# Finance Manager - Contract (Maternity Leave Cover)

**Company**: Keywords Studios
**Location**: Montreal, Quebec
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: contract
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64141679

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## Description

At Keywords Studios, we are using our passion for games, technology, and media to create a global services platform for video games and beyond.

The Finance Manager is an important role within our evolving Finance organization, serving as a key pillar of the Finance Excellence program, acting as the primary anchor for financial integrity across the Americas.

**Responsibilities:**

- Direct the timely production of entity-level statutory financial statements under Local GAAP, ensuring absolute accuracy and integrity.

- Support the Finance leadership in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual actuals for regional management accounts.

- Manage the reconciliation and conversion between Group GAAP (IFRS) and Local GAAP.

- Lead activities to attest to statement accuracy, including periodic controls testing and rigorous balance sheet documentation.

- Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and lead any required remediation.

- Drive cash flow forecasting and manage working capital targets (DSO) in collaboration with Divisional and operational teams to optimize cash conversion.

- Provide regional accounting expertise to ensure compliance with global policies and governing processes.

- Partner with the Tax team on VAT and Corporate Tax submissions (including 1099s/regulatory filings) and manage relationships with internal/external auditors.

- Perform ad-hoc trend and variance analysis to provide Finance leadership with actionable insights for decision-making.

- Partner with operational team leaders to stabilize and optimize established P2P and O2C processes.

- Monitor operational service delivery, resolving escalations and identifying opportunities for continuous process improvement.

- Contribute to regional growth and standardization projects, ensuring local/statutory requirements are embedded in new system and process designs.

- Participate in strategic projects to simplify the regional legal entity structure and manage subsequent rationalization activities.

- Provide daily oversight and mentorship to the team, reviewing outputs to ensure accuracy and deadline adherence.

- Collaborate within the Americas team to share improvements and champion the "Finance Excellence" vision.

- Act as a trusted partner within the Global Finance team to create value, manage risk, and champion business growth.

**Requirements:**

- Professional Designation: CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant) or equivalent qualification is required.

- Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience within a Global Finance function, including a proven track record of managing and developing direct reports.

- Technical knowledge: A comprehensive understanding of Controlling processes, internal controls, and the ability to navigate both Local GAAP and IFRS.

- Compliance & Audit Savvy: Demonstrated experience in statutory reporting, tax compliance (e.g., GST, 1099s), and managing successful relationships with external auditors and tax authorities.

- Change Leadership: The confidence to spearhead process and system transitions, ensuring the enthusiastic adoption of "Finance Excellence" workflows by both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.

- Operational Excellence: A proactive approach to managing operational finance workflows and the ability to troubleshoot and remediate complex accounting issues at the source.

- Analytical Rigor: Strong financial analysis skills with the ability to identify anomalies, spot trends, and translate data into actionable insights for Finance Leaders.

- Collaborative Mindset: An inclusive leadership style that thrives in a high-growth, global team environment.

## Skills

### Required
- CPA
- Controlling processes
- internal controls
- Local GAAP
- IFRS
- statutory reporting
- tax compliance
- auditing

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