Manager, Accounting

The Company

At Canopy Growth, our mission is clear: improve lives, end cannabis prohibition, and strengthen communities. We believe that cannabis can be a force for good. We’re building a consumer-centric organization that is focused on sharing the transformational potential of cannabis with the world. We will achieve this through an innovative and disruptive portfolio of cannabis and hemp-derived products.

Canopy Growth is the world's leading cannabis and hemp company. We recognize that employees are at the core of our success, and we take pride in a corporate culture that emphasizes inclusiveness, collaboration, and diversity.

Our employees come from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their own unique skills and talents to the table, working together to continue our incredible momentum of growth. If you are interested in building global challenger brands, scaling a business, and working in a values-driven environment, we want to hear from you!

The Opportunity 

Reporting to the Senior Director, Accounting, the Manager, Accounting will be responsible for leading the financial monthly close for various legal entities, including the day-to-day accounting tasks and monthly reconciliations, and supporting the Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting teams. 

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and manage the month-end close process and prepare financial statements

• Review and approve various monthly reconciliations and journal entries 

• Analyze financial statements monthly and report on variances versus budget/prior year/forecast as required 

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with internal control requirements

• Support Canopy’s external reporting requirements relating to the quarterly and annual financial statements, the corresponding notes, as well as the management discussions and analysis and all other externally disclosed financial information including security filings 

• Research and document the accounting implications of significant or unusual transactions to assess impacts on financial reporting and accounting activities 

• Assist senior management to continuously drive improvements in accounting and financial reporting by completing special projects as assigned

• Other duties as assigned 

Experience 

• Accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA or CGA)

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business or equivalent

• 5-7 years of accounting experience 

• Demonstrated understanding of US GAAP a definite asset 

• Proficiency in Excel and ERP experience required, experience with SAP or Sage a definite asset 

• Experience in a public company and SOX experience is ideal 

• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate and influence all levels in the organization including a broad base of finance and business partners 

• Initiative and results oriented, and strong attention to detail and accuracy 

• Critical thinking and strong problem-solving skills 

• Ability to lead, direct and manage a team

• Proficiency in planning and prioritization and ability to multi-task 

• Ability to build productive relationships 

Other Details

This is a full-time remote role based out of Canada.

We appreciate your interest, and promise to review all applications, but we will only be contacting those who best fit the requirements.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation, please notify your Talent Acquisition Partner. Please note, the chosen applicant will be required to successfully complete background and reference checks.