The Technical Accounting department is responsible for consolidating the Company's financial information and ensuring accurate and proper financial reporting to internal executive management and external parties. Key customers include the finance division, executive team and Shareholders (Molson Coors and SABMiller plc). The Senior Financial Analyst position supports various functions within and outside of finance providing accounting and reporting guidance, technical accounting research, and financial reporting system maintenance to enable managerial and financial reporting and analysis. The position also assists with the preparation of financial reporting packages for presentation to executive management and will have the opportunity to provide accounting and reporting support to project teams.
Areas of responsibility include:
Accounting & Internal Controls Expertise – *Demonstrates appropriate understanding / working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls, and applies them (as required for the position held) to provide objective, timely, and accurate financial information to meet / exceed regulatory and legislative requirements and to help drive business results *Monitoring the Company's overall accounting policies and ensuring conformance to US GAAP, IFRS, and governmental reporting regulations *Ensuring adherence to new pronouncements or reporting requirements as they are issued *Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations to ensure proper reporting
Financial Analysis and Reporting –
*Demonstrates insightful use of financial analysis techniques, tools, and concepts to help drive business results *Preparing, consolidating and analyzing financial statements and required disclosures, and preparing and analyzing key performance measures *Providing financial information to SABMiller plc and Molson Coors
Process & Systems Expertise –
*Understands and facilitates the integration of business processes, people, and relevant technology, in order to identify, configure, and communicate useful information, and to provide practical business counsel to support project teams across the enterprise *Seeks information from customers/business partners to identify and improve non-value added practices.
*Extracts and processes key information to draw conclusions and/or summarize results.
*Takes a systematic approach to evaluate alternatives, makes fact-based decisions, and evaluates the consequences of decisions.
*Reviews, evaluates and prioritizes tasks/project assignments, identifies key issues and clearly communicates to management.
*Coordinating the updates to the financial reporting systems and ensuring that system reports are modified to properly reflect and capture all general ledger additions/changes
Education level and/or experience:
*Relative 4 yr. degree.
*A minimum 5 years of accounting experience.
Skills/Knowledge:
*Strong analytical ability to conduct research, data analysis and resolve complex problems *Solid knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (IFRS and US GAAP) and internal control *SAP knowledge a plus *Strong Excel skills *Strong communication skills *Proven leadership skills *CPA or CMA preferred *Strong ability to work independently and within cross functional teams