FINANCIAL INFORMATION MANAGER

LaSalle College; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Montreal is seeking a Financial Reporting Manager to oversee the production and integrity of financial reporting. This role requires a university degree in accounting or finance, CPA designation, and extensive experience in financial consolidation and risk management. The ideal candidate should be fluent in French and proficient in English. The position offers a permanent full-time role with benefits including a retirement savings plan and health program.

Benefits

Group insurance, including EAP and telemedicine

Retirement Savings Plan

Health and wellness program

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 to 10 years of relevant experience in financial consolidation or financial information management.
• Experience in multi-site, multi-legal entity and multi-currency environments.
• Excellent knowledge of the closing and consolidation processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage risks related to the production of financial information.
• Oversee the group's financial consolidation system and ensure its development.
• Produce consolidated financial statements in accordance with ASPE.

Skills

Financial consolidation

Risk management

Technical accounting support

Fluency in French

Proficiency in English

Education

University degree in accounting, finance or related field

CPA designation

Tools

Onestream

Hyperion

Job description

As a Financial Reporting Manager, you will be responsible for the production, consolidation and integrity of the group's financial reporting. You will play a key role in managing the risks associated with the production of financial statements, overseeing the consolidation system and the quality of the closing processes. You will contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of the group's accounting policies, while ensuring compliance with Canadian ASPE standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage risks related to the production of financial information, including the assessment and maintenance of key control matrices;
• Oversee the group's financial consolidation system (Onestream an asset) and ensure its development, documentation, updating and user training;
• Oversee the closing process of Canadian corporate entities and produce the budget and financial forecasts;
• Guarantee the quality and on-time compliance of monthly, quarterly and annual closings;
• Produce consolidated financial statements in accordance with ASPE, while taking into account differences in accounting frameworks;
• Develop and maintain the group's accounting policies;
• Provide technical accounting support to the various business units;
• Manage the relationship with external auditors and oversee the consolidated audit process;
• Oversee the Canadian tax reporting process in collaboration with external consultants.

REQUIREMENTS

• University degree in accounting, finance or related field;
• Recognized professional accounting (CPA) designation required;
• Minimum of 7 to 10 years of relevant experience in financial consolidation or financial information management;
• Experience in consolidation systems (Onestream or Hyperion);
• Experience in multi-site, multi-legal entity and multi-currency environment;
• Mastery of the ASPF framework;
• Excellent knowledge of the closing and consolidation processes;
• Fluency in the French language (oral and written);
• Proficiency in the English language at a professional level (oral and written).

This role involves frequent interactions with internal and external customers and partners on a national and global scale. Professional proficiency in English is therefore a requirement for this role.

BENEFITS

• Permanent full-time position;
• Group insurance, including EAP and telemedicine;
• Retirement Savings Plan;
• Health and wellness program.

LCI Education subscribes to an equal access to employment program and members of the targeted groups, namely women, people with disabilities, Indigenous people, visible minorities and ethnic minorities are encouraged to submit their applications. If you are a person with a disability, you can receive assistance with the screening and selection process upon request.