senior accountant

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 strong 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