Senior Accountant

Location

Lloydminster, AB | Canada

Job description

Reesink Dealer Network

Tingley Harvest Center

Job Details:

• Position : Senior Accountant.
• Number of Positions: 1.
• Location : The ideal Candidate may work at one of our Locations:
  • Lloydminster - AB, Vegreville - AB or North Battleford- SK.
• This position is a full-time opportunity.
• Hours : Monday - Friday 8 AM - 5 PM.
• Requirement : Must be eligible to work in Canada.
• This is an onsite position. 

About the role:

The Senior Accountant’s role is to support the activities of the Finance department across a broad scope of areas. You will work with the Vendors, Supply Chain and other Business partners, and our Parent Company to maintain, coordinate, enforce and record financial activities and ensure control compliance.

What will I do?

General Accounting:

• Support the company’s Financial Close process including preparing entries, reviewing expenses to ensure completeness and accuracy for responsibility area, and supporting Finance Management to ensure all entries comply with policy and standards.
• Back up to the Controller for Financial Statement preparation and Close process.
• Review, Reconcile, and provide analysis on assigned Balance sheet accounts monthly, including investigation and resolution of source issues. Identify Risks and present to Finance team quarterly.
• Responsible for Intercompany activities with parent and sister companies, working with other departments to validate charges, resolution of discrepancies, recording expenses, and confirmations. Develop processes and participate in Project teams relating to Intercompany.
• Finance partner and solutionist for Sales, Supply Chain and Merchandising for all Sales and Margin discrepancies and financial adjustments including Accounting Standards process & policy guidance.
• Prepare and monitor cash flow forecasts and submit compliance reports to financing partners.

Inventory Accounting:

• Record Financial entries, analyze, and liaise with business partners regarding inventory valuation, including but not limited to: Product Aging and obsolescence reserves, Inventory Shrink, and Sales order Corrections and Cost adjustments impact on financials.
• Prepare periodic financial reports & commentaries, including balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries for all Inventory related activities.
• Work with the sales manager to assist with financing of new equipment purchases and with our floor plan financing partners to ensure payments are processed on time.
• Business partner to Sales and Supply Chain on guidance for Sales and Order Corrections to ensure special orders and adjustments align with accounting policies and standards.
• In collaboration with Supply Chain management and Loss Prevention, conduct annual physical counts, analyze and report results and Control risks, and record financial impact of variances.
• Partner with Pricing team to ensure accurate recording and collection of Vendor Costs.

Process Improvement, Internal Control and Special Projects:

• Support Financial Controls by Reviewing, Documenting and Evaluating current Finance Inventory and other accounting processes and policies to ensure “best practices” are optimized and identify opportunities to streamline and improve existing practices and mitigate business risks.
• Participate in special projects and provide ad hoc financial analysis as required by the Finance group or business partners.
• Work closely with the IT function to identify and implement system improvements and optimization.

What qualifications do I need?

Accounting Diploma or Degree:

• CPA Designation or active student of CPA Accounting program (PEP/PREP level), preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting in a fast-paced, high volume environment.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Expert level in Excel is a requirement.
• Experience with IntelliDealer is a asset.
• Proven problem solving abilities, detail oriented and a quick learner.
• Organized, motivated and proactive self starter with a commitment to deadlines and accuracy.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines through multi tasking and “sense of urgency.” 

About Tingley’s Harvest Centre:

Our brands include Kubota, Claas, JCB, Seedmaster, Agrifac, Horsch and other short lines (see tingleyshc.com). Representing world renowned equipment manufacturers, we provide high quality products and superior customer service. Our highly skilled employees strive to meet the constantly changing demands of the agriculture and construction industries through dedication and knowledge of their products and a deep understanding of their customer’s specific requirements.

All applications will be reviewed; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Reesink Canada Holdings is a subsidiary of Royal Reesink, a Dutch company that started in 1786 as a blacksmith and has evolved into one of the largest equipment suppliers internationally.Canada is one of the main markets for Royal Reesink. We believe that both the agricultural and construction equipment market have big potential in Canada. That is why a Reesink Canada Holdings was founded as a dedicated entity for all Canadian activities.This provides an excellent match with Royal Reesink’s growth strategy, which is based in part on growth with existing brands in new markets.Royal Reesink has been representing CLAAS for over 65 years in the Netherlands and also represents CLAAS, HORSCH and MACDON in Kazakhstan. There are significant similarities between Western Canadian agriculture and agriculture in Kazakhstan, and therefore synergies can be realised.

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