Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Accounting Manager is responsible for the General Ledger. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities. This role will have contact with senior-level members of the organization including Directors and Controllers which requires strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal. It will also have two direct reports.

Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting

▪ Manage the month-end, half-year, and year-end close process, ensuring all internal and corporate head-office deadlines are met

▪ Designated subject matter expert on all financial reporting and general ledger structure inquiries

▪ Own various sections of financial statements; including lease accounting and administrative operating expenses

▪ Work with Financial Controller to manage interim and year-end audit

▪ Manage the annual internal controls review process to ensure compliance from the business and provide summary of findings

▪ Act as team-lead for general ledger reporting to Group, ensuring all deliverables are given in an accurate and timely manner

▪ Support budget and forecasting activities. Preparing templates for the business, providing insights through variance analysis and meeting with business unit owners

▪ Assist in preparation of all Executive presentation material for CFO. This includes budget and year-end presentations to corporate head office

Process Improvement and General Ledger Support

▪ Review balance sheet accounts for completeness and accuracy, identifying any Risks and Opportunities in the accounts

▪ Work with Financial Controller in all Treasury related activities, such as cash management and FX forecasting

▪ Monitor and analyze department processes and procedures to develop more efficient, effective, and controls-based procedures, as well as, find more efficient ways of using internal resources and tools to accomplish these goals

▪ Provide training to new and existing staff as needed on reporting, accounting guidelines and systems

Management

▪ Work with direct reports to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of the team

▪ Collaborates with the other Controllers to support overall department goals and objectives

Ad-hoc

▪ Take lead when necessary on special project implementations and support Financial Controller on workflow process improvements

▪ Respond to inquiries from the CFO, Controller and other department heads regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like

▪ Advise staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions

Qualifications:

• Three to five years’ of progressive experience in the financial reporting/general ledger area, with minimum 1-2 years of supervisory experience
• Completion of an accounting designation (CPA, CMA, CGA, CA)
• Solid understanding of GAAP & IFRS
• Proficiency in Excel, Financial ERP systems (JD Edwards experience considered an asset)
• Pro-active self-starter, ability to work independently and in team settings
• Effective people management & project management experience
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Deadline focused, proven ability to meet tight deadlines
• Possesses strong analytical skills
• Highly organized, accurate and detail orientated, ability to handle multiple projects at once
• Ability to have fun in a committed and hard working environment

Why Lindt Canada? Join our winning culture and become part of our team of passionate and dynamic individuals in our journey to become the leader in the Canadian chocolate market. Our environment characterizes personal commitment, drive, initiative and entrepreneurial spirit, working together as one team to reach outstanding results. We encourage, recognize and reward innovation, personal initiative, leadership and accountability throughout the organization. We are recognized as a Great Place to Work so come and grow your career with us, it’s a pretty sweet deal. To learn more about our winning culture, visit https://careers.lindtcanada.ca and or follow us on LinkedIn

Lindt & Sprüngli is recognized as a leader in the market for premium quality chocolate, offering a large selection of products in more than 120 countries around the world. During more than 170 years of Lindt & Sprüngli's existence, it has become known as one of the most innovative and creative companies making premium chocolate, with 12 production sites in Europe and the USA, and distribution and sales companies on four continents.

We thank all those who have applied however, only selected candidates will be contacted.

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