Senior General Accountant/Comptable général·e principal·e

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Guelph, ON, CAN
In-Office
77K-96K Annually
Senior level
Food
The Role
The Senior General Accountant will lead month-end closing, financial reporting, and process improvements, ensuring compliance and internal controls.
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Get to know Sleeman Breweries

At Sleeman Breweries, our people make us exceptional. We’re a company founded by entrepreneurs, and that spirit is alive and thriving today. If you want to make your mark, this is the place for you – and we want to work with you!

While we’re Canada’s third-largest brewer, we’re also a place where you can get to know everyone’s name and they’ll get to know yours. People here care about what they do and the people they work with.

Our commitment to our people and our values are clear. In 2023, we were named one of Canada’s Best Employers (Forbes Magazine) and one of Canada’s Greenest Employers.

What you’ll get

To attract top-tier talent, we offer top-tier benefits:

  • Compensation that’s a step ahead
  • RRSP matching program to help you save for retirement
  • A commitment to work-life balance and flexible work arrangements when appropriate for the role
  • Benefits coverage for partners and kids
  • Parental leave top-up for primary and secondary caregivers
  • Employee beer credit
  • Tuition reimbursement program for eligible employees
  • Employee and family assistance program
  • Discount program with access to perks from big brands and local favourites

What you’ll do – The opportunity

Position:

Senior General Accountant/Comptable général·e principal·e

Location:

Guelph, Ontario

Level:

Individual Contributor

Hiring Range:

77000

to

96200

Description:

Reporting to the Manager, Financial Reporting & Compliance, the Senior General Accountant will lead month end closing process and financial reporting; develop and recommend standardization and process improvements on an ongoing basis. This is a hybrid position and based out of our Guelph office.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Month-End

  • Prepare complex month end journal entries including accruals and assists management with entry approvals and posting
  • Analyze income statement accounts for variances and compliance with accounting policy
  • Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations, review upon completion, and work with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable to resolve related issues
  • Summarize account reconciliation to management, discuss identified issues and trends, and prepare summary of risk items for same
  • Maintain journal entry and account reconciliation monthly check lists for use by other staff
  • Recommend efficiencies and methods of optimization and standardization for month end processes
  • Assist in preparation of monthly financial statement by performing analysis, explaining variances and other discrepancies, and ensuring work is performed in accordance with timelines
  • Assist to complete quarter end review and year end audit and investigate and resolve issues relating to same
  • Assist in developing, implementing, and monitoring internal controls, policies, and procedures

Compliance and Reporting

  • Assist in preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting to internal customers, parent company, Statistics Canada, board of directors and lenders by providing high level reporting and analysis and assistance team members to resolve issues
  • Participate in standardization and optimization projects around JSOX and other business processes
  • Lead various cross functional projects and participate in national projects, as necessary

Requirements

  • Post-secondary education in business administration, accounting, finance or equivalent.
  • Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation required
  • Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting experience
  • Experience in a manufacturing or consumer packaged goods environment would be considered an asset
  • Previous exposure to ERP systems, particularly Oracle R12, would be a strong asset
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills
  • Excellent computer skills for all programs within Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact cross-functionally and with all levels of management
  • Proactive team player to optimize processes around accurate accounting and reporting of financial information
  • Ability to project values compatible with the organization
     

Working Conditions

  • Travel may be required
  • Overtime may be required

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Relevant de la directrice des rapports financiers et de la conformité, le ou la comptable général·e principal·e est responsable du processus de clôture de fin de de mois et des rapports financiers; est chargé·e d’élaborer et de recommander la normalisation des processus et des améliorations à ceux-ci sur une base continue. Il s’agit d’un poste hybride basé dans notre bureau à Guelph.

Responsabilités principales:

Clôture de fin du mois

  • Préparer les écritures de journal complexes de fin de mois, y compris les régularisations, et aider la direction à approuver les écritures et à les imputer;
  • Analyser les comptes des états financiers afin d’identifier les écarts et de déterminer s’ils sont conformes à la politique de comptabilité;
  • Préparer les rapprochements des comptes du bilan, les examiner une fois terminés et collaborer avec les services de comptes fournisseurs et des comptes clients pour résoudre les problèmes connexes;
  • Résumer les rapprochements des comptes pour la direction, communiquer les problèmes et les tendances et élaborer un sommaire des éléments à risque qui s’y rapportent;
  • Préparer les listes de vérification des écritures de journal et du rapprochement des comptes pour les autres membres du personnel;
  • Recommander des gains d'efficacité et des méthodes d'optimisation et de normalisation pour les processus de clôture de fin du mois;
  • Contribuer à la préparation des états financiers mensuels par l’analyse, l’explication des écarts et autres non-conformités, en s’assurant que le travail soit effectué dans les délais prescrits;
  • Contribuer à l’élaboration de la revue trimestrielle et de l’audit de fin d’exercice, ainsi qu’à l’étude et la résolution des problèmes qui s’y rapportent;
  • Contribuer à l’élaboration, à la mise en place et au suivi des contrôles internes, des politiques et des procédures.

Conformité et rapports financier

  • Contribuer à la préparation de rapports mensuels, trimestriels et annuels pour les clients internes, la société mère, Statistique Canada, le conseil d’administration et les prêteurs en fournissant des rapports et des analyses de haut niveau et en aidant les membres de l'équipe à résoudre les problèmes;
  • Participer à la normalisation et à l’optimisation de projets se rapportant à JSOX et aux autres processus de l’entreprise;
  • Piloter divers projets interfonctionnels et contribuer aux projets nationaux, au besoin.

Exigences

  • Études postsecondaires en administration des affaires, comptabilité, finances ou l’équivalent.
  • Titre professionnel de comptable professionnel agréé (CPA) requis.
  • Au moins 5 ans d’expérience au sein de postes à responsabilités croissantes en comptabilité.
  • Experience dans un environnement de production ou de biens de consommation emballés un atout.
  • Une expérience préalable des systèmes ERP, en particulier d'Oracle R12, serait un atout majeur.
  • Compétences solides pour la résolution de problèmes et pour l’analyse.
  • Excellentes aptitudes informatiques pour les logiciels de la suite Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint).
  • Capacité avérée à gérer efficacement plusieurs projets et priorités simultanément.
  • Solides compétences interpersonnelles et capacité d’interagir de façon interfonctionnelle et avec tous les niveaux de la direction.
  • Capacité à travailler proactivement en équipe pour optimiser les processus entourant l'exactitude de la comptabilité et de la communication des informations financières.
  • Capacité à démontrer des valeurs conformes à celles de l’entreprise.

Conditions de travail

  • Des déplacements pourraient être nécessaires;
  • Du temps supplémentaire peut être requis.

Think you have what we need, but your credentials don’t perfectly line up? You should apply! We know that folks in some equity-deserving groups miss opportunities if they think their qualifications don’t fit. We would love to chat about your skills and experience and see how we might work together.

What matters here

We like you just the way you are. We believe in creating safe and inclusive spaces for everyone and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee helps us live up to that commitment.

You’re welcome here no matter your sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion/creed, language, national or ethnic background, Indigenous identity, race, colour, neurodivergence, or disability status. We’re an equal-pay employer and believe in opportunity for everyone.  

Need an accommodation during the application process? Let us know!

What we make

Our consumers know we create some of the best beers in Canada from our breweries across the country: Sleeman, Okanagan Spring, Unibroue, and Wild Rose. And we’re growing into new and innovative spaces with our ready-to-drink SoCIAL LITE line.

Get an inside look at what it’s like working at Sleeman Breweries by following @lifeatsleeman on Instagram. We think you’ll like working here!

We thank all candidates for their interest however only those selected to proceed will be contacted.

Skills Required

  • Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation required
  • Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting experience
  • Experience in a manufacturing or consumer packaged goods environment would be considered an asset
  • Previous exposure to ERP systems, particularly Oracle R12, would be a strong asset
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills
  • Excellent computer skills for all programs within Microsoft Office
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact cross-functionally
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The Company
HQ: Guelph, Ontario
617 Employees
Year Founded: 1834

What We Do

What’s your story? Ours is about a new brewery in a new country. A run-in with the law. A 50-year ban on brewing under the family name. A surprising conversation with a persistent aunt. A grandson rebuilding a family legacy for brewing outstanding beer. Today, under Sapporo Breweries' rigorous standards, Sleeman Breweries has helped some of the best craft brewers grow & set the bar for Canadian beer. Our story is set in Guelph, ON with Sleeman Breweries; in Vernon, BC with Okanagan Spring; in Calgary, AB with Wild Rose; and in Chambly, QC with Unibroue. With Social Lite, we're opening a new chapter in our Ready-to-Drink portfolio. We’re Canada’s third-largest brewery. Our unique craft and world-class brands including Sapporo, Old Milwaukee & Pabst Blue Ribbon mean that no matter what you’re looking for in a beer, or in a career, we’re sure to have something you’ll love. Write your story here at Sleeman Breweries. Quelle est votre histoire? Voici la nôtre : une famille ouvre une brasserie dans un nouveau pays, a des ennuis avec la justice et perd son droit de brasser pour 50 ans. Puis, une tante tenace fait des révélations et un petit-fils fait renaître l'héritage familial en créant des bières uniques. De nos jours, sous les normes strictes de Brasseries Sapporo, Brasseries Sleeman contribue à l'essor de certains des meilleurs brasseurs artisanaux et est une référence dans l’industrie canadienne. Notre histoire se déroule à Guelph, ON pour Brasseries Sleeman; à Vernon, C.-B. pour Okanagan Spring; à Calgary, AB pour Wild Rose et à Chambly, QC pour Unibroue. Un nouveau chapitre s’amorce avec l’ajout de Social Lite à notre gamme de prêts-à-boire. À titre de troisième brasseur en importance au Canada, nous offrons des bières artisanales et des marques de renommée mondiale telles que Sapporo, Old Milwaukee et Pabst Blue Ribbon. Nous offrons votre type de bière préféré et la carrière dont vous rêvez. Votre histoire se poursuit aux Brasseries Sleeman.

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