Job Description

Dentons is designed to be different. Our firm leads the way in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. We challenge the status quo and deliver consistent results as well as uncompromising quality and value to our clients. Our global presence is renowned with over 20,000 individuals in more than 200 offices across 82 countries.

Dentons Canada is committed to its people and communities. We are consistently recognized as an employer of choice having received numerous awards including being selected as one of Canada\'s Top 100 Employers (2023); Canada\'s Top Employers for Young People (2023); Canada\'s Best Diversity Employers (2023); Mansfield Rule 4.0+ Certification; Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards, North America 2021; and Canada Law Awards for Pro Bono Initiative of the Year 2021.

This role is an opportunity for you to join the world\'s largest law firm, a firm that offers opportunities to build your career while growing your skills and deepening your expertise.

Summary

Reporting to the Controller, the Assistant Controller will support Dentons Canada\'s Controllership function which has oversight over corporate reporting, tax, audit and internal controls. The ideal candidate has a bias toward continuous process improvement and system optimization. The Assistant Controller will have significant responsibilities around monthly and annual close processes including coordination with various stakeholders and offices, and review and preparation of monthly and annual working papers and reports. Dentons Canada is in the process of implementing a new accounting and practice management system (Elite 3E), where the Assistant Controller will become a subject matter expert and assist in the development of related controls and policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide support in the implementation, documentation and maintenance of adequate and effective processes with a focus on improving the close and reporting cycles to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Help to develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflow, as well as assist in the rollout of new processes and procedures to the accounting team.
• Lead and collaborate with various Dentons functional areas on new initiatives to support financial close improvements.
• Assist in coordination of monthly accounting close process to meet scheduled deadlines, including analytical review of selected operating results.
• Preparation and review of monthly and annual working papers, reconciliations and journal entries.
• Assist with annual audit process including preparation of financial statements and notes as well as coordinating and preparing responses to external auditor queries.
• Preparation and review of monthly and quarterly internal reports and external banking reports.
• Support the annual tax and compliance filings for Dentons Canada including partnership and corporation tax filings.
• Assist with the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts, in collaboration with the FP&A team.
• Assist with components of implementation of Elite 3E accounting and practice management system, due to go live April 2024.
• Coach, mentor, and develop members of the Controllership Team.

What are we looking for?
The Assistant Controller should display a high degree of initiative, responsibility, and business acumen. The ideal candidate must be a good team player that has demonstrated the ability to collaborate effectively with various functional areas to help develop and implement win-win solutions with an eye for continuous improvement. The candidate likes to work in a challenging and changing environment and is a creative problem-solver with solid financial knowledge.

Qualifications

Education:

• Undergraduate business degree with a focus in Accounting/Finance and possessing a CPA designation.

Experience and Qualities

• Experience in progressive accounting roles providing a broad base of experience relevant to the job description.
• Curious: you utilize your natural curiosity to effect change - even when you don\'t have all the answers you are able to identify creative solutions to problems.
• Collaborator/Teamwork: you have developed skills to help you build trust with various stakeholders and demonstrated effective communication to assist in pushing forward change initiatives.
• Leadership: demonstrated ability to lead directly and by example via influence when working in a larger team.
• Flexibility: ability to manage various deadlines simultaneously, interface with different levels of management and to thrive in a fast-paced environment, dealing with ambiguity and change in a polycentric and global enterprise.
• Systems/Technology: you have a strong understanding how systems and technology can impact effective and efficient operations, with an advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Experience with system implementations and/or being a power user of accounting systems an asset.
• Experience in professional services industry an asset.

What We Offer

Join a firm that is recognized as one of Canada\'s Top 100 Employers (2023)!

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Generous allowance of flex and vacation days
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Short and long term disability insurance
• Subsidized fitness program
• Various social events and activities throughout the year
• Flexible work arrangements

*We thank all applicants who apply, however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Dentons Canada, inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) are not just ancillary values, they are foundational to our business. We believe that ID&E is essential to the shared success of our team and our clients. Our forward-thinking and inclusive culture supports the professional development of all our people, enhances the leading services we offer to our clients, and informs our commitment to make a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. As a testament to our commitment to ID&E, we have been recognized as one of Canada\'s Best Diversity Employer\'s for 12 consecutive years (2011-2022), as well as one of Canada\'s Top Employers for Young People (2022) for the fifth time.

Dentons Canada is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome your application. All employment decisions, including hiring, will be made without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender assigned at birth, gender identity, marital status, place of origin, race, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable human rights legislation.

We are committed to providing you with an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible workplace to support your success. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment process, for example as a result of a disability, please contact us at .

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