Major Responsibilities

• Month End Management Reporting – provide monthly reporting packages for key areas of the P&L and Balance Sheet
• Create new reporting as required to meet changing business needs
• Other weekly & monthly reporting to management for certain key business indicators
• Month End Accounting – journal entries, accruals and analysis leading to adjusting entries 
• Interact with both internal and external parties for issue resolution, reporting, reconciliations, explanations, etc.
• Support year end external audits and other year end requirements, working closely with the Audit team to provide information and explanations with respect to inquiries
• Assist in the preparation of key components of the annual financial budget
• Communicate results to key personnel with financial recommendations
• Initiate, support and contribute to special projects, process improvements and automation
• Influence a culture of continuous improvement by implementing process and job efficiencies
• Other analysis and projects as required of the position

• University degree in Commerce (i.e., BBA, BCom) and/or MBA
• Accounting designation required (CPA, CA, CMA)
• 5 years of progressive experience in financial planning, preferably in a wholesale/distribution environment

• Expert skill level in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel (VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables, macros)
• Very strong financial, technical, and analytical skills
• Strong accounting knowledge and high level of attention to detail
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to deal with other functions and senior management
• Proactive and takes initiative
• A self-starter who thrives on preparing analysis to understand business performance and change management
• An independent worker who can balance workload to get things done in a timely and accurate manner
• Demonstrates a very high interest level and aptitude for systems applications to facilitate analysis or improve efficiencies