Established since 1879, Birks is a luxury jewelry store whose reputation is built on quality, exclusivity, unique design, and excellence in service. We pride ourselves in offering meaningful experiences and in building intimate relationships with each one of our clients.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Accounting Analyst to join our finance team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting, with experience in the retail industry. The senior accounting analyst will participate in the financial month-end close process, reconcile and analyze financial data, and prepare financial reports for various stakeholders as well as support the tax compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

· Supports the month-end close process, including journal entries such as accruals, lease accounting, various sales provisions, impairment analyses.

· Prepares monthly account reconciliations

· Analyzes financial results comparing budget to actuals, and liaison with various departments to resolve discrepancies.

· Assists in the preparation of external US GAAP financial statements including consolidation.

· Prepares various financial reports for external stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.

· Participates in preparing financial analysis, reports and presentations for senior management and BOD.

· Assist in the budgeting and forecasting process, providing detailed analysis and recommendations.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze financial data for various projects.

· Prepare and file monthly sales tax reports and other relevant withholding taxes.

· Compiling relevant information for income tax return compliance, and various ad-hoc governmental tax audits.

· Participate in financial statement audits and assist with the preparation of audit schedules and relevant documentation; collaborating with external auditors

· Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures.

· Participates in ad-hoc requests, as needed.

Knowledge & Skills Required: 

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA certification, preferred.

· Minimum of 4–5 years experience in the field; 2 years in the retail industry, preferred.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel, advanced.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; team-player

· Ability to adhere to tight deadlines and multitask; highly organized; proactive

· Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy.

· Solid knowledge of US GAAP, preferred and/or IFRS.

· Good knowledge of sales tax and income tax regulations

· Bilingual (French and English); spoken and written

· *Please note that due to the nature of the responsibilities of the position, a proficient level of English is required, in particular to communicate on a regular basis with employees outside of Quebec. *

Benefits:

· Come join us at Birks, and let your true self, shine!

· In return for your commitment to excellence, we offer…

· · Hybrid work model

· · Competitive earnings

· · Social benefits

· · Innovative and unique training programs

· · Employee discounts

 Are you the gem we are looking for?