Senior Corporate Advisor- Financial Reporting (English version)

Averna; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global testing and quality firm in Montreal is seeking a Senior Corporate Advisor- Financial Reporting. This role involves consolidating financial reports across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy and compliance, and managing the monthly profit-sharing calculations. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in financial accounting, is bilingual in English and French, and holds a relevant degree and certification. This position offers a hybrid work model and numerous employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

Extra day off for birthday

Full competitive benefits package

Paid flex days between Christmas and New Year's

Qualifications

• 5 years of financial accounting experience in a multinational environment.
• Experience with multi-currency and intercompany transactions.
• Experience in consolidation processing.

Responsibilities

• Execute monthly consolidation of multiple entities.
• Review entities' financial information for accuracy.
• Ensure regional financial results are properly presented.

Skills

Financial accounting experience

Knowledge of GAAP, IFRS or ASPE

Bilingual - English and French

Strong communication abilities

Detail-oriented and analytical

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

CPA or equivalent certification

Tools

ERP, D365

Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel

Job description

Senior Corporate Advisor- Financial Reporting (English version)

Full-time

Work Model: Hybrid

A worldwide Test & Quality leader, Averna delivers innovative solutions for clients – including many Global 1000s – in numerous industries. What started as a three-person operation in 1999 is now a multinational organization spanning 11 countries with over 1,200 employees and countless successes and awards.

Averna is one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.

The Senior Corporate Advisor- Financial Reporting challenges in a Few Words:

In order to properly support our financial operations in an international scope, we are looking for an experienced Senior Corporate Advisor- Financial Reporting who will be responsible for the consolidated financial reporting and lead our monthly consolidation process. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, you will be responsible for maintaining high quality financial information and contribute to the evolution of our processes and controls to support the growth of the Group.

We are looking for the perfect candidate who enjoys a fast-paced environment and can multi-task to join our rapidly growing and stimulating environment. Don’t pass up this opportunity to apply your leadership and proactivity to continuously improve our processes and make a difference at Averna!

As a Senior Corporate Advisor- Financial Reporting your key accountabilities will involve:

• Monthly consolidation process and financial reporting: Execute the consolidation of multiple entities in different currencies into the group financial statements in line with ASPE.
• Review the financial information of entities to ensure accuracy before consolidation.
• Participate in the monthly profit-sharing allocation calculation between profit centers.
• Ensure the financial results by region is adequately presented.
• Perform variance analysis on consolidated balance sheet and P&L and investigate and document significant discrepancies.
• Preparation of annual financial statements, including footnotes and disclosures.
• Preparation of monthly internal reports for the FP&A group.

CORPORATE COMPLIANCE:

• Execute the transfer pricing strategy determined by the tax group in the consolidation financial statements.
• Support the coordination of the group annual audit.
• Act as the point of contact for the North American audit teams.
• Collaborate with external auditors to ensure the accuracy of consolidated financial statements and provide necessary documentation during annual audit.
• Support financial needs of other compliance initiatives.

Complex & Technical accounting:

• Participate in developing, documenting and communicating group-wide accounting policies in line with ASPE.
• Support local finance teams in their understanding of the group accounting policies and help them identifying differences and how to account for them.
• Assess the accounting implications of complex and non-routine transactions and prepare related documentations and memos.

Controls and process Improvement:

• Collaborate closely with Accounting, Tax, and other corporate teams to ensure alignment in financial reporting.
• Propose improvements to inefficiencies identified in consolidation and reporting processes and participate to their implementation.
• Manage the Group’s chart of accounts in the financial reporting tools.
• Build and maintain reports in the consolidation and reporting tools.

As a Senior Corporate Advisor- Financial Reporting your experience and qualifications will include:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Accounting certification CPA or equivalent.
• 5 years of financial accounting experience in a multinational environment, with multi-currency and intercompany transactions.
• Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), IFRS or ASPE.
• Experience in consolidation.
• Experience using an ERP, D365 is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, in particular Excel.
• Detail-oriented and analytical.
• Ability to adapt and be flexible in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
• Strong communication abilities.
• Strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
• Bilingual – Fluent in English and French, both spoken and written.

What’s in it for YOU

• Flexible work hours and hybrid working model (#LI-Hybrid).
• Flex days paid between Christmas and New Year’s.
• An additional day off for your birthday.
• Full competitive benefits package.
• Learning and growing through multiple cutting-edge projects and clients.

Averna is committed to employment equity and to encouraging diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.