Do you have a talent for juggling numbers and a passion for optimizing financial flows? At Groupe Desgagnés, your role will be at the heart of our day-to-day cash management and budgeting processes.

Your mission

You will be responsible for analyzing banking activities, consolidating the financial position and forecasting liquidity requirements. You will actively contribute to strategic financial analyses to ensure sound management of working capital and maximize cash flow.

In this position, you will have the opportunity to take on a variety of responsibilities, such as monitoring financial contract maturities, accounting for investments and fixed assets, and preparing reports for auditing and budgeting. Your expertise will also enable you to train and support users of banking platforms, while ensuring compliance with internal controls.

What we offer

In this position, you'll be at the heart of various responsibilities, from fixed asset management to budgeting and financial analysis. Thanks to this wealth of corporate activities, you'll have the opportunity to rapidly acquire new skills and actively contribute to our strategic operations.

The close-knit, collaborative team will welcome you into an open, friendly environment. You'll be joining a multi-site manufacturing company offering significant transactional volume and varied challenges that will stimulate your analytical skills and autonomy.

By joining our team, you'll be contributing to the operational excellence of a dynamic company involved in a wide range of projects. If you're passionate about this challenge, we look forward to meeting you!

Specifically, the accounting technician's main responsibilities are to :

• Ensure daily monitoring of bank balances for all companies (bank position) and initiate inter-account fund transfers according to established parameters when necessary.
• Participate in the analysis of the level of liquidity to be maintained in operations, make recommendations as to the minimum and maximum levels of liquidity to be maintained in operations according to the operating cycle of the various business units and as to the surplus funds that can be invested in the short, medium or long term.
• Monitor maturity and renewal dates of long-term debt contracts, capital leases and financial instruments; update corresponding documentation and follow up on corporate schedule.
• Monitor and record transactions related to long-term debt, capital leases or financial instruments (e.g. interest rate swaps, foreign exchange contracts, etc.) in the general ledger, including issue costs, interest charges and, where applicable, amortization.
• Monitor and record investment transactions in the various income statements according to the nature of realized income and losses (interest, dividends, capital gains (losses)) and in the various balance sheet items, considering asset classes (e.g. treasury bills, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc.); monitor and record unrealized income and losses and corresponding changes in fair market value.
• Track and account for fees and other disbursements related to various banking agreements and the use of transactional banking platforms (e.g. administration fees, interest charges, etc.).
• Review and approve monthly bank reconciliations for assigned entities
• Monitor and account for all transactions relating to property, plant and equipment (e.g.: acquisitions of new assets, write-offs, disposals or transfers of assets, depreciation, etc.).
• Prepare analyses and documentation relating to cash, debt and fixed assets in connection with audit files
• Actively participate in the budgeting of items related to cash, investments, fixed assets, intercompany advances, long-term debt and capital leases.
• Ensure compliance with agreements covering the use of various point-of-sale terminals (debit and credit) and, where necessary, perform analyses required in the renewal negotiation process
• Provide training and support to users of the various transactional banking platforms used by Desgagnés
• Initiate payments or fund transfers in the absence of the treasury clerk
• Complete various government statistical reports
• Perform all other related tasks

Working conditions

• Permanent, day shift
• Flexible working hours of 37.5 hours per week
• Telecommuting policy (50 %)
• Comprehensive group insurance program (including dental insurance)
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (with employer contribution)
• Employee assistance program and telemedicine
• Ongoing employee training program
• Annual vacation
• Floating vacations, sick leave and statutory holidays
• Social club
• Parking available and accessible via the Québec-Lévis ferry

In addition to these advantages, discover the joys of working in the Petit Champlain neighborhood right by the water (perfect for a morning or evening jog!), with boutiques and outdoor cafés!

Skills required

• College diploma in administrative techniques, accounting/finance option, or relevant experience
• At least 3 years' relevant experience in general accounting
• Proficiency and ability to work with MS Office software, particularly Excel and accounting software. Knowledge of SharePoint will be an asset
• Good command of English would be an asset

Sa il into your future with us!

Desgagnés inc. is a Québec-based group renowned for the quality of its marine and land-based operations. Headquartered in Québec City, its subsidiaries are represented in major Canadian ports, the Middle and Lower North Shore regions, and the Canadian Arctic. Desgagnés stands out for the diversification and complementarity of its activities, which extend both nationally and internationally.

Around its head office, the subsidiaries operate successfully in their respective fields. Each subsidiary, in all its diversity, must coordinate its activities in line with the overall strategy defined by the company's general management and its own business objectives.

Ready for a new opportunity?

Contact us to find out if this is the job for you!

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