Project Accounting Advisor

Are you an Accounting professional who is looking for their next challenge? As the Accounting Project Manager, you will lead a multi-year accounting improvement plan within the US business to modernize processes in line with our publicly traded parent company, iA Financial Group. Your responsibilities include documenting and redesigning business processes, implementing iA policies, and advising on governance and controls. You will assist in defining financial requirements for new proposals, design controls for risk management and fraud prevention, and serve as a reference for partners. Additionally, you will lead various accounting mandates, perform analyses, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance financial efficiency and transform business processes

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Primary point-of-contact for multi-year accounting improvement plan within the US business to modernize accounting processes and procedures more closely with the publicly-traded parent company;

• Ability to document business processes and advise on re-design/re-engineering to ensure appropriate governance and controls;

• Implementation of Parent company accounting policies and procedures;

• Assist business partners in defining financial and accounting requirements for new business proposals or modifications to existing processes;

• Design and implement controls for risk management and fraud prevention.

• Serve as a reference in his/her field for partners.

• Demonstrate leadership in coordinating various accounting mandates and analyses. You will also be called upon to perform certain accounting analyses;

• Contribute to the process of continuous improvement of work methods in order to enhance various financial efficiency initiatives;

• Ability to identify business and accounting process opportunities to transform the nature of the business and contributing to more efficient ways of working

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Controllership/industry accounting, including 2 years on projects. F&I experience a plus but not required.

• Experience with Technical Accounting

• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting standards

• Proven leadership skills with experience in team or project management.

• Proficiency in accounting software such as Oracle, NetSuite, or Great Plains and Microsoft Excel.

• Comfortable with IT tools and good knowledge of the Windows environment.

• Exceptional organizational and detail-oriented skills, with adeptness in multitasking and prioritizing.

• Customer focus, analytical skills, sound business judgment, at-ease working across various functional teams.

• Resilience under pressure, with the ability to handle multiple projects.

• Independence, while also functioning effectively as part of a team.

• Adaptability towards procedural and organizational changes.

Candidates within Austin, Texas would be preferred but we are open to candidates based across the United States