Sr. Accountant

Tata Consumer Products – North America; Toronto; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG company in Toronto is looking for a Financial Accountant to support financial processes, reporting, and compliance. The ideal candidate should have over 8 years of experience in the consumer products sector, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in SAP S / 4 Hana. This full-time position involves financial reporting, month-end closing, and assisting with audits, among other responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant work experience in a CPG environment.
• Experience with SAP S / 4 Hana necessary.
• Continuous Improvement mindset is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monthly financial closing processes.
• Prepare monthly performance packs and KPI reports.
• Ensure compliance with financial processes and controls.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Advanced Excel skills

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

SAP S / 4 Hana

Microsoft Office suite

Job description

At the core of Tata Consumer Products' business approach lie six strategic pillars that serve as the foundation for its growth and success : Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business, Driving Digital and Innovation, Unlocking Synergies, Creating a Future-Ready Organization, Exploring New Opportunities and Embedding Sustainability.

This job opportunity closely aligns with three of these key strategic pillars : Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business, Unlocking Synergies and Creating a Future Ready Organization. Tata Consumer Products is on a journey to become a multi category Premier FMCG company, and this role plays a key part in driving and supporting this for Canada. It is a critical co-pilot to the Canadian Finance, Sales & Marketing teams as well as Group Finance team, ensuring they receive high level financial support, insight, and challenge. It also plays a crucial role in overseeing all financial reporting aspects of the Canadian operation, to ensure all financial accounting and reporting requirements are met, and the financial controls and processes that sit behind them are fit-for-purpose.

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Month End for the Canadian business in line with Group accounting policies and requirements
• Primarily responsible to assist in the monthly closing process
• Analyzing transactions, reviewing general ledger accounts, creating journal entries
• Analyzing and reconciling assigned accounts (bank reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations, accrual reconciliations, prepaid tracking / reconciliation) and other analysis to support and execute the financial close process
• Maintaining timely, accurate financial records and performing financial analysis
• Reconciling sub-ledgers to general ledgers, identifying, and solving issues creating any variances
• Assisting with internal and external reporting
• Reconciliation and timely submission of HST and Non-Resident taxes
• Treasury support (intercompany loans, quarterly interest)
• Preparation of monthly reporting packs and presentation to various stakeholders
• Monthly P&L and volumes confirmed between SAP and Prophix (budgeting / LE software)
• Coding of invoices in AP tracking software
• Quarter End and Year End external audit and additional disclosure deliverables
• Participating in internal and external audits, providing support and financial analysis as required
• Participating in ad hoc reporting and what-if analysis as directed and completing special projects as assigned

Performance Reporting & Analysis

Monthly performance packs and other KPI reports and dashboards

Analysis and Insights to identify key trends, issues and opportunities

Monthly review of accrual accounts

Financial Planning & Decision Support

Maintaining up to date factor tables and preparing uploads for the budget preparation process

Work closely with Controller during budget preparation to validate variable factors by customer and product

Validation of budget inputs

Latest estimate support (balance sheet / working capital tracking)

Detailed variance analysis (versus budget, latest estimates and prior year actuals) to assist in preparation of budget reporting packs

Financial models and other financial support for strategic decision-making, ad hoc projects

Financial Processes & Controls

Work with various stakeholders, including Internal and External Auditors, to ensure the Canadian business complies to efficient and effective financial processes and controls appropriate to the risk environment

Product Costing & Cost Control

Year over year variance analysis for cost components

Additional cost analysis as needed

Financial Systems & Digitization

SAP S / 4 Hana system focus, master data process, new product reviews ensuring proper setup in SAP

Partner with the Digital team to deliver automation and digital solutions for Canada finance

Requirements

8+ years of relevant work experience, in CPG environment

Bachelor's degree in accounting, CPA (or working towards designation)

Experience using SAP S / 4 Hana

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, with advanced Excel skills

Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, organisation skills and self- motivated and fast learning professional

Continuous Improvement (CI) mindset and approach to processes

Positive mindset and flexibility to adapt in a dynamic and demanding growth environment

Desire to take responsibility and ownership and make a difference

Highly numerate and financially literate

Clear understanding of accounting guidance and processes in consumer products

Seniority level

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Finance

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Tata Consumer Products – North America by 2x

Get notified about new Senior Accountant jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada .

Toronto, Ontario, Canada CA$42,000.00-CA$46,000.00 1 month ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada CA$75,000.00-CA$110,000.00 1 month ago

Want to work at Fuller Landau in another role?

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada 1 week ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada CA$95,000.00-CA$100,000.00 3 weeks ago

Markham, Ontario, Canada $66,465.00-$86,405.00 6 days ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.

J-18808-Ljbffr