Compliance accountant

Tracti.on; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tracti.on is seeking an experienced finance professional to shape our financial landscape with a focus on SOX compliance, ICFR, and external audits. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure robust controls and accurate reporting.

You will document processes, conduct risk assessments, and coordinate testing with auditors, while supporting remediation and the year-end audit cycle across Canada.

Qualifications

• Understand and document SOX process flows, risks, and control matrices for financial reporting.
• Conduct risk assessment on transaction flows and document controls.
• Coordinate SOX testing with internal and external auditors; support remediation.

Responsibilities

• Understand SOX processes, risks, and controls for financial reporting.
• Coordinate all SOX testing and provide documentation to auditors.
• Follow up with process owners to address risks and remediate deficiencies.
• Monitor remediation and validate corrections; support year-end audit.

Skills

SOX controls

Financial reporting

Audit coordination

COSO framework

Bilingual French/English

Education

University degree in accounting/finance

Job description

We are looking for an experienced finance professional who is not only great with numbers, but also eager to be part of a dynamic and collaborative team. You will play a vital role in shaping our financial landscape and directly contribute to our success

Your role is to support and assist compliance efforts related to financial reporting to achieve and maintain adherence to SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) requirements. You will also play a crucial role in external audits, both for Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) and financial audits.

Responsibilities :

• Understand all SOX process flows, risks, and control matrices for operational processes and IT systems relevant to the financial reporting process. Use this knowledge for the financial risk assessment process and the implementation of controls.
• Coordinate all SOX testing (internal and external), including walkthrough planning, sample selection, effectiveness testing, and providing requested supporting documentation to external auditors.
• Follow up with stakeholders responsible for various process controls to ensure that all risks are addressed.
• Monitor the remediation of deficiencies and perform testing to validate corrections.
• Support the corporate controller for the year-end audit.
  

Requirements

To join our team, you need:

• University degree in accounting, finance, management, or experience related to a control framework, such as COSO.
• Understand and document the transaction flow, such as a sale made when a customer purchases a product in one of our stores until it is recorded in the financial statements.
• Conduct a risk assessment on the transaction flow and determine whether any risks remain unaddressed.
• Excellent communication skills in both French and English, spoken and written. In this role, you will regularly collaborate with internal clients across Canada.

About the division

Our head office is full of opportunities for professionals from a variety of sectors: information technology, human resources, accounting, sales and marketing, and distribution. If you would like to support our operational teams, take part in mapping the company’s course, or have an impact on the company’s future, a job at our head office or one of our regional offices is perfect for you!