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About the Role

Join Reliance as a Supervisor, Accounting, and become an important Team Member. We offer limitless opportunities for growth and reward success. If you’re ready to find your limitless – join us!

Responsibilities

Develop and prioritize day-to-day individual and interdependent department activities, congruent with the monthly and quarterly financial reporting timeline.
Monitor, identify and alleviate emerging information bottlenecks that impact the effectiveness of the department.
Monitor the day-to-day priorities of the Accounting team members.
Assist in the functional skills development and performance of the accounting department staff.
Interpret existing corporate policies and regulatory standards.
Maintain processes for accurately recording transactions in the general ledger and the electronic repository of journal entries.
Ensure the integrity of the balance sheet amounts by developing and maintaining excellent practices for GL account reconciliations.
Assign reconciliation responsibility among staff and other functional areas.
Coach staff and other functional areas on reconciliation procedures.
Perform monthly GL reconciliation reviews with the Accounting and other teams.
Issue and update the monthly accounting schedule and complete all tasks on time.
Monitor/trouble shoot monthly GL cut-offs to ensure issues related to sub systems feeds are resolved.
Prepare the consolidated month end trial balance and supporting schedules.
Implement approved accounting policy changes.
Analyze the monthly and quarterly budget to actual variances.
Partner with FP&A team in managing the accounting, reconciliation and reporting of reporting for rental assets, non-rental assets, IFRS 16 leased assets, and other working papers and trend analysis.
Provide insights into the impact of changes in depreciation rates for rental assets.
Assist in the annual budget process for depreciation and capital lease expenses.
Review Intangible asset entries and reconciliation.
Assist in the budget process for amortization of intangible assets for the whole company.
Foster a strong control environment, over financial reporting and the entire organization, by ensuring that department internal controls are designed effectively.
Spot check the operating effectiveness of controls and take corrective action as required.
Work with the Controller to perform due diligence procedures.
Assist with inventory counts on acquisition dates.
Provide accounting & reporting requirements and support to the newly acquired company’s accounting team.
Proactively work with business partners throughout the organization to provide recommendations on effectiveness, efficiency and controls.
Ensure processes are followed and reconciliations performed throughout the business.
Develop and implement processes, procedures, and policies related to acquisitions, systems implementations, new geographies and new products as required.

Requirements

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) or equivalent
Five to eight years post qualification experience in general accounting including GL close process and consolidated trial balances
Previous experience in supervising accounting teams
General understanding of internal controls over financial reporting
Proven leadership attributes combined with abilities to coach and motivate staff
Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills
Ability to provide an excellent standard of customer service and a desire to serve internal customers promptly and courteously
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
Ability to understand concepts beyond accounting, with a strong aptitude for finance and business
Adaptable in a fast-paced and results driven organization
Proficient in Excel and Word
Experience with SAP and Blackline an asset

Skills

Excel
Word
SAP
Blackline

Location

Toronto

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

5-8 years post qualification experience

Education Level

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

Competitive base pay plus the ability to earn more tied to your success

Benefits

Training and development programs
Competitive base pay plus the ability to earn more tied to your success
Great benefits plan for you / your family
Career paths so you can advance in the company

About the Company

Reliance Home Comfort® (Reliance) is a leader in home services and energy efficient solutions for over 60 years.
We are committed to being the Destination of Choice by delivering exceptional experiences for customers seeking comfort and team members seeking a rewarding, inclusive workplace.
With over 2 million customer relationships, Reliance is a trusted source and has become one of Canada’s largest providers of water heaters, furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners, water purification, plumbing, protection plans, smart home, electrical, and EV chargers.
Headquartered in Toronto, Reliance employs a workforce of over 2,700 Team Members across 28 branches in Canada and two locations in the United States.
Reliance has been certified as a Great Place to Work in 2024 and has been recognized as one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures by Waterstone Human Capital, for eight consecutive years since 2016.
Reliance remains focused on sustainability, workplace safety, diversity, inclusivity, and prudent governance.

Equal Opportunity

Reliance Home Comfort is an equal opportunity employer.
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds including minorities and those with disabilities.
Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.