Senior Accountant - Remote

Aurora Cannabis Inc.; Ontario; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Cannabis Inc. seeks a Senior Accountant for its Finance team. This role involves leading Fixed Assets accounting, ensuring compliance with SOX controls, and collaborating with stakeholders to improve processes. Ideal candidates have a finance degree and relevant experience.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Team activities

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ relevant accounting experience.
• Public company accounting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end process for Fixed Assets and Capital Lease accounting.
• Ensure SOX controls are performed and updated as needed.
• Assist in preparation of financial statements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical mindset

Effective time-management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Division : Finance

Hours : 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Employment type : Full-time (1-year Contract)

A little about us

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you!

We’re a global cannabis company with operations across Europe and North and South America. We’re driven by our passion to help people improve their lives and have a diverse team who bring their best every day, so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family – from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71, Greybeard and Whistler.

Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our “A-Team”. We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think BIG , act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

Job Summary

Aurora Cannabis Inc. is currently seeking a Senior Accountant to join their Finance team. Reporting to the Director, Global Corporate Controller, you will work collaboratively to support the Company’s business strategies as it relates to financial accounting, controls, and reporting. This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive team looking to take its next steps in transforming into a high-performing group!

As the Senior Accountant you will be involved in …

• Leading the end-to-end process for Fixed Assets and Capital Lease accounting, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timing on the recording of all related transactions
• Providing insights to best practices and proactively identify opportunities to refine processes to drive efficiencies in the accounting and reporting of Fixed Assets / Capital Leases
• Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders across the organization to implement process improvements
• Partnering closely with internal stakeholders, including Capital Projects and FP&A as a subject matter expert on Fixed Assets / Capital lease accounting and procedures, providing accounting guidance and answering queries as needed
• Ensuring SOX controls are performed, evidenced, and updated as needed
• Performing detailed variance analysis and prepare and / or review account reconciliations, journal entries and supporting working papers in support of month end closing process and consolidation
• Assisting in the preparation of financial statements, including consolidations and elimination entries between subsidiaries at a consolidated level in a multi-currency environment
• Coaching junior team members, review their work and provide coaching and feedback as necessary
• Performing other ad hoc duties as needed

You would be the best fit for this role if you have…

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5+ years’ experience of relevant accounting experience
• Public company accounting experience is preferred
• Experience in account reconciliations, preferably in settings with multiple entities across different currencies
• Effective time-management and prioritization skills in a deadline-driven environment
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Attention to detail with an analytical mindset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Sound business acumen
• Process-oriented

Bonus points if you have…

• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Why you’ll love working at Aurora

• Flexibility : you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! You will be empowered to achieve work-life balance with flexible hours, remote work options, meeting-free Friday afternoons and more!
• Total Rewards : we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, company SWAG, team activities and modern technology.
• Team : we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with cannabis.

Next steps

Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team and we will contact you if we see a fit via email.

Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyway. We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity. Not the role for you? Share this posting with your network while subscribing to our Talent Community to learn more about upcoming opportunities.

Diversity and inclusion

At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.

Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know!