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Sagard Overview:
Sagard is a multi-strategy alternative asset management firm active in venture capital, private equity, private credit and real estate. Sagard also engages in private wealth management through Sagard Wealth.
Founded in 2016 and guided by the core values of entrepreneurship, innovation, collaboration, rigour and authenticity, Sagard has experienced outstanding growth. Today, the firm has more than US$45 billion under management, 190 portfolio companies and 540 professionals.
Sagard is well positioned to continue to grow substantially, organically and inorganically, pursuing its vision of becoming one of the best-performing investment management firms.
Headquartered in Canada, Sagard currently has offices in Canada, the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
More at https://www.sagard.com
Position Overview:
The Senior Accountant will play a key role in supporting the financial operations of various entities on the Sagard platform. This includes maintaining accurate books and records, supporting the month-end and year-end close process, preparing financial statements, and assisting with audits. The successful candidate will work closely with internal stakeholders across Finance, Operations and external partners.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, has strong Excel skills, and is comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities.
Responsibilities:
Maintain the financial books and records of various entities on the Sagard platform, including fund recharge management
Prepare and post journal entries related to monthly, quarterly and annual close activities, including fixed asset and prepaid amortization
Perform account and bank reconciliations to ensure the accuracy and completeness of accounting records
Review expense reports and prepare sales tax filings
Assist in the preparation of financial statements and related notes
Support the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
Respond to queries from external auditors and support the annual audit process
Liaise with internal stakeholders, including Finance, Operations and other teams, to ensure accurate financial reporting
Assist with ad-hoc financial analysis and special projects as required
Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and internal controls
Qualifications:
Must have a CA, CGA or CPA accounting designation from Canada or overseas
2 to 5 years of relevant accounting experience
Strong Excel skills
Organized and strong attention to detail
Hands-on, with a results-oriented attitude and ability to multi-task
Strong written and oral communication skills
Ability to work with uncertain, imperfect and complex information and ask the right questions to extract the needed information
For all positions in Quebec, proficiency in French and English, both spoken and written, is mandatory. English is required due to regular interaction with colleagues and external partners outside Quebec.
Sagard is an equal opportunity employer, which values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual.
If you require accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact the People & Culture team to make your needs known in advance.
Sagard may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence, to support certain stages of the recruitment and selection process.
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Apercu de Sagard :
Sagard est un gestionnaire multi-strategies d'actifs alternatifs mondial present dans les domaines du capital de risque, du private equity, du credit prive et l'immobilier. Sagard exerce egalement des activites de gestion de patrimoine prive par l'intermediaire de Sagard Patrimoine.
Fondee en 2016 et guidee par des valeurs fondamentales d'entrepreneuriat, d'innovation, de collaboration, de rigueur et d'authenticite, Sagard a connu une croissance remarquable. Aujourd'hui, la firme gere plus de 45 Md $ US d'actifs, compte 190 societes en portefeuille et reunit 540 professionnels.
Sagard est bien positionnee pour poursuivre une croissance substantielle, tant organique qu'inorganique, en poursuivant sa vision de devenir l'une des firmes de gestion d'actifs les plus performantes.
Le siege social est au Canada, et Sagard dispose actuellement de bureaux au Canada, aux Etats-Unis, en Europe et au Moyen-Orient.
Pour plus d'information, visitez le www.sagard.com/fr
Apercu du poste :
Le ou la comptable senior jouera un role cle dans le soutien aux operations financieres de diverses entites de la plateforme Sagard. Cela comprend la tenue exacte des livres et registres, le soutien au processus de cloture mensuelle et annuelle, la preparation des etats financiers et le soutien aux audits. Le ou la candidat(e) retenu(e) travaillera en etroite collaboration avec les parties prenantes internes des equipes Finance et Operations, ainsi qu'avec des partenaires externes.
Le ou la candidat(e) ideal(e) fait preuve d'un grand souci du detail, maitrise Excel et est a l'aise dans un environnement dynamique avec plusieurs priorites simultanees.
Responsabilites :
Tenir les livres et registres financiers de diverses entites de la plateforme Sagard, incluant la gestion des refacturations entre fonds
Preparer et enregistrer les ecritures de journal liees aux activites de cloture mensuelle, trimestrielle et annuelle, y compris les immobilisations et l'amortissement des charges payees d'avance
Effectuer les conciliations de comptes et les conciliations bancaires afin d'assurer l'exactitude et l'exhaustivite des registres comptables
Reviser les notes de frais et preparer les declarations de taxes de vente
Participer a la preparation des etats financiers et des notes afferentes
Soutenir les processus de cloture mensuelle et annuelle, en assurant une production de rapports precise et en temps opportun
Repondre aux questions des auditeurs externes et soutenir le processus d'audit annuel
Assurer la liaison avec les parties prenantes internes, notamment les equipes Finance, Operations et autres, afin d'assurer l'exactitude des rapports financiers
Participer a des analyses financieres ponctuelles et a des projets speciaux au besoin
Identifier des occasions d'ameliorer les processus comptables et les controles internes
Qualifications :
Doit detenir un titre comptable CA, CGA ou CPA du Canada ou de l'etranger
2 a 5 ans d'experience pertinente en comptabilite
Solides competences en Excel
Sens de l'organisation et grand souci du detail
Approche pratique, orientee vers les resultats et capacite a gerer plusieurs taches simultanement
Solides competences en communication ecrite et orale
Capacite a travailler avec des informations incertaines, imparfaites et complexes et a poser les bonnes questions pour obtenir l'information necessaire
Pour tous les postes au Quebec, la maitrise du francais et de l'anglais, tant a l'oral qu'a l'ecrit, est requise. L'anglais est requis en raison d'interactions regulieres avec des collegues et des partenaires externes situes a l'exterieur du Quebec.
Sagard est un employeur souscrivant au principe d'egalite des chances et valorisant la diversite en milieu de travail. Nous sommes heureux de repondre a toute demande d'accommodement dans le cadre du processus de recrutement.
Veuillez contacter l'equipe Talents et Culture pour faire part de vos besoins a l'avance.
Sagard peut utiliser des outils automatises, y compris l'intelligence artificielle, pour soutenir certaines etapes du processus de recrutement et de selection.