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avidbots

Accounting Manager, Financial Reporting

Kitchener, Ontario

Sponsorship not specified$40k-$50kDetected 20 days ago
Financial AnalysisAccountingForecastingExcelFP&AAuditingProcess ImprovementERPResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingIFRSFinancial ReportingInternal AuditVariance Analysis

About the role

  • Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, you will have responsibility for a wide range of financial reporting and accounting activities across multiple entities, ensuring timeliness, accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
  • Excellent communication skills, high accuracy/attention to detail, strong organization, analytical and problem-solving skills are a must.

Responsibilities

  • Own the month-end close checklist end-to-end
  • Manage preparation and distribution of periodic internal financial statements
  • perform high-level and detailed financial analysis to support management decision-making
  • Support the Controller in preparing external audit deliverables, working paper packages, and audit schedule documentation
  • Manage the accounting for company inventory and fixed assets, including WIP and COS postings, depreciation continuity schedules, and account reconciliations
  • Manage preparation and distribution of periodic internal financial statements; perform high-level and detailed financial analysis to support management decision-making
  • Partner with the Corporate Controller and IT Systems Analyst on Epicor process improvement initiatives - provide accounting requirements and sign off on configuration outcomes
  • Develop, maintain, and improve accounting process documentation - ensure close procedures, reconciliation standards, and journal entry policies are current and accessible
  • Develop, monitor, and enforce financial controls and procedures to ensure accurate reporting and audit readiness at all times

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced and highly dynamic environment.
  • 6-8 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years managing or coordinating a full month-end close process across a team
  • or CPA, CGA) required
  • Experience in a manufacturing, hardware, or hardware+SaaS environment - you understand inventory costing, WIP, COS postings, and deferred revenue simultaneously
  • Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and/or ASPE
  • familiarity with revenue recognition principles across hardware, subscription, and services revenue streams
  • strong working knowledge of ERP-based GL, inventory, and consolidation modules
  • Track record of running a structured, documented close process - not just participating in one
  • Professional experience in the manufacturing and/or technology industries

Compensation

  • Support the FP&A team with annual planning and monthly forecasting processes including balance sheet reporting and account roll forward schedules
  • Coordinate annual standard cost updates and ongoing variance analysis in partnership with the Senior Cost Accountant and Operations

Company info

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