Overview
Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting Jobs in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada at Randstad
Title: Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting
Company: Randstad
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting
Location: Mississauga, 3 days in office
Position Overview
The Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting is a vital leadership role within the Corporate Accounting team, responsible for ensuring the accuracy, transparency, and timeliness of financial reporting. This individual will champion compliance with IFRS and regulatory standards while providing strategic support for the organization’s financial deliverables.
The ideal candidate possesses deep technical accounting expertise, superior business partnership skills, and an acute analytical mindset. You will be expected to navigate a fast-paced public company environment with a high degree of precision and a focus on continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting & Compliance
- External Reporting: Lead the preparation and review of quarterly and annual financial statements, including note disclosures, MD&A, press releases, investor presentations, and the Annual Information Form (AIF).
- Valuations: Direct the completion of quarterly and annual impairment testing.
- Compliance: Prepare and review quarterly covenant compliance calculations and reporting to ensure adherence to lending agreements.
- Legal Entity Reporting: Review and prepare separate audit legal entity financial statements as required.
M&A and Technical Accounting
- Transaction Support: Review acquisition and disposition agreements; manage the system setup required for financial reporting and review complex accounting entries related to these transactions.
- Technical Research: Lead IFRS research and the implementation of new accounting policies in response to developments in the senior housing industry.
- Technical Memoranda: Author technical accounting memos on corporate finance transactions to support financial reporting positions.
Stakeholder Management & Audit
- Audit Liaison: Serve as a primary point of contact for external and internal audit teams, ensuring the timely provision of documentation and resolution of queries.
- Business Partnership: Collaborate with operations finance and property managers to provide guidance on complex accounting items and ensure a deep understanding of operational results.
Systems & Process Improvement
- System Leadership: Act as a champion for system enhancements and automation, specifically focusing on EPM (OneStream) and ERP (Yardi) best practices.
- Operations: Oversee month-end and quarter-end corporate activities and lead ad hoc financial projects as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Experience: 8–10 years of progressive experience in accounting, with a significant focus on corporate accounting within a public company environment.
- Education: Post-secondary degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
- Designation: Professional accounting designation (CPA) is mandatory.
- Technical Knowledge: Advanced knowledge of IFRS and public company external reporting requirements.
- Systems: Proficiency OneStream (or similar EPM systems) is highly preferred. Expert-level Excel skills are mandatory.
If you’re interested in exploring this opportunity further, send your resume in Word format to [email protected].
