
Senior Business Accountant
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Delta • Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$97,200 - CA$118,800 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Reviews and analyses accounts and results, which includes engaging with business leaders to understand current state and operational requirements, identifying their needs and supporting their financial reporting and accounting requirements.
- Working with the Finance Business Partners, assisting with support for budgeting, monthly reporting, forecasting and modeling.
- Prepares and reviews month-end accounting entries including revenue, cost, balance sheet, carbon credits and amortization accruals.
- Prepares month-end operational reports.
- Responsible for the creation and accuracy of the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow and associated working papers on monthly basis.
- Responsible for the trial balance accuracy of certain areas managed by other finance teams such as capital, tax and payrolls, through active coordination, review and issue resolution.
- Prepares and reviews reconciliations of accounts to sub-ledgers.
- Provides in depth variance analysis of results compared to budgets, prior periods, trends and year actuals and forecasts.
- Supports month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting processes.
- Provides support to accounting staff and other department managers as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Professional Designation (CPA, CFA, etc.) is required.
- A minimum of 5 years in financial reporting, close process, and accounts analysis.
- Knowledge and experience in Canadian ASPE GAAP and related accounting concepts, practices, processes, and procedures and financial reporting requirements.
- Strong knowledge in month-end close process.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word/Outlook/PowerPoint/Visio) with strong knowledge of Excel.
- Strong presentation Skills (internal & external)
- Adaptability and open to change.
- Ability to work well under pressure, problem solve and multi-task.
- Experience collaborating with Operations and Logistics teams.
- Customer service orientation, self-starter and initiative driven.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Prioritization and planning abilities, ability to align across functions.
- Goal and team oriented, open minded, and possesses a high level of integrity.
- Attention to detail, critical thinking, negotiating, problem solving, and analytical skills.
- Highly skilled in ERP Business Systems (Oracle preferred).
- Leadership and communications skills with ability to communicate with others with tact and diplomacy.
- Good business acumen.
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial reportingaccounts analysismonth-end close processvariance analysisreconciliationsbudgetingforecastingmodelingGAAPASPE
Soft Skills
presentation skillsadaptabilityproblem solvingmulti-taskingcustomer service orientationrelationship buildingprioritizationplanningintegrityattention to detail
Certifications
CPACFA