Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Accounting

Job title: Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Accounting

Job description: Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Accounting
Bedford, NS
Reference HL-15327

Our client, Clearwater Seafoods, is one of the world’s largest vertically integrated seafood companies with over 1,900 employees in offices, plants, and vessels across the globe. The Canadian company operates from ocean-to-plate, owning its own fishing licenses, vessels, and processing facilities, while also providing delivery to its customers worldwide. Clearwater is recognized globally for its superior quality, food safety and diversity of premium wild- caught seafood, including scallops, lobster, langoustine, clams, whelk, cold water shrimp and crabs.

As a leading harvester, processor and marketer of sustainably sourced seafood, Clearwater supplies its products to wholesalers, retailers, and foodservice distributors throughout the world. Selling its products globally under the Clearwater, Macduff and various private label brands. Since its founding in 1976, Clearwater has invested in its science, innovative technology and management approaches to support sustainability and grow its wild seafood resource. This commitment has established Clearwater as a global leader in sustainable seafood excellence. We are pleased to be partnered with them to bring a full time, permanent Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Accounting to their Corporate Reporting & Accounting department. Reporting to the Finance Manager, Corporate Accounting, this position is responsible for analyzing routine information for accuracy, generating accounting entries and performing analysis that requires data interpretation, professional judgement, or business insight. This role will oversee the Corporate Accounting Clerk.

Major Responsibilities

• Review and post accruals and journal entries
• Prepare working papers and reconciliations supporting the month-end close process
• Supervise and coach Accounting Clerk
• Support the business with analyzing and summarizing results, monitoring variances and identifying trends
• Create and analyze financial statements and revaluations
• Review work completed by Financial Analysts
• Monitor and communicate key month-end timelines, collaborating with teams to achieve deadlines
• Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

• University business degree with accounting major
• CPA designation or working towards
• 1-3+ years of relevant experience
• SAP user knowledge is an asset
• Clear and effective communication skills, both verbally and written
• Excellent analytical skills

The Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Accounting will have key behavioral competencies that will include being dedicated, hardworking and detail oriented; have good management and interpersonal skills; strong organizational skills and technical ability; be self-motivated and driven to succeed; have the ability to work well with groups and to multi-task under tight deadlines and have the ability to initiate and execute process improvements.

Clearwater offers work from home flexibility in this role for a portion of the work week. This is an excellent opportunity to join a talented team and not one to be missed. Apply now!

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For more information about this exciting opportunity please contact Heather Labucki, Partner, or Sara Morey, Consultant, at smorey@kbrs.ca. If you require accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please let Sara Morey know.

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