Senior Corporate Accountant

Bison Transport Inc; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness program

Extracurricular sports teams

Coaching & training

Job summary

Bison Transport Inc is seeking a Senior Corporate Accountant to help prepare consolidated financial statements for monthly, quarterly, and annual periods. The role involves coordinating with subsidiaries, reviewing results, and drafting commentary for executives and financing parties.

You will act as a technical resource on IFRS and new accounting pronouncements. Ideal candidates hold a CPA designation, have 3-5 years public accounting experience, and can manage multiple priorities with strong

Qualifications

• CPA designation is required.
• 3-5 years' public accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and related accounting developments.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements and supporting working papers.
• Analyze and review financial results to identify key trends and support commentary.
• Draft commentary for financial statements and reports to executives and financiers.
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing policies and procedures.
• Support year-end audit with schedules for notes to statements.
• Coordinate reporting deadlines with subsidiaries to meet requirements.
• Research complex accounting matters and prepare analyses and position papers.
• Lead or participate in special finance projects.

Skills

CPA designation

IFRS knowledge

Public accounting experience

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Education

CPA

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Job description

Senior Corporate Accountant

The Senior Corporate Accountant assists in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements for executives, owners, regulatory bodies, and financing parties. This includes working with subsidiaries to coordinate and maintain month-end reporting deadlines, preparing working papers that facilitate analysis and review, and providing support for commentary on financial results. The position also serves as a technical resource on accounting and financial reporting matters, including the interpretation and application of IFRS and new accounting pronouncements, and participates in other projects and activities as assigned.

Specific Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements and supporting working papers.
• Analyze and review financial results to identify key trends and support the preparation of commentary.
• Draft commentary for financial statements and reports provided to executives, shareholders, owners, and financing parties.
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Support the year-end audit of financial results, including preparing schedules to support the drafting of notes to the financial statements.
• Coordinate reporting deadlines with subsidiaries to ensure reporting requirements are completed on time.
• Research and evaluate complex accounting and financial reporting matters, including preparing technical accounting analyses and position papers.
• Lead or participate in special projects in the finance function.

Ideal Candidate

• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
• 3-5 years' of public accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with IFRS and related accounting developments.
• Strong analytical skills, business acumen, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make well-informed decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and time-management skills.
• Demonstrated initiative and the ability to work independently.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics GP and the transportation industry is considered an asset.

This job is classified under NOC Code: 11100.

Why Bison

• Thrive in a supportive team that provides coaching and training to help develop your skills and progress your career
• Dispersed work environments that promote a healthy work-life balance
• Meaningful and impactful work and projects with an essential service provider
• Join our engaging Wellness Program & extracurricular sports teams

About Bison

• Celebrating over 50 years in Business
• Active in giving back through Corporate Social Responsibility and Charitable Giving
• Committed to environmental sustainability

Bison Transport is committed to Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.

Background and suitability for a career in Transportation is wide ranging. Some of our brightest people have joined us with no previous “trucking” experience. We always say we work in the “people business”. So, whether you have a background in the airline, automotive, retail or hospitality industries, to name a few, your experience is valuable and we are bound to find many transferrable skills. We are ready to welcome exceptional, high potential contributors who aspire to lead people and processes in the pursuit of service excellence in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment. We seek team players who are eager to learn our business from the ground up, are able to demonstrate a track record of strong performance and possess a sincere interest in growing their careers in the transportation arena. We seek top notch communicators who adopt a driver of change mindset of “how can we be better, do better and get better results".