Supervisor, Canadian Operations Accounting

Kal Tire Ltd; Vernon; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tire industry is seeking a Supervisor for Canadian Operations Accounting. This role involves supervising accounting teams, ensuring compliance with IFRS, and providing financial analysis to support management decisions. The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting skills, leadership experience, and a CPA designation. The company offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Group RRSP/DPSP matching program

Discount on tires and mechanical services

Positive work culture

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial accounting.
• Minimum 2 years supervising or leading teams.
• Public Accounting experience considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Accounting team for Stores and Warehouse Divisional reporting.
• Prepare or review financial statements and account reconciliations.
• Collaborate with management for business decision-making.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Critical thinking

Logical reasoning

Excel

Accounting systems experience

Power BI dashboards

Education

CPA designation

Job description

Supervisor, Canadian Operations Accounting

Role Description

The Supervisor, Canadian Operations Accounting is a designated accountant with significant experience in supervising and leading operational accounting teams in ensuring reported financial results and analyses are completed in an accurate and timely manner.

This role is responsible for the Canadian Stores and Warehouses operational accounting and reporting in accordance with Kal Tire accounting policies and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Throughout the month the position works closely with Divisional management to ensure the integrity of financial data and provides a high level of customer service on ad-hoc projects.

Core Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Provides support, guidance and direct supervision to the Accounting team that supports Stores and Warehouse Divisional reporting.

• Participates in the planning and execution of projects that impact Accounting.
• Provides mentorship to team members.

• Assists others in the performance of their duties as required.
• May assist in the recruiting, hiring and training of corporate accounting team members.

Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Prepare or review branch-level, divisional and legal entity financial statements.
• Undertake analysis and resolution of more complex/non-routine accounting issues.
• Review account reconciliations prepared by other team members.
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory changes and impacts on the organization’s books of account.
• Maintain an accurate and complete trail of supporting documentation for any accounting entries.
• Ensures compliance with established internal controls, identifies gaps and proposes solutions, as required.

Finance Business Process and System Improvements

• Seeks opportunities to automate or streamline business processes and collaborates with other business units to improve business processes.
• Works with Information Systems stakeholders, researches and analyses potential solutions to business needs and performs fit-gap assessment of solutions to business needs.
• Maps “as is” and “to be” business processes using industry standard tools such as process maps, flow charts, use cases, etc.

Financial Performance Analysis for Management Decision Making

• Understands Kal Tire’s business from a Finance perspective.
• Collaborates with all levels of Management to understand what information is needed for business decision-making.
• Analyzes data and summarizes findings in a manner that clearly identifies key business performance issues, facilitating efficient and effective management decision making.

Work Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial accounting.
• Minimum 2 years supervising or formally leading teams.
• Public Accounting experience considered an asset.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong technical IFRS knowledge with a history of pragmatic application in-line with the needs of financial information users.
• High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts.
• Ability to interpret and implement company policies and procedures.
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel.
• Experience with full-feature accounting systems.
• Experience with developing Power BI dashboards would be a plus.

Education

• CPA designation is required.

What We Offer

• The target salary range for this position is $90,000 to $107,000 per year based on experience.
• Comprehensive medical and dental benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• A group RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Discount on tires and mechanical services
• Positive work culture, opportunities for growth and development, and work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development, such as training programs, mentorship, and tuition reimbursement.