Description

Reporting to the Accounting Supervisor, your role will be to provide professional financial/accounting support for Domtar's manufacturing sites as well as for other Finance leaders.
 
Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Perform month end closing responsibilities, including posting journal entries, inventory movements and running cost allocations.
• Possess ability and track-record of challenging reported figures, asking questions & probing others to ensure that the right answers are obtained.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations and balance sheet review for all asset and liability accounts.
• Review/prepare monthly accounting and financial reports including variance analysis.
• Perform as Accounting /Finance liaison for assigned mill(s) located throughout North America.
• Provide audit support (internal and external).
• Serve as resource to update and maintain major inventory standard product costs.
• Maintain finished goods product costing system.
• Coordinate with sites for actual/forecast/budget results and analysis.
• Research and apply accounting policies and principles to properly record, report, and maintain financial data.
• Some overtime will be necessary during critical times of month-end close, project delivery, etc.

• Good communicator at all levels of organization, in both written and verbal formats
• Ability to understand accounting data, spreadsheets and concepts and simplify and communicate a message in both written and verbal communications 
• Excellent time management and organization skills- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Self-sufficient, proactive, results driven and detail oriented mindset
• Analytical approach to solving problems and critical thinking
• Willingness to challenge the status quo.  Continuous striving to make reporting and processes more effective & efficient.

Required Qualifications/Professional Experience:

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting or Finance with 2+ years related experience in an accounting/finance role
• Working knowledge in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel capabilities. Including advanced formulas and pivot tables.
• Experience working in an ERP systems, preferably SAP
• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) System experience, etc.

Preferred Qualifications/Professional Experience:

• Experience within a manufacturing operations environment /processes is preferred but not required.