Retail Accountant (11-12 month term)

Job title: Retail Accountant (11-12 month term)

Job description: Requisition ID: 168429

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

Job Category: Finance Retail Accounting

Travel Requirements: 0 – 10%

Job Type: Part-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Nova Scotia; Ontario

City: Stellarton / Mississauga

Location: King St. Office, Tahoe Office

Postal Code:

Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton’s Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

Overview

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a 11-12 month term opportunity for a Retail Accountant to join our Finance department based out of our office in Stellarton, NS or Mississauga, ON.

Job Description

What you will get to do in this fast-paced role:

Ensure the completion and accuracy of financial statements for all retail stores and related working papers for franchised sites
Be a Finance partner for the store operators you support, first point of contact for finance questions
Complete variance analysis of all financial statement lines through comparison of actual, budgets, forecasts and last year lines
Prepare working papers to support all balance sheet account balances for franchised sites
Analyze margins and review all general ledger inputs for reasonableness and accuracy
Identify accounting issues including Billing errors, Fixed Asset problems, Posting errors, Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation errors and ensure the appropriate corrections are processed
Reconcile grocery and commercial bakery physical inventory count results (for sites using non perpetual inventory processes)
Review perpetual inventory count results
Prepare period accruals and other entries
Review and approve franchise store bank reconciliations
Investigate and record cash over/shorts
Identify possible theft or fraud for referral to Security Services
Actively pursue continuous improvement opportunities in terms of systems and processes
Develop applicable reports and KPIs
Remain knowledgeable and up-to-date on all areas of grocery industry
Ensure integrity of all applicable ongoing financial processes
Identify high risk situations for financial control group

Job Requirements

What your resume will include and demonstrate to us:

Enrolled in a professional accounting designation (CA, CGA, CMA) or equivalent experience
An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or a DEC and a minimum of 4 years relevant experience
Knowledge of SAP preferred
Solid analytical and problem solving skills
Advanced Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel)

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a leading Canadian company with a clear vision and focus. If you feel that this describes the kind of work you want to do, and you are excited about what Sobeys has to offer, then we look forward to reviewing your application. Please ensure that you take the time to ensure your profile shows us why you’re the most qualified applicant for the role.

Sobeys offers our employees many valuable benefits such as:

Growing organization
Competitive salary
Flexible working arrangements
Ongoing Training & Development
Opportunity for internal mobility to other departments and/or promotions (for employees who are strong performers)

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Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.

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