Vancouver-Based Financial Reporting Analyst — Close & Compliance

Seaspan Corporation; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay-for-performance

Job summary

Seaspan Corporation in Vancouver, BC, is seeking a Financial Reporting Analyst to support timely month-end close and ensure accuracy across accounting operations. The role collaborates with Financial Reporting and Finance Operations teams in a high-performance environment.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce/Accounting (CPA towards), 3+ years in GL close, and strong Excel/netSuite experience, with excellent communication and multitasking skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Management, or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• A recognized professional accounting designation, or working towards a recognized professional accounting designation (e.g. CPA).
• Minimum 3 years experience supporting timely and accurate GL close within an accounting function and/or financial statement preparation.
• Experience with foreign currency transactions and intercompany transactions.
• Understands and has applied internal controls and process redevelopment.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office applications specifically Excel and Word.
• Strong communication skills to lead and coach less experienced staff members.
• Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, analyzes and approves working papers, journal entries, and account reconciliations ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with accounting policies.
• Leads and participates in financial cleanup projects, including historical account reconciliations, dry dock accrual reviews, and correction of aged balances.
• Partners with cross-functional teams to identify, investigate, and resolve reconciling items tied to legacy accounting entries and balances.
• Reviews journal entries and prepares analysis related to all major financial statement captions.
• Reviews and manages annual and quarterly financial statements for stand-alone entities.
• Assists in resolving complex accounting reconciliations.
• Assists with review, analysis, and documentation of accounting policies and procedures.
• Assists with finance transformation projects to optimize accuracy and timeliness of the financial close and reporting processes by leveraging best practices and technology.
• May assist with preparation and review of the company’s consolidated financial statements and MD&A.
• Proactively manages risk by identifying potential issues and implementing effective solutions to enhance business unit performance and compliance with internal control policies.
• Analyzes end-to-end process performance, by understanding workflow designs and translating complex data sets into strategic insights to drive process optimization.
• Provides training to new/ junior staff as needed

Skills

Strong communication skills

Strong analytical skills

Strong attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Management, or equivalent

CPA designation or working toward CPA

Tools

Microsoft Excel

NetSuite

MS Word

Job description

Seaspan Corporation in Vancouver, BC, is seeking a Financial Reporting Analyst to support timely month-end close and ensure accuracy across accounting operations. The role collaborates with Financial Reporting and Finance Operations teams in a high-performance environment.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce/Accounting (CPA towards), 3+ years in GL close, and strong Excel/netSuite experience, with excellent communication and multitasking skills.