Accountant - Cash & Reconciliations

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!
 

Job Description

The Accountant, Cash & Reconciliations is responsible for timely and accurate cash accounting and bank reconciliations across approximately 30 North American bank accounts. The role will transition a significant portion of the bank reconciliation work currently held by an existing position that is being phased out, while helping standardize the process and advance reconciliation automation. The position also supports selected corporate income tax accounting and other balance sheet activities as required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary from $74,000 – $90,000.
• Health Insurance (includes Virtual Health, and HCSA), Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, Short-term Disability
• RRSP Match
• Paid Vacation
• Floating Days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Engagement Events
• Awards and Recognition
• Tuition reimbursement
• Service Awards
• Employee Perks & Discounts

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare and own bank reconciliations for approximately 30 accounts across multiple North American legal entities.
• Investigate and resolve unreconciled items, timing differences, duplicate entries, stale reconciling items, and cash-posting issues.
• Standardize bank reconciliation templates, procedures, supporting documentation, and review-ready schedules.
• Partner with Treasury, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll Accounting, and site finance to resolve cash and posting discrepancies.
• Support the design, testing, and implementation of automated bank reconciliation processes and reduce manual reconciliation effort over time.
• Prepare cash-related journal entries and maintain related balance sheet accounts.
• Monitor aged reconciling items and escalating unresolved issues in accordance with established close and control expectations.
• Support selected corporate income tax accounting activities, including accruals, journal entries, account reconciliations, and schedules; tax return preparation is outside the primary scope of the role.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities and provide documentation for internal and external audit requests.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate, simplify, and automate high-volume reconciliation and cash accounting processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA designation or progress toward a CPA is an asset.
• Approximately 2–4 years of accounting experience, preferably in a multi-entity, shared-services, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience with bank reconciliations, cash accounting, and balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Ability to investigate high-volume transactional differences and bring reconciling items to timely resolution.
• Experience with JDE or another large ERP is preferred.
• Experience with reconciliation automation tools, bank interfaces, or process automation is an asset.
• Strong Excel skills, attention to detail, and disciplined documentation habits.
• Demonstrated continuous-improvement mindset and willingness to challenge manual processes.

Benefits of Employment: IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.
 

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment: IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.