Manager, Accounting

**_The following short-term contract opportunity is for approximately nine months, working 35 hours per week._**

As the
**Manager, Accounting**, you are responsible for the oversight of the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. This responsibility includes ensuring the accuracy and completeness of CPSA's revenues and non-payroll expenses during budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and year-end financial reporting. You will summarize financial information and make recommendations to the leadership team for decision-making purposes. You will also provide direct supervision and performance management of a group of accounting team members.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- ** Accounting oversight duties**:

- Maintain relationships between the accounting team and all CPSA departments and program areas.
- Review published month and quarter-end reporting packages, department and program area budgets and forecasts.
- Maintain CPSA's chart of accounts, review requirements for new accounts, sub-accounts and file numbering conventions.
- Maintain CPSA's schedule of fees and implement in appropriate CPSA database.
- Provide back-up for the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as needed.
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Reporting and presentations**:

- Consolidate financial information and prepare briefing notes for leadership.
- Assist CFO with meeting preparation to the Finance & Audit Committee (FAC) including quarterly financial results, surplus review, and monitoring of executive limitations.
- Assist CFO with accounting-related requests for proposals and subsequent bid evaluations.
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Accounting reviews and reconciliations**:

- Monitor completion of month, quarter, and year-end close procedures by accounting team.
- Review month and quarter-end working papers and journal entries including revenue and investment account reconciliations.
- Review financial reporting for government grants and monthly GST returns.
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Management and supervision**:

- Manage, coach, and support accounting team members; conduct quarterly performance check-ins.
- Participate in CPSA manager rounds to gain perspective on department and program activities and provide accounting insights when relevant.
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IT Project Liaison**:

- Act as accounting lead for joint projects.
- Manage testing of IT changes impacting accounting.
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Manage external audit process**:

- Review and provide guidance for drafting year-end audited financial statements.
- Coordinate year-end financial statement audit with external auditor and review working papers prior to submission.

**For additional role specifics, please see the position profile attachment located at the bottom of this posting.**

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**Education**:

- Specialized professional skills typically obtained through a Bachelor's degree plus professional certificate in area of specialty or equivalent.
- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.

**Experience**:

- Requirement for 5 to 8 years of related experience.
- Experience leading a small team.

**Skills**:

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Proficient with MS Excel.
- Positive team attitude.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP and BI360/Solver is considered an asset.

**SALARY**
The salary for this position is $9,140 per month and includes a benefit package.
- CPSA acknowledges we are on traditional lands of First Nations and Métis People. Through our work, we strive to respect, honour, and celebrate histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada._