Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security
At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.
General Accountant-Mississauga, ON-(Hybrid)
The General Accountant role will employ intermediate accounting knowledge and experience to provide various financial analyses and reconciliations in support of the local business for corporate reporting. This includes taking on various roles within the Finance department including duties involving all areas of the accounting cycle. The candidate will play a vital role in the month end close will interact with various cross functional departments and stakeholders.
What You Will Do:
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Prepare Weekly Bank entries and month end bank reconciliation.
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Preparation and analysis of monthly reconciliations and variance reports.
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Support the month end close process.
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Record and Reconcile Payroll entries.
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Analyze and record month end entries to manage balance sheet and income statement accounts.
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Control & Manage local Chart of accounts including HFM mappings.
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Monitoring of Leased and Fixed Assets.
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Provide Support for Sarbanes Oxley related responsibilities.
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Assist in preparation of all materials needed to comply with year-end audit requirements.
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Support various Finance functional areas; Treasury/Hedging, Audits, Cost Accounting, Taxes, Statistical reporting.
What You Need to Succeed:
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High School Diploma required, accounting degree or diploma preferred, or equivalent years of work experience.
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5+ years of accounting experience required
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CPA designation or final stages would be considered an asset.
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Experience in dealing with cost accounting and standard costing systems.
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Exposure to Full Cycle Accounting
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Experience in dealing with Multicurrency.
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AS400 & Hyperion Experience would be considered an asset.
Why Work for Us?
Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:
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You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
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You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
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You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
What You’ll Get from Us:
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A commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: making a difference and leading with purpose
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High energy, influential, cross collaborative team environment
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Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through Clifton Strengths testing and coaching.
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Customized individual development plans and growth maps to help you unlock your full potential and career graph with Allegion.
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Competitive base salary
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Health, dental and other insurance coverage, helping you "be safe, be healthy"
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Tuition Reimbursement
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Employee Discounts
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Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can "serve others, not yourself"
Apply Today!
Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!
Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.
We Celebrate Who We Are!
Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.
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