Manager, Technical Accounting and ESG Compliance

Agnico Eagle; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mining company in Toronto is looking for a finance professional to ensure compliance with IFRS and ESG reporting standards. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of experience within finance, holding a CPA and CA designation. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential. Fluency in French is a plus. This role offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment while promoting sustainable practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 – 10 years of experience within the finance function.
• Experience in applying accounting standards within mining.
• Fluent in French is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with IFRS and ESG reporting requirements.
• Maintain accounting issues log and present to senior finance members.
• Provide training on various accounting topics.

Skills

Strong understanding of IFRS

Exceptional organizational skills

Strong written and communication skills

Ability to work independently

Project management experience

Education

CPA and CA designation or other related certificate

Job description

YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

Reporting to the Director, Technical Accounting & Reporting, you will be part of the Finance Department. You will be responsible for ensuring that the company’s financial statements and related disclosures are prepared in compliance with applicable accounting standards, specifically International Financial Accounting Standards (‘IFRS’) and ensuring compliance with the reporting requirements applicable under the International and Regional Statutory ESG filings. (e.g. International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Australian Sustainability Reporting Standard (ASRS), among others). You will ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s values, Health & Safety Code of Conduct and the environment.

• Responsible for maintaining the company’s accounting issues log and presenting issues to senior finance members, including documenting the Company’s accounting position on relevant transactions, and preparing accounting memos and supporting quantitative analysis to support the position;
• Liaise with external and internal auditors on financial accounting and reporting policy issues and controls;
• Responsible for maintaining internal accounting policies consistent with IFRS, including the development of tools across the organization;
• Work with corporate and site finance groups to ensure consistent application of the Company’s accounting policies across the organization, to mitigate reporting risk and minimize error;
• Develop training materials and provide periodic training on various accounting topics to advance the accounting knowledge across the organization;
• Monitor and assess the impact to the Company of any new accounting pronouncements and changes in financial reporting regulatory requirements;
• Manage the implementation of any new or changing accounting standards while working with the departments impacted by the change;
• Manage the implementation and ongoing compliance of mandatory ESG disclosure;
• Work with sustainability and finance leads on understanding reporting requirements and metrics and be responsible for the assessment and documentation of processes and related controls governing the compliance of ESG mandatory reporting;
• Be the key contact within finance for the sustainability leads to ensure timely and consistent ESG reporting that supports consolidated ESG reporting;
• Lead the assurance process surrounding ESG reporting requirements;
• Provide support for accounting related projects and ad-hoc reporting, as required.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Minimum 7 – 10 years’ experience working within the finance function;

CPA and CA designation or other related certificate;

Proficient in English;

Fluent in French is considered an asset;

Exceptional organizational skills;

Strong understanding of IFRS;

Strong written and communication skills, experience writing technical accounting memos considered an asset;

Ability to work independently and across multiple departments and globally;

Experience in applying accounting standards within mining;

Project management experience is considered an asset.