Description
Guru
Studio's dedicated team is passionate about bringing inspired character driven
stories to screens
around
the world.
Our
award winning and internationally renowned Toronto animated entertainment
company is looking
for
a Director of Finance, who is directly responsible for managing corporate level
accounting needs
and
supervising production accountants. This role reports directly to the President
and Vice President.
Responsibilities:
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Provide support and financial oversight to the productions; work with
Production Accountants, Producers, Business Affairs, and Executives on the
preparation of finance plans, cost reports, cash flow forecasts and budgets
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Schedule and manage the annual review engagement, production audits, and
production notice to reader statements, including external tax preparation, and
any CRA audits
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Prepare all schedules and adjusting entries for the annual corporate review
engagement and tax return, work with external auditors to ensure it is
completed on a timely basis
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Closely supervise corporate bookkeepers to maintain accurate corporate general
ledgers and ensure banks, intercompany accounts, and AR and AP accounts are
reconciled on a monthly basis
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Create and maintain all corporate level cash flow forecasts and overhead budgets,
including a 3 year plan
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Liaise with banks to obtain production financing, set-up new accounts,
online banking, and to manage investments and credit cards
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Review all new project budgets for completeness and accuracy, and estimate tax
credits for all new projects
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Support Business Affairs department in applying for tax credits on all
productions
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Report quarterly on Distribution, Production, Development and corporate results
the President and VP's
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Provide financial analysis to the President and VP on new projects,
productions, or business decisions on an ad hoc basis
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Responsible for corporate level payroll and associated remittances, as well as
quarterly HST filings
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Propose and implement solutions for process improvement and workflow efficiencies
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Establish effective month-end close and control procedures
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Assist the department budgets (marketing, IT, sales) and assist in evaluating
capital purchase decisions
Qualifications:
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CPA designation required (either CA, CMA or CGA)
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University degree and a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in either assurance
or full cycle accounting
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Strong organizational skills and the ability to work well within a team and in
a fast paced dynamic environment
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Excellent written and oral communication skills
-Thorough
knowledge of corporate tax compliance and the ability to apply it
-Computer
skills; word processing and intermediate MS Excel skills, including Pivot
Tables and V Look-up
-Knowledge
of film accounting, procedures and Canadian film and television tax credits is
preferred
To apply:
Only selected candidates will be contacted.