Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant role within a large, complex, global, and public company with impressive operations. This is a great career opportunity for someone who wants to work for a stable and well-resourced company. Opportunity to contribute directly to the brand-new accounting function here in Vancouver. Great mentors and leaders to work with, and a competitive total compensation package. Based in downtown Vancouver. 

Who- the Company: 
Our client is a large publicly-listed company in the natural resources sector with operations in dozens of countries. The company is very stable and has a long history.

What- the Role:
On behalf of our client, SWIM is seeking a new Senior Accountant. This is a senior individual contributor role and reports into the Financial Controller who is based in another country, while also collaborating closely with accounting & tax colleagues in Vancouver. This is a full-cycle accounting role with the following responsibilities for a corporate group of approximately 15 entities:

• Undertake end to end accounting for corporate holding and management company, including responsibility for the general ledgers, bank payments, expense card management, forecasting corporate costs and financial reporting
• Building collaborative working relationships with stakeholders across Canada and overseas
• Liaising with the external audit team  
• Responding to analysis and queries from the global business and parent entity  
• Technical accounting support as required
• Staying abreast of accounting legislation changes to ensure organisational compliance

Who- the Candidate:
We are looking for a self-motivated Accountant who enjoys working autonomously as well as part of a team. 

• Qualifications:
  • Relevant post-secondary education (business, commerce, finance, accounting, etc.).
  • CPA designation is required (or on track to achieve designation in 2025)
• Work Experience:
  • At least 4 years’ of relevant and progressive accounting experience.
  • Experience in both public practice and industry is highly preferred, but candidates with experience in only one or the other will also be considered.
  • It is highly preferred that candidates have exposure to the accounting processes of a multi-national public company (as a client or in-house). 
• Technical Skills:
  • Hands-on exposure to financial reporting under IFRS 
  • Consolidations experience, preferably with hands-on experience using consolidation accounting tools (such as SAP BPC or Oracle HFM)
  • Advanced systems skills – particularly MS Office suite, an ERP (such as Oracle or SAP), and Concur Expense Management software
• Soft Skills:
  • Ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders across the business
  • Well-rounded business savvy
  • There are a lot of deadlines to juggle in this role; therefore, excellent time management and organizational skills along with a process improvement mindset are all crucial.
  • Top-notch communication skills are important in this role (verbal and written), including the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders across many countries and time zones. 

How Much:
Competitive base salary commensurate with level of tax skills, experience, and education- likely in the range of $85,000 to $110,000, with a sweet spot of $90,000 to $95,000. Please note that the top end is reserved for candidates who have not only the requirements, but also many of the “nice-to-have” qualifications.  The company will provide their new Senior Accountant with a solid overall compensation package, including an annual performance-based bonus, a generous 5 weeks of paid vacation, CPA & professional development support, competitive health & dental benefits and an RRSP match. There is also relatively good work-life balance at this corporation when compared to other public companies.

Where:
HYBRID. The company is headquartered in downtown Vancouver, conveniently accessible by public transit and close to many amenities and shops. Working 4 or 5 days a week in the office (i.e. after training & onboarding, the employee can choose to work from home 1 day a week). The Senior Accountant should have some flexibility on their work hours to hit deadlines and also to communicate & collaborate with colleagues working in various time zones. Please note there may be occasional business travel in this role- mostly domestic and likely maximum of one trip a quarter.

When & How to Apply: 
Swim Recruiting will be presenting the profiles of short-listed candidates directly to the hiring team. If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out very soon. If you do not yet have a contact at Swim Recruiting, please hit 'APPLY NOW' to send us your resume (preferably in MS Word format as it works best with our internal systems). Thank you!