Accounting Consultant

Talentify; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services company based in Toronto, ON, is seeking an Accounting Consultant to manage monthly reconciliations and collaborate with teams on data processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of accounting principles, experience in SAP and Kyvos, and hold an accounting certification like CPA, ACCA, or CA. This contract position offers a hybrid work environment, with a pay range of $90 - $110/hr, requiring 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Reconciliation processes and accounting principles.
• Experience managing financial reporting and IFRS standards.
• Understanding of project-driven accounting and general ledger transformation.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly reconciliations of S4 Insurance data.
• Collaborate with teams to resolve discrepancies.
• Lead status meetings and document resolutions.

Skills

Strong understanding of Accounting principles

Experience with SAP (S4 Hana)

Financial reporting expertise

Proficiency in Process Mapping

Education

Accounting certification such as CPA, ACCA, or CA

Tools

SmartView

Kyvos

Job description

Job Title: Accounting Consultant

Job Description

As an Accounting Consultant, you will execute monthly reconciliations of S4 Insurance data to source systems, focusing on simulation, parallel processes, and company conversion during cutover weekends for go-live. You will collaborate with business, master data, and data acquisition teams to resolve discrepancies, update, and correct process/data mappings. Additionally, you will support a three-month End User reporting parallel from Kyvos, reconcile Kyvos data from S4 to old SmartView cubes, investigate differences identified by users, and lead status meetings to document issues and resolutions.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly reconciliations of S4 Insurance data to source systems.
• Collaborate with business, master data, and data acquisition teams to address and resolve discrepancies.
• Support the transition from SmartView (Essbase) to Kyvos for End User reporting.
• Reconcile Kyvos data from S4 to old SmartView cubes before end-user reporting.
• Investigate and resolve differences identified by users in Master Data, Hierarchies, Reporting formats, and Data.
• Conduct status meetings with users, document issues, resolutions, and timing.
• Lead the downstream team for general ledger conversion, focusing on insurance reconciliations for ledger transformations.

Essential Skills

• Strong understanding of Accounting principles and Reconciliation processes.
• Experience with SAP (S4 Hana), SmartView, and Kyvos.
• Knowledge of Project-driven accounting and General Ledger Transformation.
• Expertise in Financial reporting, IFRS, IFRS 17, and consolidation processes.
• Proficiency in Process Mapping and Data Mapping.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Accounting certification such as CPA, ACCA, or CA.
• Understanding of insurance industry knowledge.
• Awareness of master data management.
• Knowledge of reporting tools and financial statement preparation.

Work Environment

You will work closely with business, master data, and data acquisition teams to ensure process and data mappings are accurate and up-to-date. The role involves collaboration within a team of three, as part of a larger General Ledger program consisting of 20-30 individuals. The work schedule is from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, totaling 37.5 hours per week. The position offers a hybrid work environment with some flexibility, requiring in-office presence when necessary, typically 2-3 days per week, but open to less.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Toronto, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $90.00 - $110.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Toronto,ON.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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