Sr. Business Unit Accountant

Boyd Group Services; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boyd Group Services in Winnipeg, MB seeks a Senior Business Unit Accounting Analyst to provide technical guidance and workflow support for accurate financial reporting and month-end close. You will review reconciliations, analyze variances in gross margin and OPEX, and drive improvements while ensuring internal controls.

You’ll mentor BU accounting staff, collaborate across FP&A and other finance teams, and help implement new workflows to improve efficiency and compliance.

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in Business (preferably Accounting or Finance).
• 4+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, with inventory, operational expenses and revenue focus.
• Workday or cloud-based ERP experience preferred.
• Working towards a CPA designation or other certifications.

Responsibilities

• Guide and mentor BU accountants to ensure accurate and timely financial outputs, including month-end close support and issue escalation.
• Review monthly reconciliations, ensure compliance and high-risk reconciliation support for internal controls.
• Identify process improvements by eliminating redundancies and implementing new workflows.
• Prepare monthly variance analysis for revenue, gross margin and operating expenses, explaining drivers to other teams.
• Monitor and improve business process controls within the BU accounting group.
• Assist the Manager with onboarding and training of staff.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Variance analysis

Month-end close

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial reporting

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

CPA designation (preferred)

Tools

Workday ERP

Job description

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Job Description:

Job Summary

The Senior Business Unit Accounting Analyst provides technical guidance and workflow support to the Business Unit Accounting staff in collaboration with the Manager, Business Unit Accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting and month-end close processes. This role is responsible for reviewing account reconciliations, performing variance analysis on gross margin, operational
expenses, and fostering proactive collaboration with other accounting and finance departments to report accurate financial results. Furthermore, the position drives operational excellence by identifying process redundancies, implementing new workflows, and monitoring business process controls to ensure efficiency and compliance.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Assist the Manager, Business Unit Accounting in providing guidance and mentorship to the Business Unit accountants to ensure accurate and timely financial outputs, including supporting the month-end close process, assisting with deliverables, and identifying high-priority issues.
• Review of monthly account reconciliations, ensuring compliance and performing high-risk account reconciliations to support internal controls.
• Identify and implement process improvement initiatives by identifying redundancies, implementing new workflows, and supporting continuous efficiency projects.
• Prepare monthly revenue, gross margin, and operational expenses variance analysis, including investigating and explaining variance drivers to other finance and accounting departments.
• Support the oversight and monitoring of business process controls within the business unit accounting group to ensure controls are operating effectively.
• Assist the Manager, Business Unit Accounting with onboarding and training.

Minimum Education and/or Experience Required for the Job

• An undergraduate degree in Business (preferably Accounting or Finance) is preferred.
• 4+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, with a strong understanding of inventory, operational expenses and revenue.
• Workday or cloud-based ERP experience is preferred.
• Working towards a CPA designation or other certifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong technical knowledge of accounting standards under IFRS (e.g., inventory, cost of sales, revenue recognition) and proven ability to oversee, troubleshoot, and guide team members through complex account reconciliations.
• Experience in financial variance analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin, and OPEX), management of month-end accruals, and ensuring effective internal business process controls.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of projects with a forward-looking, proactive mindset to identify process impacts, implement improvements, and reduce redundancies.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams, including FP&A, to convey financial information clearly.

Preferred Education and/or Experience

• CPA designation

Other RequirementsTravel, physical requirements, etc.

• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Prolonged use of computers.

Please note, this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The physical demands of your job must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job.

AI Disclosure Statement:

At The Boyd Group and all affiliated companies, we do not use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated tools to screen, assess, or select applicants for employment. All hiring decisions are made by real people who review each application individually.

Compensation Details:

$70,000 - $90,000 / Year

Compensation is commensurate with skill, education and experience.

Supplemental Pay:
This position may also be eligible for Bonus opportunities tied to individual or business initiatives