Accounting Manager - Peterborough, Canada - Jo Anne's Place Health Foods

Description

***: As a strong communicator, skilled financial analyst, and business partner in our Senior Management Group you will use critical thinking and astute problem-solving skills to lead Jo Anne's Place financial management functions. You will perform all accounting, payroll, payables, IT, and purchasing functions; maintain accurate reporting of Jo Anne's Place financial position, safeguard the assets and liabilities, detects trends and heightened profit possibilities, and implement/monitor financial policies that have been approved by the General Manager.

The Accounting Manager will be expected to demonstrate the embodiment of integrity, honesty, openness, personal excellence, continual self-improvement, mutual respect, integrity, discipline, and dedication of the very best professional management and leadership practices.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:


Manage Jo Anne's Place Finances

• Manages the financial function of Jo Anne's Place.
• Reports to the General Manager.
• Performs Accounting, Payroll, Payables, Purchasing, and IT functions.
• Informs and advises other department heads about the financial aspects of their responsibilities.
• Monthly Cash Flow reports
• Ensures compliance with all relevant laws and regulations to avoid fines.
• Submit reports to the General Manager and on request to the Senior Management Group.
• Provides data on trends and heightened profit possibilities and as well as reports requested by the General Manager.
• Prepare and present business cases and capital budgeting calculations.

Accounting

• Produces monthly financial reports and provides additional information and clarification to the General Manager; provides related advice.
• Monitors and investigates budget variances, highlighting issues/achievements affecting the EBITDA.
• Reviews balance sheet accounts monthly; brings to the General Manager's attention any issues with an impact on Jo Anne's Place assets and liabilities.
• Streamlines accounting procedures to reduce operating costs. And improve reporting efficiency.
• Prepares draft annual financial statements for review by the accountant of record.
• Ensures HST remittances are submitted on time.
• Prepares the income tax return for accounting firm as well as the annual EHT and WSIB returns.

Payroll

• Ensures

- bi-weekly payroll and transfers direct deposit data.

• Ensures

compliance with statutory reporting requirements for T4's and T4A's.

• Ensures

remittances of withholding taxes, EHT and WSIB premiums are submitted on time.

• Ensures

compliance with the Employment Standard Act, in consultation with the General Manager and external HR partner (Savino HR)


Payables

• Ensures

payables are paid on time and benefit fully from discounts.

• Oversees compliance to and development of purchasing policies and procedures.
• Oversees records management for the purchasing function.

Administers Banking Function

• Reviews the monthly bank reconciliation and addresses any unresolved issues promptly.
• Manages the cash flow to minimize interest charges.
• Negotiates and administers employee benefits and gathers information to assist the General Manager in making decisions about employee benefit plans.
• Monitors Capital Expenditures.
• Reviews all price quotations for projects tendering out and discusses with General Manager.
• Monitors all payments against the budget.
• Prepares reports to the General Manager and Senior Management Group.
• Ensures

compliance with statutory reporting requirements.

• Reviews departmental budget proposals with the General Manager and department managers.
• Verifying the taking of annual inventories and reporting outcome/issues to General Manager.
• Advises department managers to ensure their budget requests are reasonable and being adhered to.
• Completes draft budget package and review with General Manager and present to Senior Management Group.
• Works with the General Manager and departmental heads to plan and manage capital budgets and cash flow system.

Information and Technology (IT)

• Responsible for managing/updating/improving the Jo Anne's Place POS and CRM systems.
• Maintain an IT equipment inventory and ensuring its operation and update/replacement.
• Preparing an annual IT budget
• Upkeep maintenance of IT system
• Cyber security
• Problem solving

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance.
• CPA designation or MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Business Administration or Financial Controlling/Accounting.
• Experience in a financial management and leadership role.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Highly selfmotivated individual who embraces a culture of innovation and collaboration
• Excellent communications skills, including the ability to provide data in a concise and appropriate manner, negotiation, and conflict management.
• Ability to translate user requirements into technical specifications.
• Demons