SKILLS:

• Excellent written and verbal skills
• A strong knowledge of Excel
• Ability to set and manage priorities
• Ability to propose process improvements and implement efficiencies
• Ability to review work and self-check as needed with a keen attention to detail
• Ability to interact successfully with dynamic personalities and collaborate cross-functionally with other departments
• Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to present problems and potential solutions
• Ability to articulate ideas to all areas of the business
• Experience in the hospitality industry

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience, preferably in the hospitality industry
• Experience in XERO, Beanworks, Lightspeed, Marketman, Tenzo, 5Loyalty, or ADP is an asset
• Experience in a global company

ROLE OVERVIEW

To oversee the transactional accounting responsibilities for the Market and provide key business partnering support to the General Manager and other senior members of the team. This role requires a keen attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in the preparation of the monthly management packs, documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls and a “hands-on”, problem solving approach to managing the markets’ finances. The candidate will have the tenacity to provide key reporting insights by creating financial projections, budgets and forecasts to enable the Global Time Out Financial Director to make informed decisions about the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing regular cost and control updates as well as responding to ad-hoc queries.

• Working closely with the GM to produce financial projections & budgets in a structured way.

• Build, update and maintain financial models and reports to be used for operational purposes and decision making.
• Manage a rolling cash flow projection for the market and work with the Finance & Admin support to the market to ensure accurate projections.
• Lead the Accounts Payable process for the market working with the local Finance & Admin support to ensure that invoices are processed, paid and recorded in a timely manner whilst helping to drive improvements in AP processes.
• Ensure Cost of Sales & Operating Expenses are accurate and accrual levels are set correctly on a monthly basis.
• Drive processes, control and governance for the Finance & Administration support to the market to determine best practice and in accordance with Oakridge Market LP’s operating policies and Authority & Responsibility Matrix.
• Presentation of monthly management information including accurate and timely reporting according to the policies and procedures required by Oakridge Market LP and its owners.
• Provide oversight to the accounting and governance of internal controls over inventory, cash and other assets as required.
• Full Balance Sheet reconciliations at Month End.
• Payroll, pension, and expense reimbursement submission for staff, monthly analysis and reconciliations.
• Sales Commission calculation and reporting.
• Prepare and support the reporting on any relevant provincial, GST, and other required tax remittances related to the market’s operations.
• Ensure local Finance & Admin support and other team members receive training for accounting systems and processes / procedures.
• Liaise with Oakridge Market LP’s accounting team for reporting, cash funding requests, etc. as required.
• Assist with ERP implementation and integration with other critical software, working closely with Oakridge Market LP’s accounting and management team.