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Manager US GAAP
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Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Salary Range:
$80-90K
Industry:
Financial Services (Banking)
Academic Requirements:
• Chartered Accountant designation
Experience Required:
• Strong knowledge of Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP.
• Experience in the financial services industry is preferred.
• Experience in researching accounting issues and documenting, through accounting memos, the accounting guidance provided.
• Experience with external financial reporting documents, annual and quarterly reports.
• Experience with developing and/or presenting training sessions is desirable.
• Strong organizational skills with an ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Excellent project management, analytical and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Be able to think conceptually and have a high degree of attention for detail.
• The candidate should also be able to develop good business relationships with “internal clients”.
• The candidate should be a proactive and highly motivated individual who will take the initiative and who can work independently and in a team environment.
• Proven ability to work with Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel software.
Job Description:
• Preparing the U.S. GAAP reconciliation by consolidating the differences quantified by the various business, finance and operation units of the Bank. This would involve coordinating with the various units to ensure that the reconciliation entries are submitted on a timely basis, reviewing the reconciliation entries submitted by the units, uploading reconciliation entries to the general ledger and preparation of the reconciliation note.
• Updating the Sox documentation for U.S. GAAP process related to the Chief Accountants Sox cycle. This would include identification and implementation of potential U.S. GAAP reconciliation process improvements.
• Assisting in the identification, documentation and implementation of new U.S. GAAP accounting standards and pronouncements including related disclosures by working closely with business segment accounting advisory.
• Providing accounting advisory support to the U.S. subsidiaries on complex accounting issues.
• Working closely with the IFRS project team to implement IFRS for the U.S. subsidiaries.
• Keeping abreast with the latest accounting and technical updates and organize technical update sessions and other learning sessions on accounting related matters for the Bank. This includes the quarterly Chief Accountant’s Update Sessions and in-depth learning sessions.
• Manage relationships with external auditors on specific accounting issues.
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