Finance Manager

Summary

The Finance Manager will partner with the regional director of Canada and report into the Director of Finance. Must be able to compute, classify, record, and verify financial data to support accurate and timely financial reporting.

Employees in this job function are expected to master understanding and execution of transactions independently, without guidance or assistance.

Additionally, employees are expected to be confident and comfortable dealing with external stakeholders and resolving discrepant, or abnormal issues.

Essential Duties

• Assist in preparation of month end and year end close processes
• Handle commissions accounting.
• Help prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations.
• Involved in the treasury cycle.
• Assist with audit schedules for annual review.
• Understand the impact and execution of daily assigned tasks, including resolution of discrepancies, on account balance assertions and GAAP reporting.
• Review, investigate and resolve account discrepancies (with guidance from Director of Finance and Controller) in cooperation with internal and external stakeholders, in a mature and professional manner.
• Facility billing on a monthly basis.
• Determine payables based on aging dates to be paid.
• Handle all providence tax filings for Canada.

Job Duties

The Finance Manager should be confident in executing the following tasks independently, with limited guidance. They should be aware of timing requirements of department duties and have internal and external networking skills with various stakeholders.

The salary range for this role is $90-120K CAD.

Tasks and Responsibilities :

• Posting accrual and prepayment journal entries including documentation.
• Prepare the budget / forecast cycle.
• Treasury management, discrepancy resolution and follow up.
• Process and report monthly commission payments.
• Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Validating and updating deferral and amortization schedules.
• Ad hoc reporting and other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Milestones :

• Maintain documentation for all balance sheet activity and correspondence in an organized manner.
• Prepare and assist in the preparation month end closing checklist.
• Able to budget and forecast.
• Review expense submissions for expense coding and process reimbursements.
• Perform ad hoc reporting and requests for internal stakeholders.
• Collect and manage documentation for the company LOC.

Interpersonal Skills

• Express ideas and thoughts verbally and in written form.
• Exhibits good listening and comprehension.
• Writes clearly and informatively.
• Contributes to building a positive team spirit.

Qualifications

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university; 4+ years related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Chartered Professional Accountant Preferred. Advertising experience a plus. Media a plus