Staff Accountant

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.         
At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hotel management company. We manage over 120 hotels and resorts and 50 private residences in 47 countries around the world and growing. Central to Four Seasons employee experience and social impact programming is the company’s commitment to supporting cancer research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide. At Four Seasons, we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.

Staff Accountant (8 Month Contract)

The Staff Accountant is responsible for transaction processing, accounting analysis, reporting and other administrative duties in the Corporate Finance Department. The Staff Accountant is also involved with continuous process improvements and department projects.

The Staff Accountant may be assigned to various functions, including: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger / Reconciliation, Global Programs, Payroll or Global Entities.

As development opportunities arise, the Staff Accountant may rotate through one or more Corporate Finance functions listed above.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Transaction Processing and Administration

• Process financial transactions and/or data input on admin systems (e.g. banking portals, Concur, SUN A/R, Sharepoint).
• Identify, investigate and resolve transaction discrepancies in a timely manner, or escalate as appropriate.
• Handle routine accounting or administrative inquiries and respond to stakeholders in a thoughtful manner.
• Identify and implement continuous process and efficiency improvements.

Accounting, Journal Entries and Reconciliation

• Prepare SUN Balance Sheet and P&L journal entries, including cash/banking, fees, billing, payment, accruals, fixed assets, intercompany and adjustments; provide source documents and back-up in Sharepoint.
• Document and maintain accounting models to ensure transactions are properly recorded; update Accounting Policy Manual as required.
• Use Blackline to reconcile general ledger and balance sheet accounts on a periodic basis.
• Support internal and external audit / tax requests for back-up and documentation.
• Support commodity tax filings in various jurisdictions.

Analysis and Reporting

• Analyze accounting data to identify trends and issues – “own the numbers”.
• Develop and produce reports to support key business insights and decisions, leverage technology where possible.
• Support Corporate Finance dashboard development and updates.

Continuous Process Improvement and Projects

• Review and document existing accounting processes and procedures; recommend changes to improve overall efficiency.
• Develop and maintain control procedures and systems.
• Participate in team and department projects.
• Act as back-up to other team members, as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Bring:

• 2-3 years of accounting experience.
• Completion or working towards professional accounting designation.
• University degree in Business, Finance or Accounting major.
• Experience and knowledge of a computerized GL / accounting system (experience with SUN is an asset).
• MS Excel (Advanced), Word, SharePoint.
• Preferred: MS Excel Macros, VBA, SQL, PowerBI, Dodeca, and HFM.

Key Skills/Who You Are:

• Strong oral and written communication.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet various deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage time effectively and accordingly handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Eager to learn and take on stretch assignments.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented with high level of accuracy.
• Working competence in a second language would be an asset.

This role will be a Hybrid working model, which will require 3 days per week in the Four Seasons Corporate Office located at 1165 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario #LI-Hybrid

Four Seasons is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.