Reporting to the Accounting Manager this role is responsible for general accounting within the Finance department and ensuring accurate and timely accounting and reporting of financial transactions. This role requires a solid understanding of accounting principles, strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel for data analysis. This role requires compliance with company policies, local statutory reporting and U.S. public company reporting, including internal control requirements under Sarbanes Oxley. This is an in-office position, where the selected candidate will be required to work out of our Waterloo, Ontario office.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare, review and maintain accounting records to ensure accurate and timely accounting of transactions for monthly, quarterly and year-end financial close requirements.
- Prepare and post journal entries, including proper support documentation and review of entries.
- Perform monthly general ledger account reconciliations and prepare supporting working papers for balance sheet accounts that support reconciliations.
- Manage inter-company accounts and transactions including posting invoices and reconciling balances.
- Processing AP payments and general AP support as required.
- Accounting for employee T&E expenses using SAP Concur and assisting employees with T&E system and accounting questions.
- Provide profit and loss variance explanations to ensure complete and accurate financial accounting and reporting.
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Manage inventory cost accounting activities, including:
- Reviewing and posting inventory transactions.
- Closing inventory jobs and analyzing inventory activity.
- Performing inventory valuation and standard cost updates.
- Reviewing inventory variances and investigating discrepancies.
- Reconciling inventory subledger balances to the general ledger.
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain teams to ensure accurate inventory transactions, effective inventory controls, and proper inventory valuation.
- Participate in inventory cycle counts and annual physical inventory counts, including reconciliation and reporting of count results.
- Other general accounting needs as required, including but not limited to accounts receivable, prepaids, fixed assets accounting and month end reporting.
- Support the budgeting and forecasting processes by providing financial insights and historical data analysis.
- Ensure compli