Senior Accountant

Job Description

Responsible for applying accepted accounting principles and procedures to analyze financial information, prepare accurate and timely financial reports and statements.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for lease review and maintaining lease schedules across all regions to ensure compliance with IFRS 16
• Reviews daily cash reconciliation prepared by staff accountant
• Analyze accounting transactions and records to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to accounting standards and company policies
• Preparation and review of monthly account reconciliations to ensure balances reconcile to the general ledger
• Preparation and review of monthly journal entries

Financial Reporting

• Reviews financial statements for operating trends and results, researching variances to forecast and budget
• Support the quarterly and annual internal and external audit processes
• Identify and work to execute and implement process simplification, standardization, automation or other efficiency opportunities
• Assist with updating of process documentation for our key business processes
• Mentor and assist the accounting team to document business processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting
• 3-5 years of experience in similar role
• Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Advanced MS Excel knowledge (familiarity with formulas, VLOOKUPs and pivot tables)
• Proficiency with G‑Suite and Workday preferred
• Excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work independently

Location: Montréal, QC

Company: Cogeco Communications Inc.

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