Senior Accountant - GPS Controllership

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

We are committed to ensuring that our global workforce experiences a culture of belonging that leverages the diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives of our colleagues, clients, partners, and communities, to cultivate a high performing multicultural and inclusive organization. We believe that a culture where everyone feels engaged, has a voice, and is empowered to achieve their full potential, is core to our purpose and success.

Senior Accountant- GPS Controllership role will be based in Canada and will report to Manager of Accounting, will be mainly responsible for accounting and reporting functions primarily supporting Ovation team in addition to the larger finance organization.

What You'll Do:

• Preparing and Posting Journal Entries in Agresso and Netsuite.
• Act as a liaison and calculate commissions for Independent Advisors and Affiliates (third parties).
• Prepare Blackline reconciliations for monthly and quarterly reporting.
• Upload Agresso TB to Netsuite for month end close.
• Providing ad hoc reporting, analysis, or assistance in other projects as needed as part of the larger corporate accounting organization.
• Act as a strategic partner to finance management in driving & streamlining process improvements.
• Work with various teams such as AR, AP, Supplier revenue teams etc.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes under tight timeframes.
• Ensure that accounting records are thoroughly maintained in preparation for audits.
• Maintain adequate and current documentation of the systems in support of internal control.
• Maintain a solid working knowledge of technical accounting skills.
• Participate in Finance related projects as needed.
• May assume overall responsibility for small size legal entity or regional tasks.
• Support external and internal audit requests.
• SOX and Internal Control reporting, knowledge of US GAAP
• Financial analysis, general analytics, and accounting
• Process improvements (operational and system)
  
  
  

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 3-5 years of experience in Accounting/Finance function
• Travel industry experience preferred, not required.
• Prior experience or knowledge of Agresso is a significant asset, although not a requirement
• Customer Service experience is an asset.
• Ability to work on and prioritize multiple projects while meeting goals and deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple functional units and levels within the organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Continuous improvement approach with a proven track record to implement process improvements.
• Experience using accounting and finance software (NetSuite and/or Agresso preferred)
• Proficiency with Excel and other MS Office applications.
• Professional demeanor with ability to interact with all levels of management.
  
  
  

Location

Ontario, Canada

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.
• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.
• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.
• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.
• And much more!
  
  
  

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!