Manager, Accounting Policy Job

Employer Name: FEP Search Group	SpiderID: 2848057
Location: Toronto (Downtown), Ontario	Date Posted: 8/7/2009
Wage: $100K Base	Category: Accounting/Bookkeeping
Job Code:

Job Description:
1) Maintain current knowledge of Canadian, US, and international accounting developments
2) Provide accounting advice on business transactions
3) Review complex business issues
4) Provide Canadian, US, and international accounting and financial reporting advice to company’s internal partners
5) Respond to questions and assist with resolving problems arising from the application of GAAP
6) Monitor developments in Canadian and US accounting standards as well as financial regulatory requirements
7) Assist with communicating and implementing new accounting standards and financial reporting regulatory developments across the company’s businesses
8) Evaluate proposals issued by standard-setting bodies such as the CICA, FASB, IASB, and OSFI
9) Draft responses from the company’s perspective, considering the implications on business and financial reporting as well as on the financial services sector (in general)
10) Assist with updating and maintaining the company’s Corporate Accounting Policies Manual
11) Handle financial reporting
12) Assist with preparing and coordinating the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements as well as other reports
13) Handle training and education
14) Communicate new and proposed policy as well as reporting developments and their impact on company to business finance and other partners
15) Participate in various educational initiatives (seminars, policy papers, etc.) prepared for other company’s colleagues
16) Train and coach colleagues within the Accounting Policy Group
17) Oversee special projects
18) Manage or participate in special projects as they arise

Job Requirements:
1) CA designation
2) Minimum 3 – 5 years of work experience from a public accounting firm with minimum 2 years in an accounting policy position (financial services organization preferred)
3) Experience in managing or mentoring staff
4) Expertise in US GAAP or IFRS
5) In-depth knowledge of Canadian GAAP
6) Knowledge of financial regulatory requirements and public company reporting
competencies
7) Excellent organizational skills
8) Superb communication skills (oral and written)
9) Ability to analyze complex business issues within the ever-changing GAAP framework
10) Flexible and organized in order to respond to multiple assignments, deadlines, and evolving situations
11) Ability to exercise and develop professional judgment in assessing risks of business transactions as well as interpreting accounting pronouncements
12) Ability to make decisions despite uncertainties and unknowns
13) Aptitude to conceptualize issues
14) Analytical thinker, good listener, and a quick learner
15) Ability to grasp technical details and determine the macro-level issues
16) Ability to collaborate with Finance and other colleagues throughout the company
17) Motivated as well as achievement and excellence driven
18) Team player with ability to persuade and influence
19) Ability to act independently with little direction and in a collegial, respectful manner with other people and in project teams
20) Ability to effectively communicate findings and conclusions in a practical manner
21) Ability to manage multiple priorities
22) Ability to adapt to ever-changing workload and priorities
23) Ability to make pragmatic recommendations that take into account the interaction between accounting and regulatory rules and the business realities in a positive manner
24) Self-starter

Applicants are encouraged to apply directly by going to: http://www.fepsearchgroup.com/accounting-jobs/accounting-job-01062.html

Contact Information:

Contact Name: Jane Shah	Company Type: Employer
Company: FEP Search Group

City: Toronto
State: Ontario
Zip: M5G 1T6

Web Site: http://www.fepsearchgroup.com/acct.htm