Accounting Manager, North America Business Assurance - Mississauga, Canada - Intertek

Intertek

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Mississauga, Canada

2 weeks ago

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ACCOUNTING MANAGER, NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS ASSURANCE

Reporting to the Director, North American Business Assurance, the
Accounting Manager, Business Assurance is a key member of regional Finance team, leading the day-to-day operations of the accounting team and ensuring a high degree of quality, timeliness, and accuracy for the North American P&L.

This is a fast-paced environment with oversight of team members in Canada and the US, and it is essential the Accounting Manager have excellent time management and organizational skills.

We are looking for a true professional; someone that has demonstrated the ability to build and manage effective teams and can communicate financial impacts clearly and concisely to a variety of business partners.

How you'll make an impact in this role:

Lead the daily operations of the North American Business Assurance (NAM BA) Accounting team
Responsible for developing, analyzing and interpreting accounting and financial information to evaluate operating results and track performance against budgets and forecasts
Manage the monthly financial close, adhering to proper revenue and cost recognition policies and procedures
Lead the strategic aspects of budget and forecast processes, coordinating the preparation of analysis files and reporting decks
Perform strategic and financial analysis to inform/validate major decisions for the business, including performance and investment allocation, cost structure, margin targets, productivity, and headcount growth
Complete drilldown analyses on issues as they arise, working with cross functional, shared service, and regional / global partners to develop solutions and mitigate risk
Oversee the billing of audit activities, supporting accounts receivable and accounts payable cycles
Prepare monthly reporting packages for senior leaders with a high degree of accuracy

What it takes to be successful in this role:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related major
CPA, CMA preferred
6+ years of professional experience, including leading high performing teams
Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with superior attention to detail; Advanced MS Excel/PowerPoint skills and ability to impose structure and logic
Great interpersonal skills and willingness to work in collaboration with various business partners
Confidence to embrace new ways of doing things more effectively and more efficiently, with a problemsolving mentality to drive continuous process improvement
Experience providing financial support to a multilocation business
Excellent planning, time management, organization, and facilitation skills
Prior experience with Oracle PeopleSoft Financials an asset
This role may require up to 15% travel (mostly to US)

Location:
Mississauga, Ontario (Argentia)

Salary Range:
Competitive (based on experience) plus bonus 10%

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details.

The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.