Senior Accounting Analyst ( 14 month contract )

Senior Accounting Analyst (14 month contract)

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Job summary

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Accounting, McKesson Specialty Health, the Sr. Accounting Analyst is responsible for ensuring monthly accounting close tasks are completed accurately and on time.

Tasks include analysis of data sources, journal entry preparation and reconciliation, financial statement preparation, and variance analysis of the current month vs previous fiscal periods.

In addition, this position will provide accounting support to the shared services team for balance sheet reconciliations, prepare monthly reconciliations for assigned accounts, and partner to provide support to the business as needed.

The position also requires a good understanding of balance sheet and income statement structure and strong working knowledge of the full accounting cycle.

Specific Responsibilities

• Analyze and reconcile monthly sales and COGS for assigned business units. Prepare monthly journal entries for Blackline / SAP upload for month-end close.
• Prepare and analyze the financial statements, providing variance analysis of the current month versus previous fiscal periods for management review.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy, analyze and review general ledger transactions for OPEX and balance sheet, and ensure transactions are posted to the proper account.
• Prepare monthly recurring journal entries (allocations, prepaids, consumables, rebates, etc.).
• Review inventory transactions, analyze and reconcile SAP data with inventory subledger in Kroll, escalate variances, and provide support for variance resolution.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations for various balance sheet accounts and provide support and review balance sheet reconciliations prepared by shared services.
• Reconcile intercompany transactions, working with other McKesson BUs to resolve any outstanding intercompany balances monthly.
• Liaise with the head office to ensure that all transactions are captured properly in our SAP system.
• Ensure compliance with corporate and accounting policies (SOX).
• Participate in the preparation of ad-hoc financial reports and complete other tasks as assigned by management.

General Responsibilities

• Communicate with internal and external business partners to resolve pending issues and facilitate a positive working relationship, optimize current processes, and reduce defects.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities across the assigned process and other duties as assigned by management.
• Provide ad hoc support during internal and external audit reviews.
• Lead, coach, and guide the business users to achieve desired business results.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce with a major in Accounting. Must have a CPA designation.
• Minimum 2-5 years of hands-on month-end close accounting experience.
• Intermediate-to-expert level Excel experience, strong knowledge of MS Office suite, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of SAP or other major ERP would be an asset.
• Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills; ability to prioritize workload and work well with minimum supervision.
• Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willing to perform other tasks as required by organizational demands.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Must be determined and flexible with a positive outlook.
• Demonstrates ownership of assigned responsibilities with a confident, independent, and determined attitude.
• Strict, disciplined approach to work which includes outstanding process awareness and respect for procedures at all times.
• Promotes the ICARE & ILEAD principles of McKesson Canada and McKesson, demonstrating commitment by his / her own actions and by encouraging others to do the same.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience, skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets.

In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.

For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$59,100 - $98,500

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, or genetic information.

For additional information on McKesson's full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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