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The Financial Reporting Analyst position is responsible to provide key financial insight to corporate head offices, senior management, and field stakeholders on internal and external financial reporting including balance sheet and P&L analysis within a multi-divisional GL structure.

What you can expect from us:

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits designed to fit your unique needs
• A dynamic and inclusive culture that promotes you to bring your whole-self to work
• Inspiring positive change for people and the planet with sustainability goals
• A supportive team that will encourage your professional growth and development

Responsibilities

• External reporting of P&L, Balance Sheet, and Other Supporting Schedules;
• Compiling and analyzing information for monthly financial close process;
• Leading & Coordinating Balance Sheet Review on Quarterly basis;
• Providing direction and ensuring balance sheet account reconciliations are completed on a timely basis;
• Preparation of Annual tax packages and provide documentation on CRA income tax audit queries
• Ensuring compliance with SOX requirements;
• Ad Hoc projects

Qualifications

• Strong technical accounting knowledge and Proficiency in Excel required
• Excellent analytical and strong communication skills
• Experience using SAP, HFM, Oracle and MFGPro a plus
• Ability to work independently handling multiple projects simultaneously
• Aptitude to work with outsources service partners and drive process improvements
• Aptitude to quickly analyze data, assess issues and risks and propose recommendations
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance preferred
• Pursuing Accounting designation

The Frito Lay Customer Credit and Deductions manager is responsible for leading a team of direct reports who work with our Frito Lay Canada customers to ensure that invoices are paid on within credit terms and that all deductions related to these customers are processed on a timely basis. The role includes performing functional analysis of period business results and providing insights and analysis to senior management to maintain financial statement integrity.

Whatyoucanexpectfromus:

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits designed to fit your unique needs 
• A dynamic and inclusive culture that promotes you to bring your whole-self to work 
• Inspiring positive change for people and the planet with sustainability goals 
• A supportive team that will encourage your professional growth and development

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of a team of associates who manage the collection and processing of deductions from our Frito Lay Canada customers. Support team members as first point of escalation for aged accounts.
• Motivate and challenge associates to achieve business and people results.
• Provide timely and constructive development feedback including holding regular meetings with direct reports. Team meetings, and preparation and delivery of mid-year and year-end performance evaluations.
• Enhancement and compliance to SOX controls and Global Control Standards (GCS) documentation.
• Focus on achieving cash flow targets as they relate to Accounts Receivable balances and DCSO targets.
• Participate as a subject matter expert for Accounts Receivable and Trade as new technologies and ERP solutions are implemented.
• Leadership and Project Management of functional, business and system implementation initiatives as opportunities arise.

Qualifications

• Prior experience leading a team of processing associates.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven problem solving, project management, and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of Mfg Pro and SAP Accounts Receivable ERP module would be an asset.
• Post-Secondary Accounting degree is required, CPA designation would be an asset.

The Accounting Associate position is responsible for planning, organizing, and administrating specialized accounting activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and for developing financial statements and reports. This position is suitable for a recent graduate from an accounting program who is ready to start the CPA program.

The successful candidate will spend 3 years gaining experience by rotating through various Linamar operations in Guelph, ON. You will have exposure to areas such as Consolidations, Global Finance, Group Office and Operations Accounting. Employees who have previously completed this program are successfully working in all areas of Accounting and Finance within Linamar both locally and internationally.

 Responsibility

• Prepare all month end reconciliations journal entries with complete back up in a timely and accurate manner.
• Prepare and support the financial statements, reconciliations and reports in a timely manner.
• Complete product line income statements and variance analysis with explanations for all significant items.
• Prepare, evaluate, and assist with accurate processing of monthly accounts payable and accounts receivable aging.
• Process the entry of accounts payable on a weekly basis, with three-way matching to purchase orders and packing slips.
• Prepare the bi-weekly payment processing for all corporate payables.
• Process all corporate manual expense reports.
• Review and track all corporate credit statements with approval and receipts.
• Assist with preparation of annual budget, five-year business plan, and a twelve-month rolling forecast as needed.

Academic/Educational Requirements

• Post-Secondary Education in Accounting, Business or related discipline,
• Candidate should be prepared to enroll in the CPA program.
• Candidate must have the requisite educational requirements to enroll in the CPA program.

Required Skills/ Experience

• Recent graduate with prior co-op experience.
• Ability to evaluate the accuracy of financial data.
• Ability to prepare financial summaries such as balance sheets and income statements.
• Ability to work in a fully computerized environment including advanced Excel skills.

What Linamar Has to Offer

• Competitive Compensation
• Employee Benefits package includes but not limited to, Drug, Dental & Vision etc. 
• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Sustainability Counsel 
• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities. 
• Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.

287 Speedvale Avenue West, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 1C5, CA

The Accounting Associate position is responsible for planning, organizing, and administrating specialized accounting activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and for developing financial statements and reports. This position is suitable for a recent graduate from an Accounting program who is ready to start the CPA program.

Powering Vehicles, Motion, Work, and Lives since 1966.

Performance Expectations

• Prepare all month end reconciliations journal entries with complete back up in a timely and accurate manner.
• Prepare and support the financial statements, reconciliations and reports in a timely manner.
• Complete product line income statements and variance analysis with explanations for all significant items.
• Prepare, evaluate, and assist with accurate processing of monthly accounts payable and accounts receivable aging.
• Process the entry of accounts payable on a weekly basis, with three-way matching to purchase orders and packing slips.
• Prepare the bi-weekly payment processing for all corporate payables.
• Process all corporate manual expense reports.
• Review and track all corporate credit statements with approval and receipts.
• Assist with preparation of annual budget, five-year business plan, and a twelve month rolling forecast as needed.

Credentials

• Post-Secondary Education in Accounting, Business or related discipline,
• Candidate should be prepared to enroll in the CPA program.
• Recent graduate with prior co-op experience.
• Ability to evaluate the accuracy of financial data.
• Ability to prepare financial summaries such as balance sheets and income statements.
• Ability to work in a fully computerized environment including advanced Excel skills.

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Able to work independently and in a team.

What Linamar Has To Offer
 

• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
• Social committees and sports teams.
• Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.

The Accounting Associate position is responsible for planning, organizing, and administrating specialized accounting activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and for developing financial statements and reports. This position is suitable for a recent graduate from an accounting program who is ready to start the CPA program.

The successful candidate will spend 3 years gaining experience by rotating through various Linamar operations in Guelph, ON. You will have exposure to areas such as Consolidations, Global Finance, Group Office and Operations Accounting. Employees who have previously completed this program are successfully working in all areas of Accounting and Finance within Linamar both locally and internationally.

 Responsibility

• Prepare all month end reconciliations journal entries with complete back up in a timely and accurate manner.
• Prepare and support the financial statements, reconciliations and reports in a timely manner.
• Complete product line income statements and variance analysis with explanations for all significant items.
• Prepare, evaluate, and assist with accurate processing of monthly accounts payable and accounts receivable aging.
• Process the entry of accounts payable on a weekly basis, with three-way matching to purchase orders and packing slips.
• Prepare the bi-weekly payment processing for all corporate payables.
• Process all corporate manual expense reports.
• Review and track all corporate credit statements with approval and receipts.
• Assist with preparation of annual budget, five-year business plan, and a twelve-month rolling forecast as needed.

Academic/Educational Requirements

• Post-Secondary Education in Accounting, Business or related discipline,
• Candidate should be prepared to enroll in the CPA program.
• Candidate must have the requisite educational requirements to enroll in the CPA program.

Required Skills/ Experience

• Recent graduate with prior co-op experience.
• Ability to evaluate the accuracy of financial data.
• Ability to prepare financial summaries such as balance sheets and income statements.
• Ability to work in a fully computerized environment including advanced Excel skills.

What Linamar Has to Offer

• Competitive Compensation
• Employee Benefits package includes but not limited to, Drug, Dental & Vision etc. 
• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Sustainability Counsel 
• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities. 
• Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.

The Accounting Clerk is responsible for reporting to the facility Accounting Manager providing efficient clerical support while preparing invoices and statements, reconciling accounts and posting to general ledgers and other accounting records based on standard accounting practices.

Powering Vehicles, Motion, Work, and Lives since 1966.

Performance Expectations
 

• Enter A/R Payments and review outstanding invoices.
• Follow up with customer for past due accounts.
• Enter customer PO’s into the system.
• Prepare monthly adjustments, reversing journal entries and accruals.
• Assist with monthly account reconciliations, and intercompany reconciliation.
• Ensure payment for capital assets and maintain current subledger for all fixed assets.
• Various month end duties completed by assigned deadline.
• Review accounting discrepancies with appropriate department.
• Generates reports.
• Petty cash management.
• May be required for payroll or reception backup.
• Maintain accuracy in financial records while paying attention to detail.
• Ability to solve discrepancies in accounting data.
• Interpret accounts and financial statements for accountants and management.

Credentials
 

• High School Diploma or an equivalent general education and work experience.
• Previous related background experience.
• Working knowledge of computer programs such as word processing, database, spreadsheet and financial software.
• Demonstrate working knowledge IFS, SAP BPC

 
Desired Characteristics
 

• Interact with others demonstrating good communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Possess organization skills dealing with a variety of tasks.
• Ability to work in a team setting assisting others to complete routine tasks efficiently.
• Ability to learn additional functionality in the ERP system, work procedures, and expand financial knowledge in areas.

 
What Linamar Has To Offer
 

• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
• Social committees and sports trams.
• Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.

The Accounting Clerk is responsible for reporting to the facility Accounting Manager providing efficient clerical support while preparing invoices and statements, reconciling accounts and posting to general ledgers and other accounting records based on standard accounting practices.

Powering Vehicles, Motion, Work, and Lives since 1966.

Performance Expectations
 

• Enter A/R Payments and review outstanding invoices.
• Follow up with customer for past due accounts.
• Enter customer PO’s into the system.
• Prepare monthly adjustments, reversing journal entries and accruals.
• Assist with monthly account reconciliations, and intercompany reconciliation.
• Ensure payment for capital assets and maintain current subledger for all fixed assets.
• Various month end duties completed by assigned deadline.
• Review accounting discrepancies with appropriate department.
• Generates reports.
• Petty cash management.
• May be required for payroll or reception backup.
• Maintain accuracy in financial records while paying attention to detail.
• Ability to solve discrepancies in accounting data.
• Interpret accounts and financial statements for accountants and management.

Credentials
 

• High School Diploma or an equivalent general education and work experience.
• Previous related background experience.
• Working knowledge of computer programs such as word processing, database, spreadsheet and financial software.
• Demonstrate working knowledge IFS, SAP BPC

 
Desired Characteristics
 

• Interact with others demonstrating good communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Possess organization skills dealing with a variety of tasks.
• Ability to work in a team setting assisting others to complete routine tasks efficiently.
• Ability to learn additional functionality in the ERP system, work procedures, and expand financial knowledge in areas.

 
What Linamar Has To Offer
 

• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
• Social committees and sports trams.
• Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.

87 Campbell Road, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 1B9, CA

Job Summary

Performs complex or extensive scope business analysis work, including business process analysis, gathering information on and interpreting business requirements and models.

Responsibility

• Define scope and objectives on assigned projects. 
• Prepare functional process charts to analyze business operations. 
• Plan, design or modify practical manual and automated business procedures. 
• Assist with the design of business processes and documentation. 
• Prepare detailed specifications for business applications. 
• Follow PPLM (Project & Product Linamar Methodology) on all Projects. 
• Perform a lead role in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new business applications and enhancements to existing business applications. 
• Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve business systems issues. 
• Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions. 
• Work with QA team to coordinate and perform in-depth tests, for modified and new systems. 
• Analyze and organize large data sets to identify insights and present them in user-friendly formats, enabling informed business decisions.
• Conduct research on hardware and software products to justify recommendations and to support purchasing. 
• Provide orientation and training to end users for all modified and new systems. 
• Meet with clients to discuss topics such as project activities, technical specifications, current business practices, growth plans, regulatory and reporting requirements and security risks. 
• Conduct unit testing to validate data accuracy and ensure system outputs align with business requirements and use cases.
• Check calculations on supplier invoices. Confirm quantities, prices and amounts, check tax calculations and verify totals.
• Various special projects and ad hoc requests as assigned.

Academic/Educational Requirements

• University degree or college diploma in the field of computer science, information science, management information systems, business administration, finance or a related discipline. 
• PMI CAPM/PMP certification or relevant courses are preferred.

Required Skills/Experience

• Minimum of three years of work experience as a System Analyst, Project Lead, Business Analyst, Accounting or Finance Manager. 
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft T-SQL, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS and / or Oracle database 
• Knowledge of business applications (OneStream, SAP BPC) and ERP systems (IFS, SAP, JD Edwards, etc.).
• Ability to interpret process flow charts to understand what data is captured and how it travels between various applications and hardware components.
• Ability to assess the suitability of database platforms and software applications such as enterprise reporting tools and online transaction processing systems. 
• Must have an in-depth understanding of project management methodologies and how to apply them. 
• Ability to work independently and on teams 

The Technical Accounting and Research Specialist, Intermediate is responsible for supporting Linamar’s finance and accounting groups in the interpretation and application of IFRS including assisting on projects related to technical accounting issues.  In addition, this individual will assist in ensuring accuracy and completeness of information required for Linamar’s quarterly and annual financial statements and MD&A, as well as compliance with local statutory financial statements and internal control over financial reporting.

 Performance Expectations

• Evaluate the impact of changes in IFRS and the impact on the Company
• Draft for review position papers around technical accounting topics
• Monitor and update corporate accounting policies 
• When requested assist with administrative support and performing reviews of the Company’s international statutory financial statements
• Perform research of technical accounting issues, including working with external advisors when necessary
• Evaluate financial reporting impact of changes to the Company’s operations
• Provide technical support to the Company’s business units in their assessment of accounting issues
• Work with finance staff on projects related to the continuous improvement of information related to financial reporting 
• Assist with external reporting to ensure disclosures are complete and accurate 
• Assist with special projects related to implementation of new or changing accounting standards
• In addition to providing administrative support for the external audit, liaise between the business units and the auditors, facilitating the preparation, planning, and coordination of interim and year-end audits
•  Various special projects and ad hoc requests as assigned

Credentials

• A university degree in Accounting, Business or a related discipline is required
• Must have a professional accounting designation (preferably CPA) with a minimum of 2+ post-designation years of related experience
• Thorough working knowledge of IFRS
• Experience in project management including the ability to work with other accounting and non-accounting groups in a global organization
• Experience in researching and developing technical accounting procedures and positions in response to complex accounting issues, with the ability to draft position papers, suggest policy actions and otherwise provide formal written guidance to management and other finance professionals regarding those issues
• Experience preparing financial statements and related notes in a public company environment

Desired Characteristics

• Excellent demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with other accounting and non-accounting groups in a global organization

What Linamar Has To Offer

• Opportunities for career advancement
• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities
• Social committees and sports teams
• Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts

The Accounting Clerk is responsible for reporting to the facility Accounting Manager providing efficient clerical support while preparing invoices and statements, reconciling accounts and posting to general ledgers and other accounting records based on standard accounting practices.

Powering Vehicles, Motion, Work, and Lives since 1966.

Performance Expectations

• Enter A/R Payments and review outstanding invoices.
• Follow up with customer for past due accounts.
• Enter customer PO’s into the system.
• Prepare monthly adjustments, reversing journal entries and accruals.
• Assist with monthly account reconciliations, and intercompany reconciliation.
• Ensure payment for capital assets and maintain current subledger for all fixed assets.
• Various month end duties completed by assigned deadline.
• Review accounting discrepancies with appropriate department.
• Generates reports.
• Petty cash management.
• May be required for payroll or reception backup.
• Maintain accuracy in financial records while paying attention to detail.
• Ability to solve discrepancies in accounting data.
• Interpret accounts and financial statements for accountants and management.

Credentials

• High School Diploma or an equivalent general education and work experience.
• Previous related background experience.
• Working knowledge of computer programs such as word processing, database, spreadsheet and financial software.
• Demonstrate working knowledge IFS, SAP BPC

 
Desired Characteristics

• Interact with others demonstrating good communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Possess organization skills dealing with a variety of tasks.
• Ability to work in a team setting assisting others to complete routine tasks efficiently.
• Ability to learn additional functionality in the ERP system, work procedures, and expand financial knowledge in areas.

 
What Linamar Has To Offer

• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
• Social committees and sports trams.
• Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.

Reporting to the Group Controller, this role is responsible for performing and presenting financial analysis. This role will also assist with monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements, along with other analysis and reporting as required.

Performance Expectations:

• Prepare consolidated financial reporting and variance analysis for senior management to support strategic decision-making.
• Assist with the preparation and consolidation of annual budget, five-year business plan, and bi-monthly forecasts.
• Assist in developing financial models for forecasting and analysis.
• Support and monitor the year-end external audit process.
• Ensure compliance with legislative requirements.
• Support, foster, promote and demonstrate Linamar’s core values and leadership behaviors.
• Maintain balance between customer, employee and financial satisfaction.
• Support and maintain department and company’s lean initiatives.
• Continuously maintain knowledge of all organizational accounting practices through seminars, webinars and professional conferences as needed.
• Perform other projects/analysis as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum two to four years’ experience.
• A university degree in Accounting, Business or a related discipline.
• Must be enrolled in CPA or completed CPA.

Desired Characteristics:

• Must be highly analytical with sound business judgement, proven documentation skills and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with strong oral and written communication skills.
• Capable of working both independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Confidentiality, discretion, integrity and good judgment are critical.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Knowledge of ERP system IFS would be an asset.
• Knowledge and experience with Canadian GAAP and IFRS would be an asset.

Why Linamar/Skyjack:

• Opportunities to grow your career.
• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
• Social committees and sports teams
• Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier.