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Oakville, On

Oakville, Ontario

* Independently manage the daily finance operations of the company by delegating tasks and responsibilities to team members, representing finance in departmental meetings and discussions, onboarding new team members, and debriefing the Director of Finance on ongoing projects, areas of focus, and outstanding issues* Indirect oversight of the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions providing support, solutions, leadership, and direction to the team and also communicating priorities* Focus on establishing strong working relationships with all team members by providing financial and analytical support to all departments, actively participating in problem solving sessions, empathising with the needs and goals of others, and embracing an environment of regularly changing business needs (entering new sales channels and markets, opening a new head office, moving to third-party logistics, and significant team restructuring)* Management of full-cycle accounting, including preparation and review of journal entries, month end reconciliations and generation of financial statements and corresponding analysis* Perform a six-day month-end close with final approval of the general ledger and submission of financial reporting package to management including a full analysis of the month-end results (profitability analysis, areas of concern/focus, budget vs. actual variances)* Finance key user for SAP implementation project, including change management for the finance team, ensuring adherence to accounting policy and focusing on the future growth needs of the business* Support for ad-hoc requests and analysis from management, focusing on special projects that require reliable information for timely decision making* Ownership of the budgeting process from initial preparation and submission to the Director of Finance to monthly monitoring and opportunity/risk assessment of departmental spending

Barrie, Ontario

* Thorough understanding and knowledge of full cycle accounting from preparation of client journal entries, account reconciliations, and account analysis * Actual vs. actual and budget vs. actual analysis to determine areas of concern or risk, often leading to further investigation of account activity and identification of client errors * Internal control assessments to help clients identify and resolve weaknesses in their internal control environment* Supervision of team members on audit engagements, including delegation of tasks, time management, identifying and solving project road blocks and developing action plans for the engagement* Preparation of final audited financial statements and notes to the financial statements* Professional communication with management regarding discrepancies, weaknesses in accounting policy, and guidance on accounting issues* Independently completed smaller client engagements (compilation and review engagements)

Chartered Accountant, Accounting

Bachelor Of Accounting, Accounting