Finance - Corporate Accountant

Niagara Falls-based Canadian Niagara Hotels Group of Companies is one of Canada’s largest and most successful diversified entertainment businesses, with more than 2500 talented professionals spread across its various Hotels, Spas, Conference Centres, Restaurants, Craft Brewery and Distillery, Indoor Waterpark, City Touring, Entertainment and Specialty Retail businesses - with more to come! We are home to world-class brands including Marriott, Sheraton, IHG, Morton’s, Milestones, Hard Rock Café, Rainforest Café, Hershey and Starbucks - to name a few. Regardless of what business or role you start with, career development opportunities and rewards are endless for people delivering exceptional guest satisfaction and attaining business results.

Join our dynamic team as an Accountant. Reporting to the Controller, you'll be afforded many opportunities for professional growth and skill development. This role offers a blend of improving your technical financial skills through financial reporting and collaborating directly with operations to optimize profits and streamline costs through financial analysis. In our dynamic environment, you’ll be working with various Point of Sale systems, inventory management, and leveraging a cutting-edge accounting software system, which gives you a holistic understanding of our operation. The Finance team has over 30 dedicated employees including finance, A/R, A/P and Treasury. There are three teams in finance each accountable for different financial reporting entities each led by the Controller.

• Prepare accurate and timely monthly financial statements with required journal entries
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts on a regular basis, ensuring financial accuracy and accountability
• Proactively address discrepancies in daily revenue, cash flow, and expenses
• Analyze and articulate month-end costs and expenses to finance and operational leaders, enabling data-driven decision-making
• Ensure internal controls compliance and make recommendations for refining existing policies and procedures
• Provide analysis that supports operation and finance objectives
• Foster a collaborative work environment by providing support and expertise to team members, fostering a cohesive and motivated team spirit
• Support the year-end closing review and reporting process
• Assist with annual budget preparation as needed

• Record and verify the day end of the outlet
• Verifying actual cash and credit card reports to operations reporting system
• Investigating any shortages or variances
• Review of the controls for the day
• Appropriate approvals for any rate changes
• Appropriate approvals for all complimentary adjustments or QSA’s
• Appropriate approvals in place in the POS system
• Report any inconsistencies to the Controller
• Follow-up emails or reports to operations based on the daily revenue reports
• Account reconciliations for bank accounts, miscellaneous accruals, clearing accounts
• Reconcile and audit gratuities collected and gratuities paid out to the expected amounts based on the agreement
• Other accounts as designated by the Controller
• Book the entry to move the appropriate COGS based on the end of month count
• Review at high-level to see if inventory count was consistent and complete
• Review for any significant price adjustments as compared to prior month
• Prepare HST remittance for review and approval and perform net file
• Prepare monthly franchise fee remittance based on agreement for review and approval
• Complete month end following the month end timeline as established by the Controller
• Review general ledgers for items posted incorrectly or should be re-classified based on direction of the Controller
• Contact operations for any discrepancies found during the month-end close process to understand and fix operational issues
• Run month end financial reports and submit to Controller for review highlighting any items/expenses that are unusual or high for the month or identify and correcting entries made that would affect the current month’s results
• Verify and confirm interest income and expense
• Accrue costs at month end that were not yet booked through Accounts Payable
• Attend financial review meeting and occasional month end inventory count

• University or College graduate in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related fields
• Relevant work experience in full cycle accounting would be considered an asset
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with advanced expertise in MS Excel
• Detail-oriented. Analytical thinker. Problem Solver. Takes initiative
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Must be located within a reasonable commutable distance

Join us in this rewarding opportunity where you'll thrive in a supportive and innovative work environment while making a significant impact on our organization's success. Apply now and become an integral part of our dynamic team!

• Dental care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care

• Monday to Friday

• Niagara Falls, ON L2G 3K6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

• Chartered Professional Accountant (preferred)