Financial Accounting Manager

Description

The person will be part of the Global Financial Accounting Team and will work closely with local finance business partners, the Shared Services Center teams in Newcastle, United Kingdom, and project management teams in Canada and the US to identify and implement process improvements and documentation while assist in complying with the region's statutory regulations. This role will not only provide beneficial support to the financial reporting but will also play a significant role in business operations and internal control improvements.

• Detail review of the statutory working papers, financial statements and note disclosures, memos and process documentation prepared by the team
• Leading and mentor a team of accountants
• Preparing technical accounting papers
• Managing the operational activities for the above, ensuring alignment, coherent accurate and insightful reporting. The role will require working in close collaboration across the finance functional areas in the Region and Global Financial Accounting Team
• Finding opportunities where processes for your area can be enhanced for efficiency, automation, and improved control
• Acting as a point of contact with the External Audit teams for any escalations of audit findings or audit delays and supporting the Regional Head of Financial Accounting
• Planning and coordinating the preparation of financial statements and audit of US, Canadian and UK entities with a Senior Accountant
• Helping drive the documentation of best practice processes and procedures to ensure effective control frameworks are built into the processes and risks are identified and addressed.
• Oversight of statutory WIP process from business to auditors for the Americas Region entities
• Encouraging innovative thinking and collaboration.

Requirements

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• 6 or more years of total experience with 2 years or more directly supervising staff
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or equivalent
• Ability to listen, demonstrate empathy and remain calm when under pressure
• Qualified Accountant (CPA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work in an agile and collaborative manner within a complex and changing business environment
• Computer literacy in MS Office including deep experience in Excel and Word
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Experience in delivering Continuous Improvement initiatives for finance related processes,
• Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning solutions e.g. Oracle/JDE would be advantageous but not a prerequisite
• Technical experience in endtoend External Reporting, Finance and Statutory Accounting environments

Benefits

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world. At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Hiring Range - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job performed in Toronto is $135,000 to $150,000 per year. Benefits are not included in the base salary range. Summary of benefits are included in this posting with details provided to applicants at the time of interview. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of Toronto will differ.

Arup is committed to improving accessibility for individuals with disabilities and to ensuring that all our employees have the support and the tools they need to succeed. We have developed policies relating to human rights, accessibility and accommodation, and provide all our employees with training on these matters either during orientation and/or on an ongoing basis.

Training + Development

Interview process

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Security clearance