandatory.
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Responsibilities
Oversee month-end closing, financial reporting, reconciliations, and journal entries while applying IFRS and advising on complex accounting transactions. Strengthen controls and audit compliance, provide financial analysis and management reporting, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and improve finance processes through standardization and automation.
Requirements
A CPA designation or equivalent accounting qualification is required, along with strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience. Candidates must have hands-on IFRS experience in complex business environments, month-end close, internal controls, and audit support, as well as strong analytical and stakeholder communication skills and fluency in written and spoken English and French.
Skills
- Technical Accounting
- IFRS
- Financial Reporting
- Month-End Closing
- Financial Reconciliations
- Journal Entries
- Financial Analysis
- Variance Analysis
- Management Reporting
- Internal Controls
- Financial Governance
- Audit Compliance
- Process Improvement
- Finance Process Automation
- Stakeholder Management
- English and French Fluency
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- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- CPA
- Technical Accounting
- IFRS
- Financial Reporting
- Month-End Closing
- Financial Reconciliations
- Journal Entries
- Complex Transactions
- Financial Analysis
- Variance Analysis
- Management Reporting
- Internal Controls
- Financial Governance
- Audit Compliance
- Process Improvement
- Process Standardization
- Finance Process Automation
- Stakeholder Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- English
- French