Manager, External Financial Reporting

We are seeking a Manager, External Reporting to lead the preparation and delivery of the organization’s external financial reporting requirements. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and will play a key role in the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, MD&A, and related public-company disclosures.

The successful candidate will be a CPA with strong public-company external reporting experience and a solid technical accounting foundation. This position will partner closely with senior finance leadership, business units, external auditors, and other stakeholders to support high-quality financial reporting and continuously strengthen reporting processes and controls.

Key Responsibilities

· Lead the preparation and review of quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS.

· Prepare and review MD&A, financial statement notes, and other external reporting disclosures.

· Manage the external reporting calendar and coordinate deliverables across finance and other stakeholders to ensure reporting deadlines are met.

· Research, assess, and document complex accounting matters and the impact of new or amended IFRS standards.

· Prepare and review technical accounting memos supporting significant accounting positions, estimates, transactions, and disclosures.

· Ensure financial statement presentation and disclosures remain compliant with applicable IFRS and public-company reporting requirements.

· Work closely with the consolidation and corporate accounting teams to validate financial results and resolve reporting matters.

· Coordinate with external auditors throughout quarterly reviews and the annual audit process.

· Support senior management in reviewing financial results, significant accounting matters, and external reporting considerations.

· Maintain and enhance internal controls over the external financial reporting process.

· Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, controls, timelines, and overall reporting efficiency.

· Support accounting and reporting requirements associated with significant transactions, acquisitions, reorganizations, or other corporate initiatives, as applicable.

· Assist with ad hoc financial reporting, technical accounting, and finance projects.

Qualifications

· CPA designation required.

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.

· Approximately 7+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, with significant experience in external financial reporting.

· Direct public-company external reporting experience is required.

· Strong hands-on experience preparing and/or reviewing financial statements and disclosures under IFRS.

· Experience with quarterly and annual reporting cycles, including financial statements, note disclosures, and MD&A.

· Strong technical accounting capabilities with the ability to research and document complex IFRS matters.

· Experience working directly with external auditors.

· Strong understanding of financial reporting controls and governance in a public-company environment.

· Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with ERP and financial reporting/consolidation systems.

· Strong attention to detail combined with the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced reporting environment.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex accounting matters clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.

How to Apply

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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present you as a candidate for the foregoing position. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if one is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected] .

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and is committed to providing transparent notice of our policies in English here and in French here. Additionally, the company uses AI to perform preliminary screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

Having said that Vaco by Highspring believes that the salary range referenced reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).