Senior Accountant

at  Peninsula Canada

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and an investigative approach to problem solving.
• Expert MS Excel knowledge including advanced formula and workbook analysis.
• Excellent customer service approach in relating with colleagues.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
• Able to work autonomously and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Demonstrates initiative, proactiveness, and ownership of the role.
  This role is based in downtown Toronto (100% onsite)

• Prepare recurring and one-time accrual, prepaid, and miscellaneous journal entries.
• Prepare accelerated revenue recognition worksheets monthly.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare bad debt provisions and other estimates.
• Investigate and solve reconciliation discrepancies.
• Analyze overhead costs for savings opportunities.
• Analyze contract profitability by various factors to determine price optimization.
• Contribute to profit and loss variation analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to UK Group.
• Calculate and file HST remittances.
• Forecast and monitor cash flow.
• Initiate bank payments for both internal approvals and bank online authorizations.
• Validate intercompany charges between related companies.
• Communicate with UK Group Finance and other departments as required.
• Cross-training with other accounting roles and act as vacation/absence back-up.
• Various other ad-hoc financial analysis as required.
• CPA designation required.
• 3-5 years of multi-provincial accounting experience.
• Able to work under pressure to tight financial reporting deadlines.
• Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of accounting control procedures.