About Us

Wakefield Canada Inc. is an industry leading Canadian company that manufactures, distributes and markets category-leading products for the automotive, commercial heavy-duty, and industrial markets including Castrol, the #1 brand of passenger car motor oil in Canada, and the “Super Clean” cleaner-degreaser brand.

Why Join Us?

• Platinum Member, Canada’s Best Managed Companies
• Entrepreneurial spirit with a focus on Innovation and Collaboration
• Competitive Base Pay and Incentive programs
• Company paid Comprehensive Extended Health and Dental Coverage
• Company Contributed Pension Plan
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Education and Training support
• Diverse and Inclusive Culture
• Employee Focused and Flexible Work Environment
• Active contributor to charities including Canadian Tire Jump Start, Sick Kids Hospital, Daily Bread Food Bank and Women’s Habitat.
• We work hard but we also like to have fun; Summer BBQs, food and ice cream trucks, social activities, contests, ticket giveaways for major sporting events and more!

The Opportunity

The Accountant role participates in the preparation of financial reporting within Wakefield. Key responsibilities include support of all data collection processes, working paper preparation, reconciliation of variances and resolution of issues identified within specific accounts.

What You Will Do:

• Perform month-end close and journal entry preparation.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring assigned assets and liabilities are fairly stated.
• Prepare financial statement working papers, analysis and commentary.
• Proactively identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and business enhancements through analysis and other business insights.
• Proactively coordinate assigned aspects of financial reporting, developing a sound understanding overall business operations, underlying areas of GAAP and budget assumptions, ensuring results are fairly stated and can be clearly explained.
• Responsible for development of efficient, effective processes and supporting systems to capture and report on assigned Wakefield financial information.
• Prepare variance analysis (actual vs. budget and actual vs. forecast) and coordinate investigation and resolution into discrepancies with appropriate department managers.
• Actively partner with business units to understand reporting requirements and ongoing business activities, insight used to adjust financial reporting/analysis to meet changing business needs, while ensuring the optimal accounting for each business activity
• Responsible for analysis of results, monitoring of variances, proactively identifying trends and challenges, and recommending actions.
• Work with Senior Accountant to deliver day to day accounting/financial reporting/analysis on assigned aspects of financial reporting

What We Need:

Competencies:

• Subject matter expert in all aspects of assigned accountabilities, ability to synthesize a detailed understanding of the issues/results into a concise message for management.
• Strong multi-tasking and prioritizing abilities to meet time-sensitive deadlines and fluctuating work demands.
• Ability to anticipate problems and proactively resolve situations before they become larger-scale issues.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex concepts or information.
• Detail-oriented and display a high degree of accuracy.
• Professional attitude together with a drive to get things done through collaboration and teamwork.
• Flexible and able to make independent decisions quickly.
• High aptitude for learning new concepts and managing in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to understand business operations and demonstrate value through partnerships within the organization.

Education/Experience:

• College Diploma or University Degree in Business Administration, Commerce or a related discipline with an Accounting designation completed or in progress.
• 1 to 3 years of previous experience in financial reporting and related general accounting experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint and Word

Wakefield Canada strives to provide equal opportunity to qualified individuals with disabilities and, as such, we are committed to offering reasonable accommodation during the hiring process. If you require special assistance or accommodation, please contact Human Resources at 416.252.5511.