Finance Manager - 6 month contract

Vaco by Highspring; Toronto; On-site; CAD 68,880 - 82,656; Full time

Job summary

A finance recruitment firm is seeking an experienced Executive Recruiter to join their team in Toronto. This role involves preparing financial statements, reconciling cash transactions, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Candidates should have over 5 years of full-cycle accounting experience and strong communication skills. A contract position with potential for permanency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full cycle accounting experience including preparing reconciliations.
• Experience with cash flow reporting and financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of accrual accounting under US GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month end financial statements.
• Reconcile cash transactions and bank statements.
• Monitor cash flow reporting and provide insights.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Working towards designation

Tools

Oracle

Workday

Advanced Excel

Job description

Base pay range

CA$50.00/hr - CA$60.00/hr

Executive Recruiter | Finance & Accounting

This is a 6 month contract with permanent potential

About the Opportunity

• Prepare month end financial statements
• Reconcile cash transactions and bank statements for multiple corporate cash accounts
• Monitor reconciliation activities performed by a center of excellence
• Research and resolve reconciling items related to cash
• Collaborate with different departments of the business to ensure proper recording of cash-related transactions and timely resolution of reconciling items
• Prepare and approve journal entries and month-end account reconciliations for cash and investments
• Monitor and analyze cash flow reporting
• Provide insightful financial analysis, including explanations of variances between actual and prior period results
• Have a strong understanding of accrual accounting under US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) and SEC reporting requirements
• Recommend process improvements to streamline the cash process
• Ensure continued compliance with internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requirements and assist with the identification of process/control/automation enhancements
• Perform other duties as assigned.

About You

• Working towards designation
• 5+ years of full cycle accounting experience including preparing reconciliations, researching and resolving unreconciled differences, performing detailed financial analysis, cash flow reporting, etc.
• Oracle and Workday
• Advanced Excel
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to work with cross-functional teams and senior management
• Engaging, confident, problem solver

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing