Accounting Manager

**Company Overview**:
OIC Foods (Ontario Impex of Canada Inc.) is a Canadian owned vegetarian ethnic foods solution company based in Mississauga, Ontario. OIC Foods main business activities include ethnic food distribution, manufacturing, co-packing, importing and exporting. OIC Foods is working with some of the most reputed and biggest retail partners in Canada like Walmart, Sobeys, Loblaws, Costco, Save on Foods, Metro, Food Basics and Circle K to name a few.

**The Role**:
Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Accounting Manager - Restaurants will complete day to day accounting duties, produce and analyze financial information critical to business interests as well as creates and presents reports to management regarding accounting data to enable knowledge-based decision making and forecasts.

This role will support OIC Foods, Brar’s and all sister companies.

**Responsibilities**:

- Day-to-day accounting entries including back reconciliations and journal entries;
- Analytical review of the reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis, including the reconciliation of subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger;
- Monthly variance analysis from budget;
- Coordinate and oversee the preparation of year-end audit working papers including assets, liabilities, revenues and expenditures;
- Preparation of year-end comparative financial statements and supporting schedules;
- Assistance with the preparation of the annual report;
- Work closely with the external audit team ensuring all necessary critical information is available to them;
- Preparation of monthly financial statements and distribution of accurate and reliable financial reports (following approval of the Director of Finance) to the executive and directors;
- Oversee the accounts receivable, cash receipts, accounts payable and payroll functions providing assistance to Directors and other team members in the review of operations and any other ad-hoc reports and requests;
- Monitoring cash requirements daily and producing monthly cash forecasts;
- Maintenance of manuals documenting accounting procedures and policies including; data base, & other financial processes;
- Oversee the development of working papers and excel spreadsheets to facilitate the preparation of departmental budgets;
- Collection and analysis of historical data to be used in the budget process;
- Preparation of working papers for capital and operational projections and budgets;
- Prepare financial statements, reports and records through collecting, analyzing and summarizing account information;
- Maintain financial security by researching and reconciling discrepancies; auditing and verifying documents; following internal controls; completing data backups;
- Accomplish tasks on time and contribute to the team by taking on special projects as needed;
- Responsible for maintaining banks accounts and requests;
- Responsible for tax fillings;
- Lead the inventory control and count process;
- Create and enforce financial controls and governance;
- Prepare cost models to help make informed business decisions;
- Lead the accounting activities related to any franchising initiatives;
- Stay current with all regulations, practices, tax laws, reporting requirements and industry trends;
- Other duties as requested by the Director.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and the incumbent will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by their changing role within the organization and the overall business objectives of the organization.

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- University Degree in Accounting required;
- CPA or working toward completion of CPA;
- 2+ years of experience as an Accounting Manager;
- Minimum 5+ years working experience in accounting required;
- Knowledge of accepted accounting rules, practices, tax laws, and reporting requirements;
- Effective communication skills with individuals at all levels of the organization;
- Intermediate working skills in MS Word and Excel;
- Able to work efficiently as a part of a team as well as independently;
- High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts;
- Able to work well under pressure and meet set deadlines;
- Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills;
- Ability to interpret and implement company policies and procedures;
- Ability to commute to different location within the GTA;
- Attention to detail in all areas of work.