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Overview:
Company: Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Department: Finance
Reporting To: Manager, General Accounting
Status: Regular Full Time
Location: 22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto (hybrid model)
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Manager, General Accounting, the General Accountant position will be a key member of the Finance team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing financial reporting and support to the North American Harlequin business units as it relates to Overheads, Royalty and various balance sheet accounts. Preparation of account analysis on a monthly basis.
Specific training or job experience required includes:
What’s in It For You?
About HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin
Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Through HarperCollins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.
Company: Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Department: Finance
Reporting To: Manager, General Accounting
Status: Regular Full Time
Location: 22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto (hybrid model)
We celebrate and support the differences that make each of us unique, striving to create a welcoming workplace that ensures everyone has a voice and is able to do their best work. We welcome all applicants, including those who identify with groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing industry including, but not limited to, Black, Indigenous, people of colour, members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and persons with disabilities.
Join us, and share your story.
Join us, and share your story.
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Manager, General Accounting, the General Accountant position will be a key member of the Finance team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing financial reporting and support to the North American Harlequin business units as it relates to Overheads, Royalty and various balance sheet accounts. Preparation of account analysis on a monthly basis.
Responsibilities:
- Process invoice submissions into Bottomline for payment. Ensure correct coding is being used and payments are being processed on a timely basis. This may include invoices from various suppliers (Outside storage, DTC, HCC, Artwork, Purchasing credit cards).
- Monthly preparation of account analysis and input into Blackline.
- Create PDF invoices on request for subrights and royalty income
- Manage requests from Licensees for Certificate of Residency tax forms. Work with the Tax department to ensure timely completion.
- Processing of royalty waivers in Bottomline. Work with Global Royalty group to ensure accurate author information is on the forms.
- Departmental Overheads: assist with journal entries, reclasses and analysis of Toronto & New York business units. This may include participation in Outlooks and Budget.
- Monitor incoming physical mail and coordinate scanning invoices and sending to appropriate personnel. Organize physical cheques for deposit and coordinate with office services for timing of deposit.
- Provide backup support for Riskcenter vendor approval process.
- Provide backup support for Invoice Coordinator.
Qualifications:
Specific training or job experience required includes:
- University/College degree in commerce, business, or accounting
- Enrolled in CPA preferred
- Minimum three years of experience in financial and/or business environment preferred
- Strong PC skills (MS office applications, advanced Excel)
- Strong organizational and time management skills
What’s in It For You?
- The opportunity to be part of a company on the leading edge of publishing, working with a very talented team and exceptional books
- Summer Hours from late May to early September
- Hybrid work, flexible start/stop times
- Paid time off days and vacation allotment, starting at three weeks (prorated based on start date)
- Flexible benefit plans to fit your needs and pension matching
- Various virtual social activities to keep you connected – we love trivia!
- Virtual author events and access to discounted books
- Working with passionate people!
About HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin
Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Through HarperCollins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.
Known worldwide for the quality of its list, HarperCollins Canada is the proud home of many bestselling and award-winning authors, including Esi Edugyan, Heather O’Neill, and Lawrence Hill. It is our vision to publish the best books of our generation and to work with authors over the length and breadth of their careers. Our authors are at the centre of everything we do. In addition to the Canadian publishing program, HarperCollins Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing, and publicity of HarperCollins titles from around the globe.
HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to
equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are based on job requirements and the skills, knowledge, and experience of the candidate, regardless of any other factors unrelated to job performance. We are also committed to ensuring that the accessibility needs of candidates and employees are considered and accommodated during the recruitment process. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are based on job requirements and the skills, knowledge, and experience of the candidate, regardless of any other factors unrelated to job performance. We are also committed to ensuring that the accessibility needs of candidates and employees are considered and accommodated during the recruitment process. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
