Accounting Manager - Milton, Canada - Cheme Engineering

Cheme Engineering

Verified Company

Milton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

This is an opportunity to join a thriving process engineering firm serving a wide range of industries from pharmaceutical and biologics to science and technology and food and beverage.

Cheme is a team of dedicated professionals that are passionate about what we do and how we do it. Cheme is a place where you will be challenged, supported, and given the freedom and ownership to thrive. We attract the best because we continually invest in our people through career planning, training and development, and mentorship.

At Cheme we know that our business is successful when our clients succeed, and our clients succeed when our people reach their potential.

The Accounting Manager is a business accounting specialist with the technical skills and leadership ability to participate in and lead the execution of day-to-day business financial operations including invoicing, payroll, and preparation of financial reporting dashboards/materials in support of senior leadership reporting to Board of Directors.

The Accounting Manager has the ability to identify and implement continuous improvements to accounting related business processes that improve the efficiency of financial operations.

The Accounting Manager is responsible for leading the accounting team, include bookkeepers and accounting clerks for the day-to-day execution of accounting operations.

This includes annual budgeting for salaries and other expenses needed to execute financial operations.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Ownership of the following business processes in support of project execution
Work in process (WIP)
Accounts receivable and accounts payable
Payroll management
Key interfaces with:
Director of Talent for execution of transactional aspects of HR
Director of Operations
Studio Heads
Accountability and ownership of monthly invoicing cycles, payroll, monthend, and yearend
Cashflow forecasting
Manage general ledger
Prepare departmental annual budget
Report directorate quarterly budget status reports
Tax planning throughout the fiscal year and filing of annual tax return
Ensure proper documentation of transactions and records
Establish internal controls and guidelines for accounting transactions and enforce proper accounting methods
Responsible for chart of accounts to ensure compliance with provincial and federal regulations
Coordination with external auditors to provide needed information for annual audit
Detection and reporting of anomalies in company financial transactions
Manage and motivate assigned team and operations
Conduct performance evaluations for accounting team
Contribute to financial related materials to training programs for new and existing staff
Support continued rollout and optimization of firm ERP system
Problem solving, investigations and business process optimization to improve efficiency of financial operations in the firm

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration OR 10 years of equivalent experience
510 years of experience in accounting and/or bookkeeping for a firm that requires cyclical invoicing
Experience in the accounting operations of a professional services firm is not mandatory but is considered a strong asset
Experience and proficiency with Unanet A/E is considered a strong asset
Excellent management and supervisory skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Adept at dealing with people in a professional and courteous manner.
Use of Microsoft operating system and Microsoft Office Suite to navigate a server environment and prepare documents.
Valid driver's license, and owner of a car

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