About the CompanyOur client is an educational institute. They are looking for a designated Senior Accountant who will be responsible for maintaining and managing the daily, monthly and yearly closing processing and producing consolidated financial statements and all funds.Why Work HereGreat work-life balance with tight knit Finance teamGreat benefits packageStable, unionized environmentAbout the OpportunityFinancial Reporting and Analysis ResponsibilitiesBalance the institutes funds at the end of each fiscal period.Prepare monthly investment reconciliation and journal entries for the monthly changes in theAssociations investment accounts.Monthly reconciliation of Balance sheet accounts except for banks reconciliations.Prepares and processes release invoices for 44 units and 30 occasional representatives andmaintenance monthly/yearly accrual balances.Maintains and inputs yearly budgets into SAGE300 for the general fund, reserve fund and membershipprotection fund,Works with various departments on financial accounting and reporting including assistance with thecreation of annual budgets for example professional development department; political action fund.Prepares and processes, using SAGE 300, BI module Financial Statements by Fund at the end ofeach fiscal period (ex. Revenue and Expenditure Statement and Balance Sheet Statement)including Consolidated Financial Statements.Administrator for SAGE 300 upgrades and the various modules especially the Business Intelligencemodule for financial statements formats.Maintains the Associations chart of accounts adding/inactivate those accounts that are no longerused and insuring that the financial statements reflect these accounts.Assist with the preparation of the annual operating and tax reconciliation reports for tenants.Assists with the preparation and submission of the HST return for the Tenant Building Fund.Prepares monthly financial statements for all funds, assists in the review of financial reportreconciliations, and assigned working papers prepared by finance staff.Assist with the preparation of required documents for various Association internal and externalmeetings.Prepare monthly statistics for CFO reports and trends in memberships revenue, FTE calculations,and workshop/conference attendance.Responsible for internal and external financial reporting for the assigned programs includingMinistry reporting.Performs continuous assessment of the month-end and year-end closing process and evaluatesways to reduce the timing to close the financial period.Assists in ensuring financial and budgeting processes are appropriately linked to projects while alsoidentifying opportunities for cost savings and revenue generation.Assist in the preparation of cash flow for the General Fund and producing monthly reports for theGeneral Funds and total projections and analysis.Create and analyze financial/statistical reports on a regular basis, taking remedial action to resolveidentified issues.Monitor, analyze and reconcile variances from approved budget.Assists department staff with general inquiries regarding SAGE other document managementsystems;Co-ordinates with the Operations Department on issues related to obtaining authorizations onrequisitions, and purchase orders and setting up Accounts Payable VendorsPayroll and Benefits AdministrationBack-up for payroll and benefits processing for three payroll accounts, staff, professionaldevelopment consultants and for staff officers and managementPrepare bi-weekly; bi-monthly and monthly journal entries for all the various payrollsAssists in the annual audit of the Pension plan and the annual reports for the calculation ofpension adjustmentOther job duties as assigned.About YouCPA, CGA or CMA designationAt least 4 years of full cycle accounting (month end, consolidations, variance analysis, intercompany, etc)Experience with ERP (ie. Sage or similar)Experience with fund accounting and non-for-profit accounting a plusExperience in payroll a plusSalary RangeFrom $90,632 /yearHow to ApplyClick the Apply Now button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats.When referencing this job, quote #456995You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. 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Job Title
Senior Accountant