Financial Specialist
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About the Role
Nutreco is seeking a Financial Specialist to support accurate accounting processes and financial administration. The role involves fixed asset accounting, journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close.
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Responsibilities
- Perform day to day accounting activities including fixed asset accounting, capital project monitoring, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month end close across multiple entities
- Apply finance policies, procedures, and accounting standards to ensure accurate and compliant financial activities
- Maintain fixed asset records including capital projects, asset additions, transfers, disposals, retirements, and related documentation
- Prepare journal entries, accounting adjustments, account reconciliations, and support month end/year end close activities
- Investigate variances, resolve discrepancies, and ensure account balances are accurate and properly supported
- Support internal and external audits by maintaining documentation and preparing required accounting information
- Collaborate with finance and operational stakeholders and support process improvements, system enhancements, and finance projects
Requirements
- Diploma in accounting with 5 7 years of experience or degree in accounting with 2 4 years of experience
- 2 4 years of progressive experience in financial statement analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and modeling
- Experience with fixed asset accounting and capital projects considered an asset
- Strong understanding of journal entries, account reconciliations, and month end close processes
- Experience working in a multi entity environment preferred
- Solid understanding of business partnering
- Attention to detail and persistent communication skills
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Role Overview
- Financial Specialist role supporting accurate and timely execution of accounting processes and financial administration activities.
What You'll Do
- Perform day to day accounting activities including fixed asset accounting, capital project monitoring, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month end close across multiple entities.
- Apply finance policies, procedures, and accounting standards to ensure accurate, consistent, and compliant financial activities.
- Maintain fixed asset records, including capital projects, asset additions, transfers, disposals, retirements, and related documentation.
- Prepare journal entries, accounting adjustments, account reconciliations, and support month end/year end close activities.
- Investigate variances, resolve discrepancies, and ensure account balances are accurate, complete, and properly supported.
- Support internal and external audits by maintaining documentation and preparing required accounting information.
- Collaborate with finance and operational stakeholders, while supporting process improvements, system enhancements, and finance projects.
- Participate in process improvement initiatives, support audits and compliance activities, assist with documentation and reporting requirements.
Who We're Looking For
- Diploma in accounting with 5 to 7 years of experience or degree in accounting with 2–4 years of accounting experience.
- 2–4 years of progressive experience in financial statement analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and modeling.
- Experience with fixed asset accounting and capital projects considered an asset.
- Strong understanding of journal entries, account reconciliations, and month end close processes.
- Fast paced environment with heavier workload at month end; multi entity experience strongly preferred.
- Solid understanding of business partnering.
- Attention to detail and persistent communication skills.
What You'll Receive
- Robust pension plan with employer matching from Day 1.
- Competitive health benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA) from Day 1.
- Short term/Long term Disability and Mental Health spending allowance.
- Maternal top up and Tuition Reimbursement.
- 15 vacation days to start (tiered).
- Annual bonus.
About Nutreco
- Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed, part of the SHV family.
- Committed to Feeding the Future with sustainable solutions.
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