Senior accountant (18 months - possibility of tenure)

Permanent job offered at Downtown Montreal

Reference number

2023-0082

Salary

Market + benefits

Details

  • Financial and management accounting
  • Full accounting cycle
  • Public financial statements
  • Annual audit process

Description

Would you like to work for a large, fast-growing, publicly listed national company in the real estate sector? Do you want the opportunity to grow while gaining visibility? We have the job for you to work as a Senior Corporate Accountant in a pleasant working environment where collaboration, respect and innovation come first. You'll work with a highly valued manager who has a participative, results-oriented management style. What's more, Cielo knows this company well, having placed several talented and happy employees there in the past. The position is offered in hybrid mode. 

 

 

As a Senior Corporate Accountant, you will be responsible for all aspects of financial and management accounting, including the accounting and review of legal documentation related to capital transactions. 

 

You will be responsible for preparing support documents for transactions with the Company's shareholders and the statutory financial statements (legal, tax, banking, statistical reports) of corporate companies according to established deadlines. 

 

You will coordinate electronic transfer requests and their execution by accounts payable, and review the accounting of contributions and distributions in compliance with complex holding structures and the J.D. Edwards module, including cut-off entries. 

 

In addition, you will prepare solvency tests for distributions, review legal documentation for contributions and distributions, and review monthly bank reconciliations prepared by Accounts Payable. 

 

Also, you will have a support role as you assist in maintaining JDE's organizational structure and chart of accounts (creation of companies, accounts, cost centers etc.) and participate in the preparation of the company's audited financial statements and annual audit process. 


Finally, you will participate in special projects assigned to you and ensure the execution of the internal controls put in place.

Profile

Bilingual candidate with a minimum of 3 years experience relevant to the position and mastery of the accounting aspects of consolidation and currency conversion. We are looking for a candidate who is open to change, with excellent analytical and synthesis skills, and who is an excellent communicator. He/she must be autonomous and able to manage his/her time and priorities well. Mastery of MS Office software (especially Excel) and knowledge of the J.D Edwards accounting system is an asset. CPA designation is also an asset.

About us

CIELO is a recruitment firm specializing in finance, accounting and management in Quebec, Canada and internationally. Our head office is located in downtown Montreal. Only successful candidates will be invited to an interview. We would like to thank all the candidates for showing interest in this position. The masculine form is used to lighten the text.

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