Accounting Manager

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, who are the global leader in access solutions. Every day, we reimagine how people move through a safer, more open world with ease. If you’ve ever walked through an automatic door, stayed in a hotel, or gone through passport control, you’ve probably used one of our products or services. We have operations in over 70 countries, with over 52,000 colleagues around the world.

Our expertise in customer journey mapping, innovation, and service design leads to the invention of new solutions that create value for our clients and exceptional experiences for their end users. And we have the fantastic opportunity available for an Accounting Manager in Kelowna.

About the job

The mission of this position will be to assist the team in developing best-in-class processes within a control-oriented environment. Duties involve researching, analyzing, verifying and reconciling transactions. Candidate needs to be confident in their knowledge base and capable of performing duties with minimal training and supervision. The successful candidate will grasp things quickly and be able to add value to our accounting close cycle. The candidate must be a quick learner, extremely detail oriented with a strong knowledge of accounting principles and highly proficient in Excel. We want self-starters that understand good process, have strong accounting fundamentals, and are coachable and eager to be a successful contributor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reconcile bank accounts daily and complete monthly reconciliation in timely manner.
• Research and resolution of unapplied cash, credit notes and customer deposits.
• Assists in special projects, as assigned by management. Example: Develop Unclaimed Property Processes including historical resolution.
• Perform various aspects of the month-end closing process including journal entry preparation.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts related to Accounts Receivable and other GL accounts as assigned.
• Assist with researching variances in key account balances and explain variances between actuals and forecast to management.
• Prepare journal entries for specific transactions including bank fees and accruals.
• Assists the accounts receivable team as needed.
• Assumes and performs other duties and responsibilities not specifically outlined herein, but which are logically and properly inherent to an accounting function.

Requirements:

• Working knowledge of GAAP principles, accounting transactions, schedules and financial reports.
• Motivated self-starter who performs assigned duties accurately, efficiently and diligently.
• Excellent analytical, written/ oral communications and interpersonal skills and a positive approach toward customers and company employees.
• Assist with designing solutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting team.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills including V-lookups and Pivot Tables.
• Strong aptitude and working knowledge of automated financial information systems with Quickbooks a plus.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in performing duties within complex operations.
• Experience with foreign currency accounting, intercompany accounting, inventory valuation and obsolescence accounting
• Working knowledge of internal controls and experience implementing and maintaining internal control practices and procedures

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or combination of lesser education with equivalent work experience
• 8+ years in accounting with accounts receivable experience a plus; Proficient in Microsoft Office Outlook, Power Point and Word and intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

Software and Technical Skills:

• Experience with MS Office - Suite, Windows Vista, Window 2003 Server and Windows XP.
• Network knowledge, preferred.
• Knowledge of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management and/or OneStream is a strong plus or familiarity with other ERP systems.

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We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.