Accounting Analyst

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Controller, the Accounting Analyst is responsible for working within a variety of accounting fields to efficiently compile accurate information, analyze such data, and help facilitate financial reporting to fulfill internal, external, and regulatory reporting requirements. The incumbent will be detail-oriented and skilled at managing competing priorities.

Key Accountabilities:

• Accurately prepare and analyze capital, inventory and sales related journal entries and reconciliations.
• Manage the internal capital approval process: including working with cross functional departments, checking for accuracy & completeness for Authorization for Expenditure form submissions, tracking status, calculating ROI on projects
• Accurately prepare, analyze, and distribute all required reporting with the utmost precision for accuracy.
• Facility’s lead for product traceability under Recall Plan and Business Continuity.
• Ensure the accuracy of QMG vs. 3^rd Party Inventory systems and investigate & reconcile all variances
• Manage & analyze inventory balance sheet reconciliations for packaging / dry goods, WIP & FG
• Inventory variances are investigated by working closely with shipping/planning, necessary adjustments to be completed daily/weekly as required.

• Perform Month End reporting – Meat Variance, Dry Goods, Dry good Turnover reports

• Validate CN/DN and make necessary adjustments in inventory to reflect any customer returns.

• Manage and update product costing within QMG.
• Analyze and Prepare value added journal entries & related reports for distributed Operational reporting.
• Populate / analyze / distribute weekly reports: Credit Note Reports, Sales Analysis, Destroyed product ensuring accuracy and completeness.  

• Process / investigate destroyed products in QMG

• Manage Quarter & Year end inventory counts, onsite and with travel to 3^rd Party warehouses.
• Provides support for absences with the finance team when necessary.
• Collaborates with stakeholders on diverse initiatives ensuring continual analysis and identifying & implementing improvement opportunities.
• Responsible for external audit requirements through the preparation of accurate working papers.
• Other ad hoc projects and analysis as assigned.

Requirements:

• A Diploma/Degree in Accounting or Finance with 5-10 years of progressive experience – admin, accounting / costing, analysis, with experience in a manufacturing environment

• Successful completion of an Accounting designation (CPA) preferred.

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (advanced level in MS Excel) and other Windows Applications;

• Working knowledge of financial / operational database ERP systems (experience with AS400 is considered an asset);

• Achieves success when working independently and is a proven team player.

• Ability to prioritize competing demands through excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.

• An enthusiastic, process-oriented, self-starter who ensures accuracy with the utmost regard to confidentiality.

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