Job Description

Accounting Manager SSG - North America
General Information
Req #
WD00090222
Career area:
Accounting/Finance
Country/Region:
Canada
State:
Ontario
City:
Markham
Date:
Friday, October 24, 2025
Working time:
Full-time
Additional Locations:

• Canada - Ontario - Markham

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Description and Requirements
Role Overview
The Accounting SSG Manager will be responsible for strengthening financial reporting governance and providing accounting operations support across North America (Canada and U.S.). This role will review deliverables prepared by the outsourced shared services team in collaboration with the RTR team, ensuring reporting quality, identifying risks, and driving improvements in governance and control. In addition, the role will support monthly close activities as needed, including preparation and review of manual journal entries and validation of SAP postings, partners with finance teams and ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, IFRS/US GAAP, and local statutory requirements. This position will be hybrid at our Markham, ON office 3 days per week.
Key Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting Governance & Oversight:

• Strengthen governance across all aspects of financial reporting in North America.
• Review deliverables from the outsourced shared services team with robust governance frameworks, in collaboration with the RTR team, to ensure compliance, accuracy, and quality.
• Identify reporting risks from reconciliations, entry reviews, and fluctuation analysis, and drive remediation actions.
• Conduct quarterly financial review sessions with business and finance leaders to reinforce accountability.
• Accounting Operations :

• Support monthly close activities as needed, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Perform XaaS/DaaS/IaaS B/S Review and journal entries preparation related to the operation.
• Review and approve manual journal entries prepared by the outsourced shared services team, and post entries when required.
• Validate booking details in SAP to confirm transactions are properly recorded.
• Partner with RTR teams to resolve late entries, exceptions, and other closing issues.
• Policy & Compliance:

• Ensure alignment with IFRS/US GAAP, corporate accounting policies, and local statutory requirements.
• Provide accounting guidance, with support from the Accounting Policy Guidance team, on complex transactions and operations.
• Maintain oversight of internal controls to minimize compliance gaps.
• Risk Management:

• Review reconciliations, entries, and analysis prepared by the outsourced shared services team to assess reporting risks.
• Monitor recurring issues and track remediation progress.
• Escalate significant control or compliance concerns to senior stakeholders.
• Audit Support:

• Partner with RTR and outsourced shared services teams to ensure deliverables are audit-ready.
• Coordinate with external auditors to provide timely responses and address findings.
• Support internal audit reviews related to accounting and reporting governance.
• Analytics & Insight:

• Review financial fluctuations and variances, providing oversight commentary and identifying risks.
• Support decision-making by highlighting accounting impacts and control considerations.
• Continuous Improvement & Projects:

• Lead initiatives to improve the quality, efficiency, and governance of financial reporting.
• Provide accounting support on new business models, process enhancements, and system implementations.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance; CPA/CA or equivalent certification preferred.
• 7 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, ideally within a multinational company (MNC).
• 2 years of Experience in a managerial position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of IFRS/US GAAP and accounting/reporting standards.
• Strong knowledge in XaaS/Leasing accounting operations related.
• Hands-on experience with SAP ECC/S4, including ability to check booking details, review/post manual entries, and support monthly close.
• Experience reviewing reconciliations, journal entries, and reporting analysis for risks and compliance.
• Exposure to outsourced shared services teams or shared service centers preferred.
• Experience in people management, both locally and remotely with ability to work effectively in a multinational, multicultural, and BPO environments
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to partner effectively with RTR, business, finance, and audit stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to balance governance oversight with hands-on accounting operations support.

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Additional Locations:

• Canada - Ontario - Markham

• Canada

• Canada - Ontario

• Canada - Ontario - Markham

Skills Required