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About the role

  • Assistant Controller supporting IFRS accounting, revenue recognition, acquisitions, and audits for Harris’s mission-critical software solutions. Remote within Canada or based in Ottawa.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical accounting support across Harris business units
  • Participate in the month, quarter, and year-end close
  • Review complex revenue recognition for software contracts under IFRS 15, including WIP schedules
  • Review purchase price allocations for acquisitions, including NTA workbooks, intangible asset valuations, and purchase price reconciliations
  • Help implement new accounting standards and resolve accounting matters through independent research, discussion, and collaboration
  • Review variance analysis against forecasts and prior periods across Harris, verticals, or business units
  • Review account reconciliations
  • Provide coaching and mentoring to accounting staff
  • Support acquisition accounting, consolidation reporting, and audits
  • Collaborate with business unit finance teams, senior leadership, and external auditors

Requirements

  • Undergraduate degree in business, finance, or accounting
  • 4+ years of experience in an accounting or finance environment
  • Completed or working towards a CPA designation
  • Experience with complex revenue recognition
  • Experience with IFRS reporting framework
  • Professional accounting designation or currently enrolled as a student
  • Experience with project accounting (% complete) and software revenue recognition is a standout qualification
  • Exposure to business combinations (IFRS 3), purchase price allocations or intangible asset valuations is a standout qualification
  • CPA designation is a standout qualification
  • Formal or informal people management experience is a standout qualification
  • Public accounting experience is a standout qualification
  • Ability to work remotely within Canada or from the Ottawa office
  • Some limited travel may be required

Benefits

  • Three weeks' vacation (four weeks after three years and five weeks after seven years) plus five personal days
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision coverage from your first day of employment
  • Financial and professional development support for CPA candidates and members
  • Employee stock ownership and RRSP matching programs
  • Lifestyle rewards program
  • Flexible work options
  • Performance driven organization with many opportunities for advancement
  • Eligibility for bonus or merit program
  • Competitive Total Rewards program including health benefits, RRSP matching, stock option, and career development opportunities

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$70,000 - CA$80,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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