Senior Accountant

CB Canada; Victoria; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency in Victoria, Canada is seeking an experienced finance professional to prepare financial statements, manage reporting deliverables, and supervise accounting staff. The ideal candidate has at least 4 years of progressive accounting experience, a degree in a related field, and preferably a CPA designation. This role involves significant collaboration with various management levels and a focus on budgeting and forecasting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years progressive accounting experience, ideally from big 4 or 6 public practice.
• Experience as a Financial Analyst will be considered an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month end, quarter end, year end financial statements.
• Management of monthly and quarterly reporting deliverables.
• Coordinate with finance groups for annual budgeting and financial reporting.

Skills

Accounting experience

Ability to work independently

Strong technical skills

Interpersonal communication

Education

Degree in Commerce, Business, Finance, or related field

CPA designation

Tools

Dashboards

Power BI

Job description

Responsibilities

• Prepare with month end, quarter end, year end financial statements for multiple entities
• Management of monthly and quarterly reporting deliverables
• Coordination with finance groups with annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, cost modeling, and financial reporting and analysis
• Ensure all reports and budgets are prepared with current and relevant accounting principles
• Prepare working papers for year end audits and corporate tax filings
• Prepare complex consolidated financials
• Supervise 2 Accounting Assistants with their day-to-day operations
• Develop and maintain control documents
• Internally, this role will communicate with all levels of management
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years progressive accounting experience, ideally from big 4 or 6 public practice or in public practice.
• Degree in Commerce, Business, Finance, or related field. A CPA designation is preferred
• Experience as a Financial Analyst will be considered an asset
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong technical skills, able to use Dashboards and / or Power BI are considered an asset
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills

About You

You have a strong combination of technical skills and the business insights to provide creative yet effective solutions to complex challenges. A natural leader, you are able to lead, motivate and inspire a hardworking team, and your exceptional communication skills allow you to condense complex ideas into concepts readily understood by colleagues without a financial background. A numbers person at heart, you have tremendous enthusiasm for data analysis, econometric modelling and statistical analysis, and you combine this with a creative flair and commercial know-how that allows you to see challenges from a fresh perspective and deliver innovative, workable solutions.

If this is the role for you, please apply today or reach out to Sharon Lovison at 604-229-2573. Job Reference number : 05060-0012396288

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