WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?

We are a collective of disrupters and doers, of creatives and scientists, with a mission to reimagine the world of beauty.

Since inception, our vertically integrated structure, including our own laboratories, manufacturing, retail stores, and brand infrastructure, have enabled us to rapidly identify opportunities and deliver quality. Home to The Ordinary, NIOD, AVESTAN, and other emerging brands, our goal is to create with purpose. We were founded on the principle of doing everything that others don’t. Because normal gets you nowhere.

We are DECIEM, The Abnormal Beauty Company.

We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join our Accounting & Controllership team on a full-time and permanent basis. This position will be based out of our Head Office, located in Liberty Village, and offers a hybrid work schedule of 3-days a week in-office.

PAY RANGE

The anticipated base salary for this position is $85,000 to $95,000.

Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location.

WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE

  • Prepare and ensure compliance with financial reporting for all corporate entities and consolidation
  • Perform period-end financial close responsibilities, including journal entry preparation and account reconciliations to support financial reporting
  • Responsible for complete and accurate accrual accounting on major areas of operating expenditure, collaborating with cross functional teams towards recording and tracking accruals, subsequent analysis and regular monitoring to ensure completeness and accuracy. Provide timely updates and comprehensive reports to management on the company's accrual position.
  • Assist with preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual Financial Statements for 9 + group entities including various levels of reporting and variance analysis (e.g. year over year, vs budget)
  • Responsible for complete and accurate intercompany accounting and reconciliations across all entities
  • Collaborate with the wider finance team to assist with annual audits of all entities within the company and Comply and adhere to Internal control definition and enforcement
  • Play a key role in the development, maintenance, and management of Financial Systems and Identify, recommend, and implement strategies to continuously improve reporting and accounting for financial statement items and reduce risk
  • Demonstrate deep understanding of control design within the role’s span of controls, including how the control is supposed to operate
  • Perform the control as its designed on a timely basis, inclusive of retaining appropriate evidence (calculations, explanations, emails, preparer’s dated sign off)
  • Follow up with control owner/reviewer in a timely manner, if control is outstanding and Support control owner with remediation plans, as necessary

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE

  • Relevant education in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or another relevant field OR equivalent work experience is required. CPA, CMA, Master’s degree in accounting or finance related field considered a plus
  • Strong systems, network management and data reporting and analytics experience is required. Experience with Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, and One Stream are considered an asset.
  • 5+ years of experience working in Accounting & Controllership
  • Resilient problem solver, negotiator, and ability to take ownership and strong leadership skills
  • Strategic thinker, with extensive ability to operationalize, leveraging excellence in time management, demonstrate ability to work well under pressure, managing conflicting priorities and tight deadlines in an unstructured environment

WHAT YOU’LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM

There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…

  • Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more.
  • 6 months of paid time off for new parents (inclusive of all genders).
  • Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year.
  • A hybrid work model (for applicable roles).
  • Summer Friday’s - get off at 1pm all summer long! (for applicable roles).
  • A dog-friendly office (and lots of cute dogs to play with).
  • Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more.
  • Access to Development Grants & a LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning.
  • A generous discount on DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends.

BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD

We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…

  • ✨ Defy Convention.
  • ✨ Make it real.
  • ✨ Play in the grey.
  • ✨ Build Bridges.
  • ✨ Be the rabbit.

These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!

SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT

DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.

Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.

In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.

CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY

DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey".

DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.

WANT TO JOIN US?

Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3

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