Financial Analyst, Corporate Accounting
Clearwater Seafoods
Halifax, NS
Closed
Job Details:
Clearwater Seafoods' Corporate Reporting & Accounting department requires a full time permanent Financial Analyst, Corporate Accounting.
Purpose of Position
This position is responsible to analyze routine information for accuracy and business insight and to generate accounting entries and analysis that require data interpretation or professional judgement.
Reporting Structure
This position reports to: Senior Corporate Accountant, Corporate Accounting
Review and post accruals and journal entries
Perform fixed asset, general ledger, and inventory accounting
Prepare remittances for EDC, VAT, and other government filings
Reconcile intercompany and goods in transit accounts for all companies
Prepare working papers supporting the monthly close process and month end balances
Support the business with analysis of reports
Perform other related duties as required
Supervise and coach clerk level employees
Duties & Accountabilities
Journal entry work:
- Prepare and enter journal entries
- Review journal entries for completeness and accuracy
- Post journal entries
Input sheet generation
- Generate input sheets
- Analyze input sheets for completeness and accuracy
Ensure GL account integrity
- Prepare account reconciliations and working papers that tie out to GL balance
- Review account reconciliations and working papers for accuracy and completeness
- Follow up on issues identified and actively seek solutions to problems until resolved
Weekly specific GL Account review:
- Review intercompany reconciliations
- Review goods in transit (GIT)
- Review internal orders
Prepare month end schedules and reporting
Fixed asset work:
- Follow up with operations to determine when fixed assets are ready to be depreciated
- Ensure that fixed assets set up adhere to fixed asset policy
- Ensure proper useful lives and appropriate master data is set up for fixed assets
Create balance sheet and income statement budgets for Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
- Long term debt continuity
- Fixed asset continuity
- Interest expense schedule
- Other schedules as required
Assist the quarter end and year end audits
- Explain journal entry support
- Create and explain schedules
Analysis for reporting and GL Accounts as required
Supervise and coach clerk level employees
- Review work of clerk
- Provide timely feedback on work
- Assist in development of employees
University business degree with Accounting major
CPA designation or working towards
1-3+ years of relevant experience
SAP user knowledge is an asset
Clear and effective communication skills, both verbally and written
Excellent analytical skills
Key Behavioral Competencies
Dedicated, hardworking and detail oriented
Good management and interpersonal skills
Strong organizational skills
Strong technical ability
Self-motivated and driven to succeed
Ability to work well with groups
Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines
Ability to lead teams
