Sr. Accountant

Reporting to the Manager, Financial Reporting and Landlord Services, the successful candidate will be responsible for the finance functions of UK subsidiary (remotely from Ottawa site). Must meet all standards of relevant national and international financial accounting policies, and statutory requirements. Act as primary interface with auditors and financial regulatory authorities, ensuring all statutory demands are met particularly to Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise. May also be assigned finance responsibilities within Canadian legal entity.

Key Responsibilities

Finance

1. Maintain the relationships with external regulatory authorities, auditors and agencies.
2. Maintain appropriate books of account that comply with Company policies and practices of accounting and ensure compliance with all statutory requirements of relevant countries, including tax. Maintain strong working relationships with company auditors and advisors.
3. Maintain overall control of the sales ledger, purchase ledger, cash book and nominal ledger especially the coding of invoices and the review of reconciliations.
4. Maintain appropriate treasury facilities for control and effective use of company funds and financial and cash flow forecasting to ensure that the Company is adequately funded to meet day to day requirements.
5. Provide appropriate financial performance and management accounting reports for the needs of the business.
6. Produce financial statements (P&L and balance sheets) and produce all monthly management accounts with detailed analysis of budgetary variances.
7. Maintain the company’s project and fixed asset registers to ensure that project leaders are well informed about the financial status of each project and to highlight areas of potential overspend.
8. Provide assistance where required in the production of statutory accounts, forecasts and budgets and consider the impact of changes and updates in legislation and reporting requirements.

Payroll

1. Review, authorize and submit payroll submission sheets and calculate and review adjustments as required. Maintain the employee payroll summary to ensure it is up to date.
2. Administer the employee pension system and ensure that changes in pension legislation are addressed accordingly.
3. Process monthly, quarterly, and annual National Statistics Office enquiries into turnover, staff numbers, corporate structure, overseas investment etc.

Other

1. Inventory costing and analysis.
2. Work closely with the accounting team and business partners to answer questions and support the business.
3. Identify and support continuous improvement activities.
4. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

1. Degree or diploma in accounting / finance (CPA candidates preferred).
2. Minimum 3-5 years finance experience.
3. Ability to meet deadlines.
4. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
5. Strong skills in Microsoft Office required (Outlook, Excel, and Word).

Additional experience in any of the following areas would be considered a valuable asset:

1. Knowledge of Oracle or similar ERP systems an asset.
2. Knowledge of UK reporting requirements considered an asset.