Senior Finance Manager

Dye & Durham; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in legal technology, Dye & Durham, seeks a Senior Manager of Finance, Corporate in Toronto. The role involves managing financial reporting, ensuring compliance with IFRS, and leading consolidation for global subsidiaries. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in public companies and expertise in IFRS rules, with opportunities for training and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Healthcare

Pension

Company discounts

Wellness programs

Paid days off for volunteering

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in public companies reporting under IFRS.
• Experience with Big Four or National Firm accounting.
• Expert knowledge of IFRS accounting rules.

Responsibilities

• Manage Financial Reporting function and ensure compliance under IFRS.
• Lead consolidation accounting across multiple countries.
• Prepare quarterly and annual consolidated IFRS financial statements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Technical accounting knowledge

Team player mentality

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Accounting

CPA, CA from public practice

Tools

NetSuite

MS Office

Job description

Your role, as Senior Manager of Finance, Corporate is to be responsible for assisting in leading all financial reporting for the company and its subsidiaries. This position requires deep technical knowledge, great attention to detail, strong communication skills, in-depth accounting knowledge, a team player mentality, and the ability to prioritize effectively to meet deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Financial Reporting function and ensure compliance under IFRS, local, and parent company accounting rules, along with compliance of any tax regulations and public reporting requirements
• Lead consolidation accounting across the UK, Australian, Canadian and South African entities
• Perform quality assurance checks and prepare the quarterly and annual consolidated IFRS financial statements
• Assist in the preparation of the MD&A including analyses to support quarterly and annual reports and supplemental information
• Assess and document the technical accounting impact and required disclosures for major transactions, including significant contracts, acquisitions, debt and equity offerings and other complex transactions
• Prepare loans and borrowings working paper, swap settlements, debt covenant calculation
• Post various corporate finance monthly and quarterly recurring journal entries
• Consolidation of intangible assets, fixed assets, lease liabilities continuity schedules
• Assist in the implementation of new accounting standards and ongoing continuous disclosure requirements
• Assist in coordinating with Financial Reporting function of any subsidiaries to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
• Assist VP Tax in preparation of tax working papers and FP&A team for ad-hoc queries on budgeting and forecasting
• Assist in preparing Purchase Price Allocations (PPAs)
• Coordinate with external auditors on quarterly reviews
• AdHoc projects which help the Company’s processes to be automized and integrated
• Preparation of consolidated cash flow statement
• Coordinating and consolidating the month-end management reporting (such as share-based compensation, B / S and P / L, etc.)
• Reviewing the regional B / S reconciliations
• Assist in the preparation of QBR and Audit Committee decks

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Accounting, and a CPA, CA from public practice is required.
• 10+ years of progressive, hands-on experience in public companies reporting under IFRS.
• Big Four or National Firm accounting experience is required.
• Exposure to public company M&A, IFRS, SOX controls, transfer-pricing, multi-currencies, multi-subsidiary consolidation, and technical accounting is an asset.
• Expert knowledge of IFRS accounting rules along with extremely well-developed public financial reporting and disclosure experience, including management discussion and analysis.
• Familiarity with ERP systems, preferably NetSuite
• Experience in the Software / Technology sectors is a plus.
• Well-developed MS Office and financial modeling skills.

Beneficial

• Experience with internal controls
• Advanced knowledge of Canadian, Australian and UK taxation rules and regulations / statutory reporting
• Experience with M&A integration is an asset.

At Dye & Durham we strive to be visionaries! As a leader in our field, we ensure our employees are ready for the next challenge in their journey with us by offering internal and external training opportunities. We offer competitive salaries and a whole host of benefits including healthcare, pension, company discounts, wellness programs, and paid days off to move house or volunteer for your favourite charity.

Do you share our DNA?

• We ask how tomorrow can be better than today
• We are passionate about solving our customer's challenges
• Our ideas break boundaries
• We value different perspectives and encourage dialogue
• We take ownership and celebrate together

Dye & Durham is a global leader in legal technology. The company’s three categories of integrated solutions – practice management, data insights and due diligence, and client onboarding – give solicitors the essential tools they need to run their firms, from client acquisition to case management and legal accounting, and everything in between.

Trusted by thousands of legal practitioners globally, Dye & Durham helps law firms achieve more growth with less effort.