Senior Accountant - CIGNA Canada

Job summary

The Senior Accountant will support day-to-day accounting functions for Cigna Canada, including month-end journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations. The role also involves preparing financial statements, managing tax continuity schedules, and supporting regulatory filings and external audits.

Job details

Excited to grow your career? We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position, you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply! Our people make all the difference in our success. This Senior Accountant role will be supporting the Cigna Canada and all its subsidiaries’ companies in Canada. This role will be supporting day-to-day accounting functions. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Preparing month-end journal entries. Perform balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting. Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. Preparing lead schedules, including fixed asset continuity schedule and accrued expense schedule. Maintaining tax continuity schedule. Support tax reconciliations, including income tax, retail sales tax, harmonized sales taxes and insurance premium tax. Supporting management reporting and regulatory filings. Conducting variance analysis and commentary. Support the external year-end audit process. Other ad-hoc tasks as assigned by manager. QUALIFICATIONS 3+ years of full cycle accounting experience. CPA designation or active enrollment in the CPA program. Experience with OSFI reporting is considered an asset. Accuracy, attention to detail, adaptability, and the ability to maintain confidentiality. Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication across all organizational levels. Capability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. About Cigna Healthcare Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

What you’ll do

The Senior Accountant will support day-to-day accounting functions for Cigna Canada, including month-end journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations. The role also involves preparing financial statements, managing tax continuity schedules, and supporting regulatory filings and external audits.

Requirements

Candidates must have 3+ years of full cycle accounting experience and hold or be actively enrolled in a CPA designation. Proficiency in financial reporting, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment are required.

Listed skills

• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Full cycle accounting
• Month-end journal entries
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Financial reporting
• Financial statements
• Fixed asset continuity
• Accrued expense schedule
• Tax reconciliations
• Income tax
• Retail sales tax
• Harmonized sales taxes
• Insurance premium tax
• Variance analysis
• Audit support
• OSFI reporting
• Communication
• Full Cycle Accounting
• Management Reporting
• Effective Communication
• Variance Analysis
• Audit Processes
• Advocacy
• Accounting
• Adaptability
• Annual Reports
• Reconciliation
• Confidentiality
• Income Tax
• Financial Statements
• Fixed Asset
• Sales Tax
• Interpersonal Communications
• Regulatory Filings
• Detail Oriented

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Healthcare
• Accountant
• Accountant (General)
• Accountants
• Accountants and Auditors