Worker Sub-Type:
Contract (Fixed Term)
Job Description:
BlackBerry (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB) provides enterprises and governments the intelligent software and services that power the world around us. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company's high-performance foundational software enables major automakers and industrial giants alike to unlock transformative applications, drive new revenue streams and launch innovative business models, all without sacrificing safety, security, and reliability. With a deep heritage in Secure Communications, BlackBerry delivers operational resiliency with a comprehensive, highly secure, and extensively certified portfolio for mobile fortification, mission-critical communications, and critical events management.
BlackBerry. Safe. Certified. Secure
The Opportunity
The Accounting Analyst will provide temporary operational support to the Accounting Operations team who are tasked with balancing both ongoing operational responsibilities and key activities associated with the NetSuite ERP reimplementation. You will help maintain continuity and ensure the accurate and timely completion of month-end close activities, financial reporting, and compliance deliverables.
You will collaborate closely with teams across the Finance organization to investigate discrepancies, strengthen internal controls, and improve accounting processes. You will take ownership of assigned responsibilities, demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, and provide flexible support as business and project priorities evolve.
What You’ll Do:
- Provide operational coverage and continuity support for assigned accounting and compliance activities during the NetSuite ERP reimplementation, ensuring critical deliverables and deadlines are met while supporting business continuity.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including the preparation and posting of journal entries, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Prepare and analyze general ledger account reconciliations, investigate unusual transactions and variances, and resolve reconciling items, aged balances, and historical discrepancies through cross-functional collaboration.
- Assist with quarterly transfer pricing calculations, prepare monthly intercompany revenue accruals, and support intercompany settlement and payment-clearing activities, ensuring accurate and timely recording.
- Prepare and submit purchase requisitions in NetSuite for accounting, audit, and other professional services, ensuring appropriate coding, and complete supporting documentation. Review and validate vendor invoices against approved purchase order terms and services received.
- Support internal and external audit activities, including preparation of supporting documentation and timely responses to auditor requests.
- Coordinate and respond to requests from external service providers, compile supporting documentation, and follow up on outstanding requests.
- Prepare and submit mandatory government surveys, including Statistics Canada and U.S. Census Bureau filings, and other applicable government agencies, ensuring completeness and timeliness.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve, standardize and automate accounting processes and controls.
- Provide flexible support across Accounting Operations to address changing priorities, workload requirements, and resource needs.
- Assist with ad hoc accounting-related analyses, reporting requests, and cross-functional initiatives.
What You’ll Bring:
- Accounting or financial analysis experience alongside a Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience using NetSuite ERP especially the AP & GL modules
- Solid understanding of accounting principles and internal control requirements.
- Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close processes.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze accounting transactions, investigate variances, and resolve complex general ledger and reconciliation matters.
- High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and commitment to producing quality work.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to work independently and priortise.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
Bring your accounting expertise to a role where you can make a visible difference!
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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Compensation Hiring Base Salary Range:
$60,800.00 - $79,800.00
Please be advised that the compensation hiring range indicated herein is provided solely as a good-faith estimate of expected base compensation for the position. The actual compensation offered will be determined at the time of hire and is contingent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and results of assessments conducted during the hiring process.
Benefits:
The BlackBerry Employee Benefits programs offer a wide range of benefits that support your physical and personal well-being. BlackBerry remains committed to offering affordable benefits including coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, and paid-time-off to those that meet the eligibility requirements.
Disclosure of Position Status:
This is an active opening. We are seeking to fill this position immediately
Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence:
We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by our hiring team.
Skills Required
- Complex general ledger accounting experience, including journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, account reconciliations, fixed assets, and intangible assets
- Ability to independently resolve complex or ambiguous accounting issues and communicate recommendations
- Experience managing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities
- Experience analyzing balance sheet accounts and continuity schedules and resolving reconciling items
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP
- Experience in a SOX-controlled environment, including financial controls, documentation, and audit requirements
- Hands-on experience with NetSuite ERP, including general ledger transactions, financial data, reconciliations, and reporting
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills for analyzing and reconciling complex financial datasets
- Ability to identify accounting, process, and data issues and recommend practical solutions
- Ability to review and challenge the work of others for accuracy, completeness, and documentation
- Experience collaborating across Accounting, Finance, and cross-functional teams
- Ability to work independently, prioritize competing deliverables, exercise sound judgment, and escalate material risks
- Professional accounting designation such as CPA Canada or U.S. CPA
- Experience supporting an ERP implementation or reimplementation involving Finance or Accounting processes
- Experience with financial data migration, cleansing, mapping, system testing, reconciliation, and validation
- Experience contributing to accounting process improvement, standardization, or finance transformation initiatives
What We Do
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including 195M+ cars on the road today. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry’s vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
