Senior GL Accountant

Pernod Ricard; Windsor; Hybrid; CAD 79,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Corby Spirit and Wine Limited, part of Pernod Ricard, seeks a Senior GL Accountant to join the North America Accounting Team. You will own close activities, journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting across statutory and management ledgers, collaborating with Finance and the business to drive accuracy and insightful financial information.

You will balance hands‑on accounting with problem‑solving, partner with stakeholders, and mentor junior staff, while supporting audits and tax packages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• At least 3 years of progressive accounting experience in a complex/multinational organization.
• CPA designation (Canada/US) or equivalent.
• Strong ledger, month-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting knowledge.
• Working knowledge of IFRS and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Own key month-end and year-end close across statutory and management ledgers, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, monthly reporting packages, and analyses; explain variances to stakeholders.
• Review system-generated journal entries in JD Edwards E1 and supervise junior accountants.
• Investigate accounting issues related to IFRS and business changes; recommend practical solutions.
• Maintain internal controls and ensure policy compliance, documentation, and reporting controls.
• Support internal and external audits; escalate issues when appropriate.
• Contribute to half-year and year-end consolidated reporting packages and tax-related reporting.
• Collaborate with Finance and business teams to translate transactions into clear insights.
• Mentor junior staff and CPA students; provide coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Identify and implement improvements to processes, reporting, controls, and system workflows.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA designation (Canada/US)

Tools

JD Edwards E1

Hubble by insightsoftware

Job description

Join Corby Spirit and Wine Limited and Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd.,: Where Moments Matter

At Corby and Hiram Walker, we’re more than a company - we’re curators of unforgettable moments. Our portfolio boasts some of Canada’s most iconic and award-winning brands, including J.P. Wiser’s, Lot No. 40, Pike Creek, and Gooderham & Worts Canadian whiskies, Polar Ice vodka, Lamb’s rum, Ungava gin, McGuinness and Cabot Trail liqueurs, Ace Beverage Group’s Cottage Springs, Cabana Coast, Liberty Village, and Good Vines, and Foreign Affair wines. But that’s just the beginning.

Through its affiliation with Pernod Ricard, Corby represents leading international brands such as ABSOLUT® Vodka, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, The Glenlivet®, Beefeater and Malfy Gins, a leading portfolio of American whiskey brands including Jefferson’s, Rabbit Hole, and Skrewball™ whiskey., and Perrier-Jouët and Mumm champagnes, – making our portfolio the most comprehensive in the market.

Why Choose Us?

Igniting Conviviality: Derived from the French word “convivialité,” our ethos centres on human connection, authenticity, and friendliness. We create moments that matter, starting with how we work together.

Progressive Opportunities: Fuel your ambition with outstanding career prospects and rewards. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your journey, we’re invested in your growth.

Guided by our 4 core values: (1) grounded in the real; (2) fiercely authentic; (3) passion for challenge; and (4) connected beyond borders; we are team players, dream makers, trailblazers, movers and (cocktail) shakers. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business!

The salary range for this role is $78,900.00 to $98,600.00. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a candidate’s experience, skills against internal peers and against the scope and responsibilities of the position.

Job Summary:

As a key member of the North America Accounting Team, the Senior GL Accountant plays an important role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timely delivery of financial information across our statutory and management general ledgers.

In this role, you will take ownership of core close, reconciliation, and reporting activities while partnering with stakeholders across Finance and the broader business. You’ll use your accounting expertise and judgment to investigate issues, explain financial impacts, strengthen controls, and identify opportunities to improve the way work gets done.

This is an opportunity for an experienced accounting professional who enjoys balancing hands‑on accounting with problem‑solving, cross-functional partnership, and the opportunity to mentor others.

Who will love this job:

You are a detail-oriented accounting professional who can see both the numbers and the bigger picture. You enjoy digging into complex transactions, understanding what is driving an issue, and translating your findings into clear, actionable information for others.

You are comfortable taking ownership of deadlines and deliverables, collaborating with financial and non-financial stakeholders, and knowing when an issue requires escalation. You bring strong technical accounting fundamentals, sound judgment, and a customer-focused mindset. You also enjoy improving processes and sharing your knowledge to help strengthen the broader team.

What you’ll do

• Own and coordinate key month-end and year-end close activities across statutory and management general ledgers, ensuring work is completed accurately and on time.

• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, monthly reporting packages, and supporting analyses, identifying discrepancies and clearly explaining variances and accounting impacts to stakeholders.

• Analyze system-generated journal entries within JD Edwards E1 and review work completed by junior accountants across assigned accounts and accounting flows.

• Investigate accounting issues related to business activity, changes in operations, IFRS requirements, and ad hoc requests, applying sound judgment to recommend practical solutions.

• Help maintain a strong internal control environment by ensuring compliance with accounting policies, reconciliation and journal-entry standards, documentation requirements, and financial reporting controls.

• Support internal and external audit requests, proactively identifying and escalating accounting or control issues when appropriate.

• Contribute to half-year and year-end consolidated reporting packages, annual tax package preparation, and other recurring financial reporting requirements.

• Partner with stakeholders across Finance and the business to understand transactions, assess accounting implications, and translate complex financial information into clear insights.

• Mentor and support the development of junior accounting team members and CPA students through coaching, review, and knowledge sharing.

• Identify and help implement improvements to accounting processes, reporting, controls, and system workflows that increase accuracy, efficiency, and consistency.

What’s in it for me?

Being part of an inclusive and diverse company where professional development and internal career mobility is front-and-center to our talent strategy. This means your career at Pernod Ricard has many possibilities. You’ll be part of a culture that celebrates the rich diversity of our people across the globe and be part of our long-standing commitment to making exceptional products, giving back to our communities, and honoring our responsibility to preserve the environment.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• At least 3 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within a complex or multinational organization.

• Canadian or US CPA designation, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional accounting experience.

• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, month-end close, account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting.

• Working knowledge of IFRS and internal control requirements.

• Experience working across integrated accounting processes and understanding how business transactions flow through the general ledger and financial statements.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to research accounting issues, identify root causes, and communicate conclusions clearly.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain accounting concepts and financial impacts to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.

• Experience reviewing the work of others and providing coaching, mentoring, or technical guidance to junior team members.

• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with enterprise resource planning and financial reporting systems.

• Experience supporting consolidated reporting, audit requirements, and tax-related reporting or compliance activities.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while maintaining a high degree of accuracy, accountability, and customer focus.

• Experience with JD Edwards E1 and Hubble by insightsoftware is strongly preferred.

Job Posting End Date:

2026-09-10

Target Hire Date:

2026-09-14

When you join Corby and Hiram Walker, you’ll experience a workplace that is rich in heritage, driven by our iconic brands and a long-standing commitment to sustainability, safety, and giving back to the people and communities where we work. We know that happiness at work starts with that feeling of belonging you get from an inclusive culture where being uniquely you is celebrated. Our values are lived, they drive our behaviors, and it’s what brings our culture to life. Learn about our rich heritage by clicking HERE for Corby and HERE for Hiram Walker.

Our work philosophy celebrates the magic of human connection with the flexibility needed to provide one’s most meaningful contribution. We offer a flexible work policy, with most of our positions offering a a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week. As a global employer, we understand that not everyone’s working hours are the same, and we empower our employees to work the hours that make the most sense for them and their team’s schedules.

We offer employees great benefits and perks to toast to a life filled with support. Check out PRCanadaBenefits.com for details.

At Corby and Hiram Walker, we’re committed to fostering a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals.

We will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. To request reasonable accommodation during the any phase of the recruitment process or want to review our accommodation policies, please reach out to our Human Resources Department at [e-mail].

Join us in creating a vibrant, inclusive workplace where everyone’s voice matters.