Senior Financial Reporting Analyst

The Atlas Corp. and Seaspan teams are goal-driven and share a high-performance culture, focusing on building services offerings to become a leading asset manager.

Seaspan provides many of the world's major shipping lines with alternatives to vessel ownership by offering long-term leases on large, modern containerships and pure car, truck carriers (PCTCs) combined with industry leading ship management serves.

Seaspan's fleet has evolved over time to meet the varying needs of our customer base. We own vessels in a wide range of sizes, from 2,500 TEU to 24,000 TEU vessels.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp, Seaspan delivers on the company's core strategy as a leading asset management and core infrastructure company.

Position Descriptioin :

The Senior Financial Reporting Analyst works closely with the Accounting and Finance Operations team to prepare consolidated financial statements and external reporting.

Job Responsibilities :

• Prepares monthly consolidation working papers and monthly reports for Finance Leadership team.
• Assists with the preparation and review of regulatory filings related to the Corporation’s requirements as a Foreign Private Issuer on the New York Stock Exchange and other public filing requirements related to various listed debt securities.

Reviews supporting schedules for certain note disclosures.

• Reviews certain monthly working papers prepared by Finance Operations.
• Prepares / reviews audit working papers and fields queries from external and internal auditors.
• Reviews journal entries and prepares analysis related to all major financial statement captions. Reviews less complex analysis to ensure accuracy of financial reporting.
• Review and manage annual and quarterly financial statements for statutory reporting.
• Assists in resolving complex accounting reconciliations.
• Assists with review, analysis, and documentation of accounting policies and procedures.
• Assists with process redevelopment and enhancement of internal controls.
• Assists with preparation of annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Assists with finance transformation projects to optimize the financial close and reporting processes by leveraging best practices and technology.
• Provides training to new team members, including Finance Operations, as needed.
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirement :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Management, or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Certified in a recognized professional accounting membership (eg. CPA).
• Minimum 5-years of accounting experience in audit and / or industry including exposure to financial statement preparation and disclosure.
• Experience with foreign currency transactions and intercompany transactions.
• Strong knowledge of complex account reconciliations including resolution of reconciling items.
• Understands and has applied internal controls and process redevelopment.
• Very good working knowledge of MS Office applications specifically Excel and Word.
• Strong communication skills to lead and coach less experienced staff members.
• Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills.

Additional Desired Qualifications :

• Experience with a public company and SEC requirements.
• Some experience with multiple office organization.
• Familiar with financial systems software (e.g. NetSuite).

Job Demands and / or Physical Requirements :

Periodic overtime to meet deadlines or accommodate time zone differences.

Compensation and Benefits Package :

Sesapan's total compensation is based on our pay-for-performance philosophy that rewards team members who deliver on and demonstrate our high-performance culture.

The hiring range for this position is $90,000 - $100,600 CAD per annum. The exact base salary offered will be commensurate with the incumbent's experience, job-related skills and knowledge, and internal pay equity.

Atlas Corp. and Seaspan Corporation are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

We thank all aplicants in advance. If your application is shortlisted to be included in the interview process, one of our team will be in contact with you.