senior cost accountant
Government of Canada - Central
Toronto
Job Description
Overview Languages
English
Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Analysis and functional analysis
- Economics, general
- Business administration and management, general
- Accounting
- Accounting and finance
- Finance, general
- Business statistics
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities Tasks
- Prepare reports and audit findings
- Prepare financial statements and reports
- Recommend improvements to accounting systems and management practices
- Develop and maintain cost findings, reporting and internal control procedure
- Analyze financial documents and reports
- Assist in the planning and execution of financial statement audits
- Variance analysis
- Perform opening and closing activitiesOversee the collection and analysis of financial data
- Manage accounts receivable
- Internal audit
- Estimate costs
- Perform financial calculations, such as costing and budgeting
- Prepare cost estimates
- Prepare inventory costs, retail pricing and profit reports
Experience and specialization Computer and technology knowledge
- Accounting software
- SAP (FI/CO / HR / MM / OT SD)
- MS Office
- Data analysis software
- Internet
- MS Excel
- MS Windows
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Outlook
Area of specialization
- Accounting
Additional information Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Ability to multitask
- Adaptability
- Due diligence
- Proactive
Benefits Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Parking available
- Travel insurance
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