Director - Corporate Accounting

Position: Director - Corporate Accounting
Category: Permanent
Location: Center of the Island of Montreal + Hybrid
Salary: Competitive

Particularities of the employer
Our client is a Quebec company specializing in the distribution of construction goods in North America. Join a warm team in an environment with family values.

Advantages: Role close to management – Superb employee retention – Structured and growing environment – Installation of an ERP system – Family and warm atmosphere internally – Flexible schedule – Hybrid mode offered – 4 weeks of vacation – Free parking – Kitchen and gym on site – Ergonomic offices – Access to a kinesiologist – Social benefits from day one – RRSP – Competitive salary – Bonus program

Your responsibilities in a few words
Supervise the accounting team - Review the various account reconciliations - Be responsible for the production of monthly and annual financial statements - Document the consolidation process in a complex multi-entity environment, including several entities and several levels of consolidation - Prepare financial statements consolidated accounts and analyze the quarterly financial statements - Ensure the accuracy of the monthly results of all business units forming part of the group - Review the preparation of the various monthly, quarterly and annual management reports - Actively participate in the preparation of the end file year - Participate annually in the preparation of corporate tax provisions - Coordinate requests from external auditors for the audit as well as the various ad hoc requests from tax authorities related to corporate tax or sales taxes - Review monthly sales tax returns and implement appropriate procedures to comply with the rules in force - Participate in the implementation of key financial processes - Monitor risk management and internal controls - Coordinate the preparation of the corporate budget and monitor budget variances periodically - Develop continuous improvement initiatives for internal processes and improve performance

Your strengths for this position
• BAC in business administration, specializing in accounting
• Hold a CPA designation
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a similar field, preferably in a large company
• Familiarity with SAP modules (asset)
• Knowledge of IFRS, NCEF accounting standards, sales taxes and income tax law
• Master the Office Suite (Excel)
• Comfortable with personnel management
• Experience in implementing accounting systems and the distribution sector (assets)
• Bilingualism: essential

An ideal opportunity for a rigorous, professional, communicative person who has great attention to detail and who likes to coach their team positively. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, an experienced, flexible and hardworking manager, you will play an important role in planning and organizing controls surrounding the accounting and financial activities of the group and its subsidiaries. Do you like to structure and optimize the potential of your team? Here is a position that will satisfy you. Apply here today to share your interest in this role.