Accounting Manager
- Chatham-Kent, ON, Canada
- Blenheim, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
What You'll Be Responsible For
- Oversee key accounting and finance functions
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close
- Prepare and review financial reports, reconciliations, accruals, AP and AR
- Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies
- Prepare and review U.S. sales tax reconciliations
- Oversee HST and government filings and remittances
- Support financial and tax audits
- Assist with consolidation and reporting for U.S.-based operations
- Ensure compliance with applicable Canadian and U.S. GAAP
- Strengthen internal controls and accounting processes
- Review and authorize payments in accordance with established procedures
- Support corporate tax, compliance, and legal entity requirements
- Provide financial analysis and reporting to senior leadership
- Help oversee the daily operations of the accounting department
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
- Currently pursuing or working toward a Canadian CPA designation
- Strong financial reporting, reconciliation, and analytical skills
- Experience with U.S. sales tax and/or U.S.-based entities is an asset
- Knowledge of Canadian and U.S. GAAP
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP / Great Plains is strongly preferred
- Strong Excel skills - intermediate to advanced
- Excellent problem-solving and investigative abilities
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision
More about this job
Responsibilities
Oversee accounting operations, period-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, tax filings, payments, and audit support for Canadian and U.S. operations. Strengthen internal controls and accounting processes, ensure compliance with Canadian and U.S. GAAP, and provide financial analysis to senior leadership.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of progressive accounting experience and a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field; the candidate should be pursuing or working toward a Canadian CPA designation. Candidates should have knowledge of Canadian and U.S. GAAP, strong reporting, reconciliation, analytical, Excel, communication, and leadership skills; Microsoft Dynamics GP experience is strongly preferred.
Skills
- Financial Reporting
- Account Reconciliation
- Month-End Close
- Quarter-End Close
- Year-End Close
- U.S. Sales Tax
- HST Filings
- Canadian GAAP
- U.S. GAAP
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Microsoft Excel
- Internal Controls
- Financial Analysis
- Audit Support
- Problem-Solving
- Leadership
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Accounting
- Finance
- Financial Reporting
- Month-End Close
- Quarter-End Close
- Year-End Close
- Reconciliations
- Accruals
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- U.S. Sales Tax
- HST
- Government Filings
- Tax Remittances
- Financial Audits
- Consolidation
- Canadian GAAP
- U.S. GAAP
- Internal Controls
- Corporate Tax
- Compliance
- Legal Entity Requirements
- Financial Analysis
- Canadian CPA
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Microsoft Excel