Kaboose was founded in 1999 and is now one of the largest family-focused online media companies in the world with a leading position in three of the largest English-speaking markets in the world – the U.S., the U.K. and Canada. From pregnancy to parenting, birthday parties to scrapbooking and entertainment to education, Kaboose has the content and applications to help parents plan and share their family life. Kaboose owns some of the world's leading online properties targeting families, including Kaboose.com, Bounty.com, BabyZone.com, ParentZone.com, AmazingMoms.com, BirthdayInABox.com, TwoPeasInABucket.com, BubbleShare.com, Funschool.com, and Zeeks.com, and helps the world's leading brands reach this highly coveted audience.
Kaboose trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "KAB".
Location: Toronto at Dundas and University (Yonge and Eglinton from July 2008)
Position: Senior Staff Accountant
The Role:
Reporting the Corporate Controller and Director of Finance, North America, you will be responsible for ensuring timely and accurate delivery of monthly financial statements and management reports, adherence to key controls, process improvements, and other projects as required. Known for your sound judgment and research expertise, you will be the “go to person” for operational department heads. You will prepare monthly reconciliations and journal entries and close month end. You will also assist with quarterly and annual audit preparation and apply new pronouncements issued by the CICA. The ideal candidate will have a university degree/college diploma and possess a professional accounting designation (CA/CMA/CGA). Preference will be given to applicants who have experience with internal controls (52-109/SOX) and exposure to US payroll.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain overall responsibility for all balance sheet reconciliations
- Controls over US payroll and related compensation plans (stock options and RSUs)
- Process journal entries on a regular basis
- Provide month end and quarter end lead sheets for management review and audit purposes
- Liaise with other teams within the organization
- Assist with quarter end and year end auditor requests
- Various other duties as required
Your Qualifications/Experience
- Abillity to provide various analyses and ad hoc reporting for senior management.
- You have 3 – 5 years relevant and transferrable accounting experience
- Ability to review processes in depth and recommend improvements where necessary
- Strong working knowledge of Excel and Outlook.
- Well organized with a high attention to detail under tight deadlines
- Strong oral & written communication skills
- Independent problem solver who has the ability to work effectively with others to resolve issues
- Strong time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi task daily activities in a fast paced environment
- Experience with Great Plains is an asset
Why Kaboose?
- Work with a market leading Canadian online media company
- Excellent career opportunity
- Work downtown steps from the subway
- Competitive salary and benefits
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