Cost Accountant

Irving Tissue; Toronto; On-site; CAD 61,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Employee assistance program

RRSP matching

Wellness reimbursements

Product purchase program

Training & development

Job summary

Irving Tissue in Toronto is seeking a skilled accounting professional to join our finance team. You will prepare weekly and monthly financial statements, participate in budgeting, and deliver standard and ad hoc reports for site departments and ICP Corporate.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of experience, a professional accounting designation and business degree (or equivalent), strong Excel skills, and a detail-oriented, proactive mindset.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Professional accounting designation & business degree, or equivalent experience.
• Knowledgeable in the financial needs of the organization (both corporate & operations).
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• High attention to detail with a strategic focus.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple objectives and prioritize assigned tasks (deadline oriented).
• Process oriented with knowledge or experience with J.D. Edwards, TM1, and Cognos.
• Strong communication, influencing, and networking skills combined with the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues and clients alike.

Responsibilities

• Timely and accurate preparation of weekly and monthly financial statements, including journal entries.
• Participate in the calculation and delivery of the annual budget.
• Timely and accurate preparation of both standard reporting requirements and ad hoc requests for groups such as: Toronto Site Departments, ICP Corporate, and Internal/External Audit.
• Analyze variances between actual and budgeted expenses, providing insights and recommendations to ensure accuracy and completeness of the period end financial statements published for use by the leadership team, and investigate any large variance and input appropriate journal entries as required.
• Reconcile various general ledger balance sheet accounts to ensure the integrity of the financial data.
• Verify the authenticity of each amount that makes up the balance and investigate and resolve discrepancies found.
• Input journal entries as required based on reconciliation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Independent worker

Communication

Networking

Multitasking

Process oriented

Excel

Microsoft Office

Education

Professional accounting designation & business degree or equivalent

Tools

JD Edwards

TM1

Cognos

Job description

What We Offer

• Flexible medical, dental, and vision plan
• Employee & family assistance program
• RRSP matching program
• Health & Wellness reimbursements
• Product purchase program
• Opportunities to take part in job-related training and development
• Relocation cost (if applicable)
• $61,425 - $91,900 (please note that this is an estimate and actual pay will vary depending on experience, qualifications, and professional certifications.)

Responsibilities

• Timely and accurate preparation of weekly and monthly financial statements, including journal entries.
• Participate in the calculation and delivery of the annual budget.
• Timely and accurate preparation of both standard reporting requirements and ad hoc requests for groups such as: Toronto Site Departments, ICP Corporate, and Internal/External Audit.
• Analyze variances between actual and budgeted expenses, providing insights and recommendations to ensure accuracy and completeness of the period end financial statements published for use by the leadership team, and investigate any large variance and input appropriate journal entries as required.
• Reconcile various general ledger balance sheet accounts to ensure the integrity of the financial data.
• Verify the authenticity of each amount that makes up the balance and investigate and resolve discrepancies found.
• Input journal entries as required based on reconciliation.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Professional accounting designation & business degree, or equivalent experience.
• Knowledgeable in the financial needs of the organization (both corporate & operations).
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• High attention to detail with a strategic focus.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple objectives and prioritize assigned tasks (deadline oriented).
• Process oriented with knowledge or experience with J.D. Edwards, TM1, and Cognos.
• Strong communication, influencing, and networking skills combined with the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues and clients alike.

About Us

We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates, and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.