Accounting Manager

**About Our Company**

Established in 1975, Control Fire Systems is a special hazard fire suppression company. Supplying equipment, design, and installations of the latest in clean agent fire suppression and fire alarm systems.

**About The Position**
We are currently seeking a talented, dynamic, and ambitious individual to join our team as Accounting Manager.

The Accounting Manager is responsible for managing the activities of the overall general accounting function. They will oversee, implement and maintain accounting systems, procedures and policies. The Accounting Manager ensures the accurate compilation, analysis, and reporting of accounting data and acts as a liaison between the company, government, client, and CPA auditors in providing the required information and ensuring that proper information is maintained for knowledge-based decision-making and forecasts.
**Core Competencies**
- Customer focus
- Communication
- Quality orientation
- Time management
- Adaptability/flexibility
- Decision making and judgement
- Planning and organizing
- Problem solving
- Result focus
- Accountability and dependability
- Ethics and integrity
- Mediating and negotiating
- Leadership
- Coaching and mentoring
- Staff management
- Enforcing laws, rules and regulations
- Development and continual learning

**Job Duties**
- Assign and audit the work of the accounting staff to develop, implement and/or maintain one or a combination of generally accepted accounting systems.
- Develop and roll out internal audit testing procedures for the Company.
- Assist in the preparation of the budget presentation.
- Collect and analyze historical data to be used in the budget process.
- Communicate job expectations; plan, monitor, appraise, and review job contributions; plan and review compensation actions; enforce policies and procedures.
- Confirm financial status by monitoring revenue and expenses; coordinating the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial data; preparing special reports.
- Coordinate and oversee the preparation of year-end audit working papers including assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenditures.
- Develop new accounting policies and procedures when deemed necessary.
- Ensure all active projects are covered by valid, binding contracts.
- Identify areas for improvement and institute any necessary changes to improve internal controls, the accuracy of financial data, and compliance.
- Issue, code and authorize invoices, credit card statements, payments, and receipts.
- Liaise with internal and external auditors to define requirements, respond to queries, facilitate communications with relevant groups, participate in scheduled audits, and provide assistance to accounting and reporting groups on the audit documentation required; continually monitor for completeness and alignment with standards.
- Maintain a strong accounting and operational control environment to safeguard assets.
- Maintain accounting controls by maintaining the chart of accounts; defining accounting policies and procedures.
- Maintain financial security by researching and reconciling discrepancies; auditing and verifying documents; following internal controls; completing data backups.
- Manage the electronic transfer of funds between accounts.
- Manage group or interpersonal conflicts effectively.
- Monitor all taxes that apply, ensuring that taxes are current, collected, and/or accrued.
- Monitor cash requirements and produce cash forecasts.
- Monitor reserve accounts and investments, and review bank statements.
- Oversee and maintain payroll for all employees, including calculation of salaries and deductions, related forms (e.g., Record of Employment, T4s), and management of all necessary employee records.
- Perform all accounting procedures, financial statement preparation, month-end closing, journal entries, and general ledger maintenance, inventory roll forwards, and fixed assets and margin analysis; preparing supporting schedules for financial statements preparation.
- Perform analysis of operations on a monthly basis.
- Prepare an annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiate corrective actions.
- Prepare and enter data to maintain accounting records, supplier accounts, budgets, tax credits, cash flow, cost reports, and purchase orders.
- Prepare monthly financial statements.
- Prepare working papers for capital and operational projections and budgets.
- Prepare year-end comparative financial statements and supporting schedules.
- Protect the Company's value by keeping information confidential.
- Provide direction to accounting staff to maximize team and individual performance through consistent coaching, development, and feedback.
- Provide support for special projects, including any finance system upgrades, implementations, testing, and migrations, as required.
- Stay current with all regulations, practices, tax laws, reporting requirements, and industry trends.
- Other duties as required.

**Requirements