Senior Accountant - Fixed Assets

Experiencing together a unique human adventure

Animal health is key to the health of the planet. Working at Virbac means taking part in a unique human adventure in which the engagement of each individual contributes to its evolution. Encouraging internal mobility between positions and countries, offering individual development plans and building a partnership based on trust between managers and employees are as many perspectives of motivation for our teams. We also offer them a work environment conducive to exploring new territories and balancing their professional and personal lives. Finally, fostering their engagement to animal health also means listening to them and helping them to acquire new skills, preparing them for the challenges of tomorrow and encouraging them to contribute to an ever more responsible approach to our business.  

Provide management with timely and accurate financial information. Research and analyze assigned cost centers and accounts to facilitate accurate reporting.

Area of responsibility 1: Fixed Assets (Intangible & Tangible) and Capital Leases

Main activities

• Enter/track fixed asset additions, disposals, impairments, and calculate related depreciation and amortization using Sage and/or M3 Fixed asset module.

• Work with the Tax Manager to enter tax details on fixed assets in Sage.

• Track intangible asset additions, disposals, and related amortization, and perform impairment analysis and testing

• Prepare all capital expenditure reporting including budgets, actuals, and forecasts

• Perform monthly fixed and intangible assets reconciliations in the general ledger

• Perform monthly account reconciliations for all assigned balance sheet accounts and identify any issues with sub-ledgers resulting in a variance to the general ledger

• Interpret the significance of the financial information through analysis and research, offer solutions and follow through with resolution to issues identified.

• Investigate, analyse, and communicate the underlying reasons for material fluctuations and deviations between to budget and forecast

• Prepare and post accurate related journal entries including accruals to insure the accurate reporting of financial results

• Effectively communicate with Treasury, Industrial Operations, Financial Analysis, and Finance Management teams to insure the fixed asset tracking process is efficient and the results are accurate

• Manage Capital Leases through ViaReport software and ensure proper lease accounting

• Meet deadlines published by HQ and Virbac Corp

Expected results: Timely and accurate financial reporting

Area of responsibility 2: Analyze assigned monthly P&L’s and account for transactions for inclusion in various financial reports according to the close schedule.

Main activities

• Review monthly P&L’s for I&BD (R&D) and other assigned cost centers and analyze variances between actual and budgeted expenses by the published deadline.

• Support I&BD (R&D) reporting (internal and to HQ) and supporting I&BD (R&D) planning and budget cycles.

• Prepare and issue accurate reports, sub-ledgers, journal, statistics for financial reporting

• Verify that transactions are properly recorded and accounted for in the general ledger

• Prepare and post accrual journal entries as needed to insure the accurate reporting of financial results

• Continually evaluate and improve work efficiency to insure that work is value-added, meaningful and effective

• Monthly R&D Report.

Expected results: Timely and accurate reporting of financial data

Area of responsibility 3: Provide support during mid-year, interim, and annual reviews and audits by external auditors and other audits as necessary (e.g., sales and use tax, income/franchise tax, etc.)

Main activities

• Prepare Account Reconciliations in the required format

• Provide documentation to support accounts reconciliations, fixed assets, intangible assets, and other requests as assigned.

• Provide analysis of accounts to facilitate the completion of the external audit or review

Expected results: Timely and successful completion of all reviews and audits

Area of accountability no. 4: Contribute to cross-functional collaboration with other areas of the Company:

Main activities

• Analyse and prepare financial schedules and reports to support other departments as a business partner

• Investigate, analyse, and communicate the underlying reasons for material f