Description:
The Accounting Advisory team in Calgary is looking for a Manager passionate about using their technical accounting, financial reporting, and project management skills in an ever changing cross functional environment. Working on a wide spectrum of accounting and financial reporting projects, including in technical areas such as IFRS 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, and equivalent US GAAP, and as well as finance and business operational process/systems and controls from an ICFR/SOx perspective.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a depth of expertise that combines financial reporting knowledge and practical experience to proactively help clients address their accounting and financial reporting challenges. The successful candidate needs to be malleable and interested in doing 'a different thing every day', supporting a large range of functions and individuals. Being a quick learner with an aptitude towards technical accounting and have the organizational skills to juggle competing deadlines are also key.
What you will do
- Executing the delivery of accounting advisory engagements and taking ownership of the engagements from start to finish, which will require strong project management skills, including managing client deliverables and expectations
- Remain current on applicable and evolving financial reporting standards, securities and regulatory requirements, as well as developing accounting/business issues.
- Assist clients with a broad scope of financial reporting activities, including the preparation of financial statements, preparation of working papers and liaising with the clients' auditors.
- Assist clients with evaluating the requirements of accounting, reporting and disclosure standards, preparing supporting analyses, including drafting reports and presentations, and analyzing differences between different accounting frameworks.
- Develop fit-for-purpose solutions through obtaining understanding of clients' preferences and business constraints.
- Assist clients to operationalize financial reporting, risk management reporting and regulatory reporting requirements/needs.
- Work with broader KPMG advisory teams including Management Consulting, Risk Consulting and Deal Advisory, in support of process/control redesign and advising on other business implications to your clients when assessing the impact of accounting change.
What you bring to the role
- Relevant post-secondary degree and/or CPA, CA (or recognized national accounting designation). CFA or FRM designations would be a strong asset, as well as 5+ years of experience.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities and a desire to enhance technical skills through researching and analyzing accounting standards, including an ability to distill the principle out of complex accounting standards (including basis for conclusions and implementation guidance) and an ability to process complex fact patterns and scenarios.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills (including preparation of technical memos and presentations), with the ability to 'uncomplicate the complicated' by expressing ideas clearly, convincingly and concisely to both external and internal stakeholders.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to deliver assignments on time, as well as manage competing demands, without sacrificing attention to detail.
- Versatility and adaptability to a dynamic and often fast-paced environment.
- Extensive knowledge of Excel and experience with advance functions within Excel including experience writing macros.
- Experience with tactical or strategic system implementation, including data discovery, configuration and/or testing.