Accounting Manager

Overview

We're Growing - Apply today and join our Finance Team in Calgary, AB, our corporate office. We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Accounting Manager to join our growing finance team and oversee Operational Accounting for our German operations. This is a hands-on leadership role for a small offshore accounting team. You are a professional who enjoys owning the details while also leading and developing a team. You will play a critical role in inventory and cost accounting, month-end close, financial reporting, and continuous process improvement within a dynamic, fast-paced environment. If you thrive in a role where your expertise directly impacts business performance and operational excellence, this opportunity offers both challenge and growth. And if you speak English and German that would be truly excellent.

Responsibilities

• Operational Accounting: Manage offshore team to complete daily accounts payable and accounts receivable, including posting of invoicing, collections, and vendor payments. Maintain the general ledger, including preparation and review of journal entries. Reconcile bank accounts and financial records. Support payroll processing and related reporting. Support the completion of monthly consolidated account reconciliations. Inventory Accounting including costing, variance analysis, reporting and reconciliations including intercompany. Inventory Accounting including costing, variance analysis, reporting and reconciliation.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, management reports, bank reports and variance analysis.
• Cost & Inventory Management: Assist with inventory valuation, Cost of goods sold (COGS) analysis and reconciliation; collaborate with operations/supply chain to gather cost data.
• Reconciliation: Perform bank and general ledger reconciliations.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement internal controls to safeguard Company assets.
• Audits: Support internal and external audits.
• ERP Implementation: Strategically allocate (Sage X3).
• Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, or advisors as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required.
• CPA designation required.
• 5+ years of relevant accounting/financial analysis is required.
• Full-cycle accounting experience is required.
• 2+ years of Inventory accounting experience is required. This is a key skill set.
• 2+ years of leadership skills is required. This is a hands-on role as well. Small offshore team.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, best practices, and procedures.
• Proven experience with process documentation of accounting procedures and internal controls.
• Ability to create a cost/expense allocation to appropriately share expenses across various projects, business units, reporting entities.
• Possess a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Excellent written and communication skills including preparation and presentation of verbal and written reports, presentations, and recommendations.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively to meet individual goals and deadlines.
• Excellent time-management, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills.
• Establish effective working relationships with others to successfully lead, mentor, coach, and motivate.
• Demonstration of the highest level of integrity and trust.
• Expert user of the Microsoft suite of products, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience with Sage X3 preferred.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Hyrbrid opportunity after 3-month - 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Why should you join High Tide Inc.

• We are building, growing, and driven to grow.
• Globally recognized brand in our industry.
• Significant opportunity for growth, and able to influence at all levels of the organization.
• We share our knowledge and learn from each other, one team.

Does this sound like it is an opportunity that you have been waiting for? Then apply today and grow with us!

The job posting reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions and duties as required for proper evaluation of the job. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.

Please note that candidates applying for openings must be authorized to work in Canada.

About Us

High Tide Inc. is the leading community-grown, retail-forward cannabis enterprise engineered to unleash the full value of the world’s most powerful plant and is the second-largest cannabis retailer globally by store count⁷. High Tide (HITI) is uniquely-built around the cannabis consumer, with wholly-diversified and fully-integrated operations across all components of cannabis, including:

• Bricks & Mortar Retail: Canna Cabana™ is the largest cannabis retail chain in Canada, with 200+ current locations spanning British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and growing. In 2021, Canna Cabana became the first cannabis discount club retailer in the world.
• Retail Innovation: Fastendr™ is a unique and fully automated technology that employs retail kiosks to facilitate a better buying experience through browsing, ordering and pickup.
• Consumption Accessories: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory e-commerce platforms across the world, including Grasscity.com, Smokecartel.com, Dailyhighclub.com, and Dankstop.com.
• E-commerce Platforms: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory sites across the world, including Grasscity.com, Smokecartel.com, Dailyhighclub.com, and Dankstop.com.

Brands: High Tide’s industry-leading and consumer-facing brand roster includes Queen of Bud™, Cabana Cannabis Co™, Daily High Club™, Vodka Glass™, Puff Puff Pass™, Dopezilla™, Atomik™, Hue™, Evolution™ and more.

CBD: High Tide continues to cultivate the possibilities of consumer CBD through Nuleafnaturals.com, FABCBD.com, blessedcbd.de and blessedcbd.co.uk.

Wholesale Distribution: High Tide keeps that cannabis category stocked with wholesale solutions via Valiant™.

Licensing: High Tide continues to push cannabis culture forward through fresh partnerships and license agreements under the Famous Brandz™ name.

High Tide consistently moves ahead of the currents, having been named one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine, and was named as one of the top 10 performing diversified industries stocks in both 2022 and 2024 TSX Venture 50. High Tide was also ranked number one in the retail category on the Financial Times list of Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies for 2024.

To discover the full impact of High Tide, visit www.hightideinc.com. For investment performance, don’t miss the High Tide profile pages on SEDAR+ and EDGAR.

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