Job Description

Accounting Specialist - North America
General Information
Req #
WD00089389
Career area:
Accounting/Finance
Country/Region:
Canada
State:
Ontario
City:
Markham
Date:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Working time:
Full-time
Additional Locations:

• Canada - Ontario - Markham

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Description and Requirements
Lenovo is looking for an Account Specialist to join our North American team in Canada
Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Reporting Governance & Oversight:

• Execute governance framework across all aspects of financial reporting in North America.
• Review deliverables from the outsourced shared services team, collaborate with the RTR team, to ensure compliance, accuracy, and quality.
• Identify reporting risks from reconciliations, entry reviews, and fluctuation analysis, and drive remediation actions.
• Accounting Operations Support:

• Perform monthly close activities as needed, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Review 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.
• Comply with 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.
• Provide timely responses and address findings to external auditors.
• 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:

• Collaborate with 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.
• Over 4 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, ideally within a multinational company (MNC).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of IFRS/US GAAP and accounting/reporting standards.
• 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 centres preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in a multinational, multicultural, and BPO environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to partner effectively with RTR, business, finance, and audit stakeholders.

Additional Locations:

• Canada - Ontario - Markham

• Canada

• Canada - Ontario

• Canada - Ontario - Markham

Skills Required