Accountant

Corus Entertainment; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Corus has an exciting full-time opportunity for an Accountant – Finance and Accounting in our Toronto head office. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, Advertising Revenues, this role supports month-end processes and provides financial analysis to the Sales division.

You will drive continuous improvement in a strong internal controls environment, leveraging analytical skills and collaboration to deliver accurate reporting and insights for revenue and expense management.

Qualifications

• Oversee month and quarter-end processes with reconciliations and reporting.
• Provide financial analysis and reporting to Sales teams.
• Support annual expense budgets for Sales divisions.
• Assist auditors with requests and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Month and Quarter end processes; reconciliations and reporting.
• Steward the expense review and forecast routines with the Sales business owners.
• Provide support to the Sales divisions in developing annual expense budgets.
• Provide timely and accurate management reports for the Sales teams.
• Support Corus’ internal production team in managing both revenues and expenses.
• Lead Sales’ Contra process and monthly reconciliations.
• Support requests from both internal and external auditors.
• Assist with ad hoc reporting and special projects as required.
• Foster a staff culture that supports Corus’ culture of winning together.

Skills

Communications

Analytical skills

Team player

Multitasking

Advanced Excel

Education

University degree

CPA designation (CPA/CA/CMA/CGA)

Tools

Great Plains

Adaptive Insights

Excel

Job description

Corus has an exciting full-time opportunity for an Accountant – Finance and Accounting in our Toronto head office. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, Advertising Revenues, this role is part of a team that oversees month end processes (for both revenue and expenses) to support Corus Sales division. This role also partners with the Sales teams to provide them with financial analysis and reporting.

As the successful candidate, you have a proven track record for driving continuous improvement in a strong internal controls environment. You have excellent communication, critical thinking and analytical abilities.

You will contribute by:

• Oversee the Month and Quarter end processes; reconciliations and reporting. Includes providing supporting commentary and documentation
• Steward the expense review and forecast routines with the Sales business owners
• Provide support to the Sales divisions in developing annual expense budgets
• Provide timely and accurate management reports for the Sales teams
• Support Corus’ internal production team in managing both revenues and expenses
• Lead Sales’ Contra process and monthly reconciliations
• Support requests from both internal and external auditors
• Assist with ad hoc reporting and special projects as required
• Foster a staff culture that supports Corus’ culture of winning together

Skills and experience you will bring:

• University Degree and an accounting designation (CPA - CA, CMA, CGA) are preferred
• 5 years practical work experience with a publicly traded organization
• Team player with strong interpersonal communication skills having the ability to work effectively and efficiently with all levels of management in a professional manner
• Being results oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and responsibilities
• Excellent analytical and financial skills in a changing environment
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel
• Experience with Great Plains and Adaptive Insights are assets