Interim accountant optimizing Odoo and DATEV finance processes for ELANI Sports, a home - workout fitness products developer and retailer. Improving reporting, cashflow planning, and automation.
About the role
- Corporate Accountant owning reconciliations, journal entries, royalties and month-end close. Supporting IFRS reporting and process improvement at Canadian K-12 publisher Nelson Education.
Responsibilities
- Own assigned areas of the monthly close, including account reconciliations, journal entries, supporting schedules and balance sheet roll forwards
- Prepare and maintain accounting schedules and entries for accruals, fixed assets, intangible assets, royalties and other assigned accounts
- Prepare royalty calculations, author and licensor statements, accruals and payment schedules
- Prepare annual tax reporting for royalty recipients, including T4A and related slips
- Prepare or support GST/HST and other indirect tax filings and reconciliations
- Investigate and resolve reconciling items, unusual movements and accounting issues
- Manage assigned close activities according to the close calendar and escalate issues affecting deadlines or reporting
- Prepare account analysis and variance explanations and contribute to monthly financial reporting
- Prepare supporting schedules and respond to external audit requests
- Support annual financial statement disclosures and other financial reporting requirements
- Support gross margin and SG&A analysis through data extraction, reconciliation and analysis
- Maintain documented procedures and improve reconciliation and close processes
- Build working knowledge of NetSuite reporting, saved searches, journal posting and period-close activities
- Partner with Accounting, Reporting, AR & AP Operations, Supply Chain and other functions
- Provide backup for other close areas and contribute to additional projects
Requirements
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
- CPA designation or active enrolment in the CPA program strongly preferred
- 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on month-end close and account reconciliation responsibilities
- Solid understanding of accounting principles and working knowledge of IFRS
- Familiarity with GST/HST is an asset
- Experience with balance sheet accounting, including accruals, fixed assets and other reconciliations
- Exposure to royalty or other contract-based calculations is an asset
- Experience supporting an external audit
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience with NetSuite or another ERP system
- Strong analytical, organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple deliverables and deadlines independently
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Collaborative, curious and continuous-improvement mindset
Benefits
- Performance-related incentive pay may be available
- Flexible and customizable health, dental, and paramedical plans for employees and their families
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Personal Spending Account (PSA) for wellness expenses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Pension plan with company matching contributions
- Registered Retirement Pension Plan
- Annual educational reimbursement for professional development
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Hybrid work model with remote and in-office options
- Flexible work hours (divisional dependent)
- Paid vacation, sick leave, parental leave top-up, personal days, and more
- Annual paid volunteer day
- Holiday closure from Christmas to New Year’s
- Summer Fridays
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