We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to support and perform essential accounting duties within our Americas General Accounting department. The successful candidate will take ownership of various financial processes, ensuring compliance with GAAP and maintaining a strong internal control environment.
Advantages
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- Contract with strong potential to convert to a permanent role
- Large structure with North American exposure
- Hybrid work (2 days from home)
- Collaborative environment
Responsibilities
- Financial Reporting & Month-End: Accurately prepare and record complex monthly journal entries and maintain the general ledger.
- Reconciliations & Forecasting: Prepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations and assist with forecasting expenses for assigned accounts.
- Audit & Compliance: Support internal and external audit requests, maintain Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, and identify potential control weaknesses.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with plant accountants, department heads, and third-party providers to gather data for analysis and forecasting.
- Process Improvement: Suggest and implement improvements to financial controls and maintain detailed process documentation.
- Mentorship: Act as a point of contact for general accounting queries and serve as a mentor to staff accountants.
- Analysis: Create complex tables and packages for quarter-end and year-end analysis on high-priority accounts.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting is required; CPA designation is preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience
- Technical Skills: Advanced Excel skills
- Soft Skills: Must be a self-starter with the ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment regarding confidential matters.
- Adaptability: Ability to learn new systems quickly and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Summary
If you’d like to learn more about this role, feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasgraham/
You can also reach me via email at nicolas.graham@randstad.ca
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to support and perform essential accounting duties within our Americas General Accounting department. The successful candidate will take ownership of various financial processes, ensuring compliance with GAAP and maintaining a strong internal control environment.
Advantages
- Contract with strong potential to convert to a permanent role
- Large structure with North American exposure
- Hybrid work (2 days from home)
- Collaborative environment
Responsibilities
- Financial Reporting & Month-End: Accurately prepare and record complex monthly journal entries and maintain the general ledger.
- Reconciliations & Forecasting: Prepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations and assist with forecasting expenses for assigned accounts.
- Audit & Compliance: Support internal and external audit requests, maintain Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, and identify potential control weaknesses.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with plant accountants, department heads, and third-party providers to gather data for analysis and forecasting.
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- Process Improvement: Suggest and implement improvements to financial controls and maintain detailed process documentation.
- Mentorship: Act as a point of contact for general accounting queries and serve as a mentor to staff accountants.
- Analysis: Create complex tables and packages for quarter-end and year-end analysis on high-priority accounts.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting is required; CPA designation is preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience
- Technical Skills: Advanced Excel skills
- Soft Skills: Must be a self-starter with the ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment regarding confidential matters.
- Adaptability: Ability to learn new systems quickly and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Summary
If you’d like to learn more about this role, feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasgraham/
You can also reach me via email at nicolas.graham@randstad.ca
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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