Job Description

Company Description
Pharmaceutical network operating within 120 countries, 3600 employees worldwide and sales of $2bn. Business operations in RX and Consumer Healthcare business with a strong heritage in Analgesic sector.

• This is a Hybrid position with a requirement of 2-3 days per week based from out Toronto office.
• This is role is responsible for General Ledger Accounting to ensure proper R2R disclosure. This includes consolidation entries & regular review of accruals. Responsible for the reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, completed on a monthly and quarterly basis. This activity ensures the balance sheet and P&L reporting is up to date and accurate & internal reporting requirements are met
• Additionally, there is a strong component of inventory & COGS accounting. Management of Goods Received Not Invoices.
• Intercompany Accounting
• Accounting of Fixed Assets

Externally, reports are created and sent to governing agencies including Stats Canada, Patented Medicine Process Review Board (PMPRB), Innovative Medicines Canada to ensure legal and/or regulatory requirements are met with respect to financial reporting.

• Leading of revenue Canada tax audits by providing the data as requested by the auditor and respond to queries during the audit to minimize any tax assessment for the organization.
• Further responsibilities are supporting in internal & external financial statement audit requirements
• Support in Tax compliance & tax payments in close cooperation with the tax advisor and the Senior Manager.

Banking & Credit Card maintenance/closure/support, opening of bank accounts, WIRE info maintenance & bank relationships)

• Support in Banking, AP, Cash related (as Back-Up)
• Supports the Senior Manager, Corporate Finance in various items
• Support in Ad-Hoc Projects (e.g. SAP Implementation)
• Support in preparation of policies
• Maintenance & Cont. Improvement of the internal control systems
• Support in cont. improvement of Digitalization projects in Accounting

Strong support in setting-up & maintenance of ERP-system

Qualifications

5 Years' experience in accounting related roles with exposure to General Leder Accounting

• Transactional accounting experience
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) or equivalent (ACCA), long term accounting experience

Strong Hands-On Mentality. Strong requirement to implement policies/standards

Strong IT/ERP knowledge (preferred SAP-Hana)

Understanding of accounting and tax concepts to ensure financial accuracy and audit compliance

High level of resilience

• Demonstration of flexibility to cope with change & different/multiple priorities