Financial Accountant
What you'll do
Accounting Operations Banking-Sales Audit team is responsible for executing all aspects of the day-to-day functions related to sales audit for assigned business units. This includes clearing exceptions in the sales audit systems, investigating any issues, releasing daily sales, and handling correspondence from stores. The team also supports month-end activities, executes controls, prepares journal entries and high volume of weekly and/or monthly reconciliations between bank accounts and financial system, provides ad hoc reporting for various departments, creates, and maintains desk guides for cross-training purposes, and continuously looks for ways to improve the sales audit process. Additionally, team members should be prepared to take on any other assigned duties.
Execute controls as part of your responsibilities.
Handle correspondence from stores, ensuring effective communication and addressing any queries or issues in a timely manner.
Ad hoc reporting for various departments such as Store Operations, Marketing, Taxes, and Finance will be required, providing them with relevant data and insights as needed.
Creating and maintaining desk guides for the department will also be part of your duties. These guides will detail how various processes are done, facilitating cross-training within the team.
Continually look for ways to improve the sales audit process through process improvement initiatives.
Responsible to execute cash management requirements for opening/closing stores for the assigned business units.
Execute yearly deposit slips request for corporate banners.
The role involves executing all aspects of the day-to-day functions related to sales audit for the assigned business units. This includes clearing exceptions in the sales audit systems and investigating any issues such as dropped or missing transactions. You will also be responsible for releasing daily sales and performing other related tasks.
If there are any system issues related to sales audit, you should escalate them promptly to ensure timely resolution.
Provide support to close the sales audit month-end activities in collaboration with the and Supervisor.
Prepare journal entries and and prepare high volume of weekly and/or monthly reconciliations between bank accounts and financial system.
Other duties that may be assigned to you, ensuring flexibility and adaptability within your role.
What you bring
Strong analytical skills: As a Sales Audit member you will need to analyze and interpret data, identify trends, and investigate exceptions or discrepancies. Having strong analytical abilities will be essential to effectively perform these tasks.
Attention to detail: Sales Audit involves reviewing large volumes of data, reconciling accounts, and identifying errors or discrepancies. Attention to detail is crucial to ensure accuracy and identify any issues that may arise.
Knowledge of accounting principles: Familiarity with accounting principles and practices is important in understanding financial transactions, recording journal entries, and performing reconciliations.
Working knowledge of PeopleSoft accounting system, Oracle ARCS, and AS400 is an asset.
Communication skills: Effective communication is essential in a Sales Audit role. You will need to correspond with store personnel, collaborate with other departments, and potentially present findings or reports. Strong verbal and written communication skills will help you convey information clearly and professionally.
Problem-solving abilities: Sales Audit may involve investigating and resolving complex issues or exceptions. Being able to think critically and find solutions to problems is an important skill for a Sales Auditor.
Time management and organizational skills: In a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines is crucial. Strong time management and organizational skills will help you prioritize your workload effectively.
Integrity and confidentiality: Sales Audit deals with sensitive financial information, so maintaining the highest levels of integrity and confidentiality is essential
Advanced PC skills including Microsoft suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Hybrid
At Canadian Tire we value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.
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About Us
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited ("CTC") is one of Canada's most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.