Senior Manager, Finance Accounting Policy and Governance

Job Description

Reporting to the VP Finance & Corporate Reporting the Senior Manager Finance (Accounting Policy & Governance) serves as the enterprise authority on how accounting policies are operationalized across Extendicare. The role translates established accounting standards into consistent scalable application within processes systems and controls ensuring financial information is recorded accurately consistently and with strong governance.

This role does not perform IFRS technical interpretation; rather it ensures disciplined execution of approved accounting positions across the organization through clear standards system design and control frameworks.

This position will be based at our Head Office in Markham Ontario. Extendicare offers a hybrid working environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate technical accounting conclusions into enterprise accounting policies that define consistent methodologies and application across the organization

• Develop and maintain accounting policy and application memos including prescribed treatment methodologies journal entry logic and system configuration

• Translate accounting policies into practical guidance to support consistent application across the organization

• Collaborate with business units to ensure alignment between day-to-day accounting practices and established policies

• Provide clear and consistent resolution of accounting inquiries with documented positions for future reference

• Lead remediation efforts to address identified accounting inconsistencies or control gaps

• Define and maintain core accounting structures and rules within financial systems to support policy adherence

• Partner with Finance Systems to design controls validations and processes that promote compliance at the transaction level

• Establish frameworks for intercompany accounting eliminations and segment reporting within system configurations

• Specify accounting logic posting rules and reconciliation requirement

• Lead accounting activities related to business integrations including alignment of reporting structures opening balances and processes

• Support mergers acquisitions and other strategic transactions from an accounting perspective including due diligence and integration planning

• Partner with internal stakeholders across finance accounting systems and audit functions to support policy implementation and governance

• Collaborate with External Reporting to ensure alignment between accounting treatment and financial disclosures

• Work with Internal Audit to support the design and effectiveness of controls aligned with accounting policies

What were looking for:

• CPA designation required. CPA CA designation as an asset.

• 810 years progressive accounting experience including multi-entity environments; healthcare long-term care or home care industry background is an asset

• Strong technical accounting foundation under IFRS (e.g. IFRS 16 IFRS 15 IFRS 18) and acquisition / consolidation accounting

• Experience working in large accounting firms in leadership roles or equivalent industry experience in technical accounting / policy

• Demonstrated ability to develop prescriptive policy memos and translate them into operational guidance

• Experience with Workday Financials or comparable ERP (chart of accounts design configuration business processes)

• M&A integration or carve-out accounting experience is ideal.

• Experience with government program accounting (MOH or provincial home care funding) is an asset

What Extendicare has to offer:

At Extendicare we believe that working as a team creates an environment that allows us to reach our potential. We value each employee encourage equal opportunity for growth and recognize achievement. As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• Continuous mentorship support for life-long learning and growth opportunities

• Opportunities for advancement and career growth within the organization

• A rewarding and meaningful work experience where you can enrich your life and the lives of others through your work.

• Employee Family Assistance Program.

• Robust benefits package

Extendicare is a leading provider of care and services for seniors across Canada operating under the Extendicare ParaMed Extendicare Assist and SGP Purchasing Network brands. We are committed to delivering quality care to meet the needs of a growing seniors population inspired by our mission to provide people with the care they need wherever they call home. We operate a network of long-term care homes (both owned and under management contracts) deliver over 11 million hours of home health care services annually and provide group purchasing services to third parties representing approximately 150000 beds across Canada. Extendicare proudly employs nearly 30000 qualified highly trained and dedicated team members who are passionate about providing high-quality care and services to help people live better.

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Compensation Details

At Extendicare weve spent more than 50 years dedicated to enhancing quality of life for the people we serve across Canada. When you join Extendicare you become part of a compassionate mission-driven team committed to supporting care delivery in homes and communities nationwide. Our corporate roles play a vital part in enabling front-line teams to provide exceptional experiences for clients and families. Together we foster a culture of collaboration innovation and accountabilitycreating solutions that strengthen our services and improve lives every day.

We arecommitted to providing competitive compensation that reflects the value of this role and the unique qualifications each candidate brings. This opportunity is areplacement for an existing roleand to support transparency a hiring range may be included with this posting. Howeverfinal salary offers are based on a variety of factorssuch as your skills experience education and alignment with the responsibilities of this position.

Base salary is one component of our broader total rewards package. We offer acomprehensive suite of benefitsdesigned to support your health financial well-being and long-term career growth. Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards offerings during the hiring process.

We mayuse artificial intelligence (AI) toolsto support certain stages of the recruitment process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing candidate responses. These tools assist our recruitment team butdo notreplace human judgment every application is reviewed by a member of our team to ensure thoughtful and equitable consideration. Ifyou wouldlike more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Extendicare is committed to fostering an accessible inclusive and equitable hiring process. We gladly accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of recruitment and selection upon request.