Allen Family Foods is a Canadian food manufacturing company with global presence in major retailers throughout Canada, US and Europe. Our commitment and passion is to produce high-quality, nutritious and flavorful products to our customers while maintaining a robust focus on efficiency, food safety, and innovation. As the company scales, we need a hands-on senior accountant to own the integrity of our monthly books.

The Senior Accountant reviews regular balance sheet reconciliations, completes the complex income statement (P&L;) reconciliations, and supports month-end close and reporting. The role is hands-on and expected to be heavily involved in the day-to-day operations of the accounting department including involvement in the AR and AP process.

Key responsibilities

Balance sheet reconciliations (review)

- Review the regular (monthly) reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts: cash, AR, inventory, prepaids, fixed assets, AP, accrued liabilities, sales tax (GST/HST/PST), payroll liabilities, intercompany and debt.
- Confirm each reconciliation ties to the general ledger and supporting subledgers, with clear, complete support.
- Investigate reconciling items, follow up on aged or unexplained balances, and make sure correcting entries are booked.
- Sign off on reconciliations and keep a reconciliation checklist current.

P&L; reconciliations (prepare)

- Complete the complex income statement reconciliations each month, including:

– Revenue reconciled to customer remittances and retailer statements, including Costco deductions, chargebacks, promotional allowances and rebates. – Cost of goods sold, including inventory costing, production variances, labour rates, freight and spoilage.





– Gross margin analysis by product and customer.

– Operating expense accruals and allocations across the Allen Group entities.

- Explain month-over-month and budget-to-actual variances to the VP, Finance and Operations.

Month-end close and reporting

- Prepare and post journal entries, accruals and adjustments on schedule.
- Help prepare monthly financial statements and management reporting packages.
- Support intercompany reconciliations and eliminations across group entities.
- Prepare year-end working papers and support the external accountants through the year-end engagement under ASPE.

AR and AP processing

- Handle manual data entry for certain AR and AP matters, such as customer invoices, credit memos, deduction coding, vendor invoices and payment postings.
- Help with collections follow-up, vendor account reconciliations and payment runs as needed.

Pricing and analysis support

- Analyze and assess profitability of SKUs we sell into various retailers
- Review pricing models on new SKUs and evaluate target member and retail prices
- Extrapolate impact of freight, damages, labour, and costs to find a margin per SKU

Controls and improvement

- Strengthen internal controls, reconciliation procedures and documentation.




- Find ways to reduce manual work through better use of the accounting system and Excel.
- Take on ad hoc analysis and projects for the VP, Finance and Operations, including support for sales and financing requirements.

Qualifications

Required

- CPA designation, or well advanced in the CPA program.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years owning or reviewing month-end reconciliations.
- Proven ability to reconcile complex revenue and cost accounts and explain variances clearly.
- Base knowledge of Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE)
- Advanced Excel skills: lookups, pivot tables, and building reconciliation schedules.
- Hands-on experience with an ERP or accounting system, and comfort doing detailed data entry accurately.
- Strong attention to detail, good organization, and the ability to meet close deadlines.

Preferred

- Experience in food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods (CPG), especially inventory costing and trade spend.
- Experience with major retail customers such as Costco, including deduction and chargeback management.
- Multi-entity and intercompany accounting experience.
- Experience with US operations or USD transactions.

What we offer
- A key role on a small finance team at a growing food manufacturer, working closely with the VP, Finance and Operations.
- Direct visibility into how the business runs, from the production floor to retail partners.
- Competitive salary and benefits.

How to apply To apply, send your resume and a short cover letter to [email protected]. Pay: $80,000.00-$95,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Senior Accountant (Abbotsford)
🏢 Allen Family Foods
📍 Abbotsford