Senior Corporate Accountant

The Senior Corporate Accountant plays a key role in managing financial reporting and supporting global consolidation across a diverse portfolio of agricultural and genetic brands. This position partners closely with finance leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement in a multi-entity, fast-paced environment.

 

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with Canadian and U.S. GAAP

• Maintain and reconcile the general ledger, including journal entries and adjustments, ensuring accuracy and completeness

• Lead month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting across multiple entities

• Develop internal reports, variance analyses, and financial insights to support leadership decision-making

• Reconcile intercompany transactions and balances across subsidiaries and affiliates

• Partner with internal and external auditors by preparing schedules, documentation, and responding to inquiries

• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal accounting policies, and regulatory requirements

• Support and enhance internal controls, identifying risks and driving continuous process improvements

• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and provide ad hoc financial and operational analysis

• Support ERP enhancements, automation initiatives, and mentor junior team members to improve efficiency and collaboration

   

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• 3 to 5 years of experience in public accounting or corporate accounting

• Strong working knowledge of Canadian and U.S. GAAP

• Experience supporting audits and working with external auditors

• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, data analysis, and lookups

• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities, and adapt in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

   

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA designation or progress toward CPA

• Experience in a multi-entity or global organization

• Experience with intercompany accounting processes

• Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle JDE or similar platforms

• Exposure to system implementations, automation, or process improvement initiatives

• Ability to quickly learn new systems and business processes in a complex environment

As a holding company with cooperative and private ownership, URUS is a family of businesses at the heart of the dairy and beef industry – Alta Genetics, GENEX, Genetics Australia, Leachman Cattle, Jetstream, PEAK, SCCL, Trans Ova Genetics and VAS.  Each organization has its unique identity, products, and services. These companies work globally to provide cutting-edge dairy and beef genetics, customized reproductive services to maximize conceptions, dairy management information to take producers to the frontline of progressive dairy farming, and an array of products and services to help bovines reach their full genetic potential. URUS has 9 brands in 17 retail countries and employs nearly 2,800 people globally.