Reporting to the Controller, the Financial Accountant (FA) will be a key player in facilitating the financial reporting and compliance for multiple entities. Working closely with the Operational and Corporate Finance Teams, the FA is a key contributor to the month-end close process, preparing journal entries, working papers, and variance analysis. In addition to these core deliverables, the FA will support key initiatives, including enhancing business processes, new systems implementation and the optimization of the close process.
Responsibilities- Manage multiple deadlines, prioritize tasks accordingly, and meet the expectations of multiple stakeholders (i.e. corporate finance team, FP&A team, financial operations team, and external auditors).
- Process monthly journal entries, ensuring all transactions are adequately supported and are SOX compliant.
- Prepare and reconcile monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Perform Profit & Loss (P&L) and balance sheet (BS) analysis monthly and obtain a thorough understanding of variances in financial statement line items (FSLI) to provide meaningful commentary to senior management.
- Be able to work independently and work collaboratively as a team, taking on new tasks as needed to achieve the goal of timely and accurate reporting.
- Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with internal stakeholders in a matrix environment.
- Be an agent of change through a continuous improvement process.
- 3-5 years of relevant experience preferred in an accounting or finance role.
- Undergrad degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or equivalent.
- CPA designation (or working towards completion of such)
- Must have 2 years of financial accounting and analysis experience gained ina large, international, complex, publicly traded organization.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and accounting software. Oracle is an asset.
- Solid understanding of bookkeeping competencies.
- Excellent mathematical skills.
- Time management skills.
About the team - Corporate
As a global company, our corporate teams support billions of dollars in equipment sales every year.
In joining our corporate services teams, you will be ensuring the business runs smoothly in your respective verticals and supporting the overall business to achieve our core objectives.
Every day your work will make a difference in the way we run our business and in the way customers interact with us.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in accounting or finance
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or equivalent
- CPA designation or working towards completion
- Minimum 2 years financial accounting and analysis experience at a large, international, publicly traded organization
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software
- Oracle experience
- Solid understanding of bookkeeping competencies
- Excellent mathematical skills
- Time management skills
What We Do
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets. Operating in a multitude of sectors, including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, oil and gas, mining, and forestry, the company’s selling channels include: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer offers live auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online marketplace with featured weekly auctions and providing its exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification; MarketplaceE, an online marketplace offering multiple price and timing options; Mascus, a leading European online equipment listing service; and Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales. The company also offers sector-specific solutions including GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, Kruse Energy Auctioneers, and Cat® auctions, plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For more information about the unprecedented choice provided by Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
