The Senior Corporate Accountant plays a key role in managing financial reporting and supporting global consolidation across a diverse portfolio of agricultural and genetic brands. This position partners closely with finance leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement in a multi-entity, fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with Canadian and U.S. GAAP
Maintain and reconcile the general ledger, including journal entries and adjustments, ensuring accuracy and completeness
Lead month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting across multiple entities
Develop internal reports, variance analyses, and financial insights to support leadership decision-making
Reconcile intercompany transactions and balances across subsidiaries and affiliates
Partner with internal and external auditors by preparing schedules, documentation, and responding to inquiries
Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal accounting policies, and regulatory requirements
Support and enhance internal controls, identifying risks and driving continuous process improvements
Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and provide ad hoc financial and operational analysis
Support ERP enhancements, automation initiatives, and mentor junior team members to improve efficiency and collaboration
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
3 to 5 years of experience in public accounting or corporate accounting
Strong working knowledge of Canadian and U.S. GAAP
Experience supporting audits and working with external auditors
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, data analysis, and lookups
Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities, and adapt in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Preferred Qualifications:
CPA designation or progress toward CPA
Experience in a multi-entity or global organization
Experience with intercompany accounting processes
Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle JDE or similar platforms
Exposure to system implementations, automation, or process improvement initiatives
Ability to quickly learn new systems and business processes in a complex environment
As a holding company with cooperative and private ownership, URUS is a family of businesses at the heart of the dairy and beef industry – Alta Genetics, GENEX, Genetics Australia, Leachman Cattle, Jetstream, PEAK, SCCL, Trans Ova Genetics and VAS. Each organization has its unique identity, products, and services. These companies work globally to provide cutting-edge dairy and beef genetics, customized reproductive services to maximize conceptions, dairy management information to take producers to the frontline of progressive dairy farming, and an array of products and services to help bovines reach their full genetic potential. URUS has 9 brands in 17 retail countries and employs nearly 2,800 people globally.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 3 to 5 years of experience in public accounting or corporate accounting
- Strong working knowledge of Canadian and U.S. GAAP
- Experience supporting audits and working with external auditors
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, data analysis, and lookups
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities, and adapt in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- CPA designation or progress toward CPA
- Experience in a multi-entity or global organization
- Experience with intercompany accounting processes
- Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle JDE or similar platforms
- Exposure to system implementations, automation, or process improvement initiatives
- Ability to quickly learn new systems and business processes in a complex environment
What We Do
We Create Value We do more than produce and market semen from high caliber sires. We aim to create value for farmers by striving to understand each farm’s individual needs and goals. Our innovative genetic programs and reproductive services make the difference at the farm level. Using customized programs, specific to each producer's needs, we promise to improve individual herd profitability. We Build Trust Trust is built on the foundation to provide top quality products and services that deliver on their promise. We commit to providing such programs and services every day. Our unique product development testing standards are the most rigorous and accurate in the world, and are the clearest statement of our commitment to gaining your trust. We Deliver Results Our people, who have a passion for the business, can be counted on to deliver beyond expectation. We consistently deliver high impact genetic results and strategies to maximize herd profitability. We provide services to improve each farm's reproductive performance and capitalize on genetic investments. We take our responsibility seriously – to deliver excellence through our products, programs and services that generate profit for the progressive farms we work with around the world.
