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ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client, an investment society located in downtown Montreal, is looking for a Chief Accountant to join its team of committed professionals.

THE STRATEGIC ROLE: Chief accountant

Under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accountant will provide his expertise in general accounting in close collaboration with the Controller. He will also be responsible for ensuring sound financial and accounting management.

He will be called upon to carry out financial and accounting operations, aiming at the integrity of transactions, the continuous optimization of processes, in compliance with the standards, laws, regulations and policies to which the company and its partners are subject, and this, under established deadlines.

He will ensure quality and compliance control on all work related to the complete accounting cycle. He will also have active participation in the process and accounting system implementation project as well as in the management of several files simultaneously. Initially, his mandate will be to start the activities of the finance department of one of the entities.

More specifically, these tasks will consist of:

On the start-up project:

• Carry out general accounting functions and carry out the complete accounting cycle.
• Implement the accounting system to meet operational needs.
• Implement internal control processes and procedures as well as operational guidelines that are clear, efficient and meet the needs of stakeholders.
• Review analyzes, reconciliations and accounting entries continuously, on a monthly or annual basis. Ensure the accuracy of all financial transactions, analyze, and evaluate results.
• Prepare monthly and annual financial statements as well as analyzes for senior management, the board of directors and audit files. Act as a resource person in connection with accounting firms during the annual audit process.
• Prepare budgets, produce management reports, and follow up with managers.
• Ensure day-to-day activities relating to taxation including documentation related to research and development and provide the necessary analyzes to produce income tax returns.
• Coordinate activities related to banking, government, or other aspects.
• Collaborate in the process of financing, obtaining government grants and credits.
• Be responsible for processing the bi-monthly payroll for about fifteen employees.
• Respond with agility to multiple ad hoc requests from both internal and external customers and act as an advisor in search of innovative and unifying solutions.

Company and allied subsidiaries :

• Participate in the realization of the accounting cycle weekly, accounts payable, journal entries and various analyzes.
• Prepare analyzes, reconciliations and accounting entries continuously, on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. Ensure the accuracy of all financial transactions, analyze and evaluate results.
• Participate in the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements as well as audit files, according to accounting standards for private companies.
• Participate in the preparation of tax data.
• Prepare value-added information to support management in their decision-making. Must aim for continuous process optimization.
• Implement and participate in continuous improvement projects and perform all other related tasks that may help the organization run smoothly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Accounting
• Possess a recognized accounting designation (CPA)
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in accounting
• Very good knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (particularly Excel – Intermediate-advanced level)
• Knowledge of Quickbook and Great Plains (an asset)
• Excellent command of French and good knowledge of English both orally and in writing

Skills

• Contribute to the common good by supporting and helping others to succeed and thrive.
• Show openness and intellectual curiosity that values ​​the diversity of perspectives.
• Demonstrate a good team spirit, through your collaborative skills in addition to establishing and maintaining relationships of trust that are respectful, egalitarian and constructive.
• Demonstrate agility, thanks to your ability to apply your experience and knowledge to the service of creative problem solving and continuous improvement of the organization.
• Possess recognized leadership in the ability to plan, manage and establish priorities to meet deadlines and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, knowing how to react effectively
• Have excellent interpersonal skills, an approach also oriented towards support and collaboration with internal and external clients, focused on the search for unifying solutions.
• Demonstrate recognized skills in accounting and analysis with rigour, thoroughness and a spirit of synthesis.
• Demonstrate integrity, maturity, tact and discretion with a concern for protecting the confidentiality of information at all times.

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