Assistant Controller

This role is intended to cover a maternity leave for a period of 15 months.

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

As an integral member of the Americas Financial Control team, the Assistant Controller will work with the Americas Financial Controller to support the production of complete and accurate results for the Americas and the preparation of high-quality financial reporting.

The Assistant Controller role is an integral role of the Americas Financial Control team, working within a team of seven on a daily basis and more broadly an expansive finance team that supports transactional accounting entries sitting both onshore and offshore. You will be an expert in navigating accounting issues, communicating to various stakeholders, problem solving and proposing solutions. You have the ability to work autonomously with limited direct supervision and are highly organized and detail oriented.

The Assistant Controller will be responsible for preparing analysis to support journal entries, supporting staff accountants and reviewing journal entries, identifying variances ensuring accounting is accurate and complete to support both statutory financial reporting and management reporting and communicating financial results explaining business drivers.

The role will have responsibility in reviewing general ledger reconciliations, monitoring entries made by the offshore Finance Services team and resolving queries raised by internal stakeholders.

The Assistant Controller will also support the production of high-quality financial statements for The Americas business and its subsidiary companies. You will also be involved in supporting external audits (writing complex technical accounting memos, preparing audit working papers), overseeing the payroll accounting entries and routinely performing analysis.

This role partners with various stakeholders within the business and from time to time involves special projects. As a result, will require a strong level of communication and high level of organization and project management skills.

This position will be prioritized for our Waterloo or Toronto Office with a hybrid schedule of 3 days in the office.

Monthly Close:

• Monthly review and posting of entries to support both statutory financial reporting & management reporting.
• Review financial accounts for companies within the Americas economic region.
• Prepare reconciliations and working papers to substantiate entries.
• Review accounts, identify issues and resolve on a timely manner to ensure a high quality complete and accurate financial close.
• Own the preparation of complex analysis and/or support colleagues through the preparation of complex analysis.
• Review accounting entries and reconciliations prepared and posted by offshore Finance Services team, identifying unusual or unexpected items to investigate.
• Primary onshore contact for payroll related accounting entries.
• Support staff accountants through review of work and/or guidance on preparation of journal entries.

Financial Reporting:

• Review of general ledger reconciliations, identifying any issues on a timely basis, proposing solutions and routinely communicating with Americas Financial Controller.
• Support balance sheet analytical review process and able to explain key movements linked to business or operational drivers.
• Supporting external audit through high quality month-end closes ensuring accurate statutory reporting along with the preparation of audit working papers and complex technical accounting memos.
• Contribute to the statutory reporting process, ensuring timely preparation of financial statements that fully comply with accounting standards, legislative and other requirements.
• Other ad hoc tasks as required to support audit and reporting processes.
• Support the business through communicating financial information in a clear and concise manner and support the preparation of financial analysis to achieve business objectives

• Professional accounting qualifications equivalent to CPA or Chartered Accountant.
• Minimum 7+ years in similar Finance roles, either with experience in an international organisation or audit firm with international client base.
• Demonstrated technical, analytical and problem-solving skills, with an eye for detail.
• Established communication, interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Well organised, with an ability to plan and prioritise.
• Ability to work autonomously and with limited direct superivison while delivering on mutliple tasks and deadlines.
• Advanced skills in Excel and Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience using a large-scale ERP (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Hyperion) and BI reporting tools.

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As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

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