Sr. Accountant

Trophy Foods Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Trophy Foods Inc. in Mississauga, ON is seeking a Senior Accountant to ensure financial statement integrity and lead month-end close, internal controls, and audit readiness.

You will drive process improvements and collaborate across teams to support a best-in-class finance function. Responsibilities include general ledger, reconciliations, journal entries, capital project accounting, FX management, tax support, and year-end audit coordination.

Qualifications

• College diploma or University degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• 3+ years in a Finance setting in a progressive finance role.
• CPA designation is preferred.
• Experience with consolidation of multi-currency statements is an asset.
• Preference to a Consumer-Packaged Goods company and/or food & beverage.
• Strong work ethic and positive team attitude and ability to build relationships.
• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong organization and time management skills; self-starter with limited supervision.
• Pro-active with a customer service and continuous improvement mindset.
• Superior Excel skills and experience with ERP/JD Edwards; experience with Hubble is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all general ledger transactions with accuracy and integrity.
• Complete month-end financial reporting and bank reconciliations.
• Prepare standard monthly journal entries.
• Identify, record, value, and report capital projects; ensure timely capitalization.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and support timely reconciliations by other groups.
• Maintain documentation for all financial activities and policy materials.
• Manage FX entries and update monthly rates in JD Edwards; run FX reports.
• Review sales tax requirements for Canada and US for compliance.
• Prepare and submit documentation for corporate tax return.
• Back up review of cheques and EFTs before final payment.
• Assist with annual physical inventory counts and audits.
• Cross-train and provide back-up to Inventory Control Coordinator.
• Perform ad hoc analyses and reports as requested.

Skills

CPA designation

Excel skills

Communication skills

Time management

Self-starter

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Tools

JD Edwards

Hubble

Job description

Are you ready to make a real impact and grow your career in an industry that nourishes the nation? Join us at Trophy Foods Inc. in Mississauga, ON, where exciting opportunities await you! Whether you’re looking to launch your career or take it to the next level, we offer the perfect platform to thrive in the dynamic world of food manufacturing.

At Trophy Foods, we don’t just make snacks — we craft quality products that people across the country love. From sourcing the finest ingredients to producing and packaging private label nuts, seeds, dried fruit, mixes, and confections, our team plays a key role in delivering delicious, healthy snacks to households nationwide. With our products featured in grocery stores, clubs, and mass channels, you’ll feel a sense of pride knowing the snacks you helped create are enjoyed coast-to-coast.

Now’s the time to be part of our growth and success! Ready to start or accelerate your journey with us? Come be part of something bigger at Trophy Foods!

We are looking for a Sr. Accountant to join our dynamic team at Trophy Foods. This position is for an existing vacancy and offers the opportunity to:

• Contribute to our mission of inspiring, creating, and delivering high-quality snacks with exceptional service.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and meet the evolving needs of our customers and consumers.
• Ensure the highest standards of food safety, quality, and customer satisfaction are met.
• Uphold Trophy’s strong commitment to caring for customers, our community, and the environment.

Overview: The Senior Accountant is responsible for ensuring the overall integrity and completeness of the financial statements. This includes month/year end closing, review of internal controls, completion of account reconciliations, and managing the audit PBC list. The incumbent will have a mandate to develop and implement process improvements, with the objective of driving efficiencies and building a best-in-class organization.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for all general ledger transactions while ensuring accuracy and integrity of the statements.
• Responsible for completing month end financial reporting.
• Responsible for preparing bank reconciliations.
• Calculate and prepare standard monthly journal entries.
• Responsible for identification, recording, valuation, reporting and timely capitalization of capital projects.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts (Bank, Prepaids, Taxes, etc.) and ensure other groups are completing recs timely and efficiently.
• Maintain an accurate and complete trail of supporting documentation for all financial activities.
• Responsible for maintaining the chart of accounts, and policy and procedure documentation as required.
• Manages the FX including booking entries, updates JDE with monthly rates, tracks and journalizes US forwards and runs reports in JDE to post monthly FX entries.
• Review sales tax requirements for Canada and US to ensure compliance.
• Prepare and submit documentation for corporate tax return to tax preparers.
• Back up review of cheques and EFTs before submitting for final payment.
• Assist with annual physical inventory counts.
• Assist with preparation for annual audits and manage auditors’ requests.
• Cross train and provide back up to the Inventory Control Coordinator.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and reports as requested.

Experience, Qualifications, and Educational Requirements:

• College diploma or University degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• 3+ years in a Finance setting in a progressive finance role.
• CPA designation is preferred.
• Experience with consolidation of multi-currency statements an asset.
• Preference to a Consumer-Packaged Goods company and/or food & beverage.
• Strong work ethic and positive team attitude. Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments, key business partners.
• Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Strong organization and time management skills. Self-starter who works well with limited supervision.
• Pro-active with a customer service and continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• Superior Excel skills and experience with ERP/ JD Edwards.
• Experience with Hubble is an asset.

Trophy Foods is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity. Diversity is core to our business: by embedding diversity into all aspects of our culture, we maximize the opportunity to achieve sustainable business success and growth. Trophy Foods Inc. provides equal opportunities in employment, promotions, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment to all qualified persons without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, caste, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, source of income, or any other characteristics protected by the applicable Federal and Provincial laws.

We may use AI-supported tools to assist with parts of our recruitment process. These tools support administrative and screening functions and do not replace human decision-making. All hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team.

Trophy Foods has an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for employees with disabilities.