Accounting Supervisor

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The Accounting Supervisor is primarily responsible to supervise the day to day activities of the finance/ accounting department. The Supervisor also interacts and communicates with all levels of management to ensure compliance to internal financial systems.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
- Prepares the preauthorized payments for lease agreements across the organization
- Manages transfers and FX transactions, bank charges and loans for the organization
- Performs General Ledger account maintenance
- Leads F9 Account reporting project and related improvement initiatives
- Maintains cash flow sheets daily and cash control sheets weekly
- Review and monitor customer aging reports and implement action plans
- Close inventory management for monthly GL transfer
- Perform month end closing and financial
- Create journal entries for variable, standard, payroll entries
- Comply with the documented system of accounting policies and procedures and ensure adherence legislative requirements, internal policies and procedures and IFRS and J-SOX protocols
- Monitor and reconcile daily cash and loan balances
- Take a leadership role (PIC) in all financial external audits
- Ensure timely payment of government and regulatory remittances
- Assist with month end, quarterly and annual reporting and gap analysis
- Participates in external audit activities and respond to audit findings as required
- Develop yearly department business plans, including yearly investment projects, create monthly execution plans to achieve overall business objectives
- Perform and participate in a variety of audit tasks and duties for physical inventory as required
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives through-out the department and company
- Other duties as assigned in order to meet business objectives
- Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in an accounting/finance position
- Minimum 2 Years of experience in a supervisory or leadership capacity
- Proficient with MS Office
- Solid understanding of Mapics systems, ERP System (an asset) or similar function
- Comprehensive working knowledge of IFRS principals and J-SOX requirement and how to implement these systems
- Strong data and financial analytic skills
- Experience within automotive or manufacturing sector

**QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION**
- University, College Degree or Diploma in accounting
- CGA, CMA designation would be desirable

**PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES**
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, meet tight deadlines, and work well under pressure
- Detail oriented and able to handle confidential information of the highest level
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Strong time management, planning, decision making and organizational skills
- Able to work autonomously and as a member of a team
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
- Able to follow written and verbal instruction related company policies/procedures (work tasks, Associate handbook, safety, quality and environmental)
- Continuous improvement focused is an asset

**WORKING CONDITIONS**
- Structured shifts that may be fixed or rotational in nature
- Ability to work overtime hours as required and shifts outside your structured shift assignment
- Provide on-call coverage during off shifts and weekends
- Participate in Manager on Duty (MOD) schedule as assigned
- For all interested applicants, please include a cover letter along with your resume. We would thank all applicants for their interest in this position however only those selected for an interview will be contacted._
- Hitachi Astemo Canada, Inc is an equal opportunity employer that considers all applicants regardless of cultural background, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, family status, disability or any other grounds as outlined in the Ontario Human Rights Code. In compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Hitachi Astemo Canada, Inc. is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive work environment for all individuals with disabilities in a respectful and dignified manner. Accommodations will be made available, upon request, to applicants who have specialized needs throughout the recruitment process._

*_Disclaimer: Hitachi Astemo Canada, Inc. does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved in advance by Hitachi Astemo Canada, Inc. to provide resumes to this posting will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. We will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information._*

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
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