Financial Accounting Manager - Perm

Job Summary
The Financial Accounting Manager, is responsible for the comprehensive financial management of HoldCos and SPVs. This position encompasses daily posting and reconciliation of accounting entries, month-end processing, and maintaining detailed records of financial instruments. The role requires a high level of precision in computing and recording interest and dividend payments, as well as close collaboration with US and Canadian tax teams for year-end reporting.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Accounting Responsibilities:

• Daily posting of accounting entries for HoldCos and SPVs that raise investor funds.
• Daily reconciliation of cash accounts for assigned companies.
• Responsible for month-end posting of periodic entries for assigned companies.
• Maintain supporting documentation for all journal entries.
• Maintain detailed spreadsheets of all promissory notes, debenture notes, preferred shares, and common shares.
• Compute period payment of interest and dividends on sub-debt, preferred shares and common shares, and reconcile with eCapital investor services and 3rd party custodians.
• Properly record interest and dividend payments in Sage 300 and assist with year end tax reporting in Canada (working closely with the Treasury Manager in Canada)

Audit and Tax Responsibilities:

• Provide 3rd party CPAs with year end schedules in connection with Financial Audits and Tax preparation over assigned entities.
• Maintain schedules during the fiscal year for auditors and tax preparers.

Financial Control Responsibilities:

• Ensure all balance sheet accounts for assigned companies are analyzed and reconciled to bank statements, source documents, and subsidiary systems on a daily and monthly basis.
• Responsible for the monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings of assigned companies.
• Prepare schedules and reports as requested by management, examiners, and auditors.
• Liaise with external tax accountants and compile requested schedules to determine tax payments and tax provisions.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting.
• Five years of progressive accounting experience in leadership roles.
• Advanced Excel skills, experience with Sage 300, QuickBooks, or other comparable ERP accounting systems and related reporting packages.
• Advanced experience in data extraction and manipulation from multiple sources for reporting and analysis purposes.
• Five years of experience in Trade Finance and/or the Financial Institutions industry.
• External/Internal audit experience.
• Experience with US GAAP and IFRS.
• Multi-currency accounting experience.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and concisely summarize complex issues.
• Well-developed and proven written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong customer service orientation and the ability to establish and maintain relationships at all organizational levels.
• Excellent attention to detail, ability to manage workflow, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.

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