The Prospect:

Boost your career and come join our professional, motivated, and fun-loving finance team working for a Canadian-based public company. Reporting to the Director, Finance - Internal Reporting, you will play a key role in the day-to-day accounting and close activities, ensuring journals, accruals, adjustments, trial balance review, and close deliverables are completed accurately, on time and in line with IFRS and Maple Leaf policies. In this role, you will continue to grow your leadership and stakeholder management capabilities while leveraging tools and technology to drive effective collaboration, process improvement, and strong financial stewardship as part of the team responsible for the company’s books and records.

For the first five months this role will include project work overseeing accounting and reporting at Maple Leaf's Montreal Subsidiary in preparation of their integration onto SAP, and will require some travel.

Reason for vacancy: Existing Headcount

Compensation: $96,000 - $141,000 CAD base pay annually plus annual short-term incentive

The above compensation reflects the target compensation for the position at the time of posting. The base salary offered may vary based on a variety of factors including skills, experience, education, training, job- related knowledge, and other organizational requirements.



For part-time roles, salaries are adjusted according to scheduled hours. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to participate in Maple Leaf’s annual short-term incentive plan.

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:

Close Management & Financial Integrity

- Manage period-end close activities for journals, accruals, adjustments, trial balance review, and Operating Unit financial statement validation.
- Review and resolve routine accounting issues, with escalation of judgmental, material, high-risk, or non-standard matters to the Director or to the technical accounting team as required.
- Review balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, and supporting schedules.
- Provide ad hoc and system support, and stakeholder management, as required.

Journal Governance & Accounting Oversight

- Oversee preparation, review, and approval of journal entries and financial statements in accordance with established policies.
- Review trial balance and OU financial statements (P&L;, cash flow, balance sheet) for submission to consolidation.
- Ensure supporting documentation is complete and control requirements are met.
- Review and post high-risk, complex, and material accounting entries.
- Review high risk/complex

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