Senior Accountant
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
$80,000 to $90,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $80,000 to $90,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- Minimum 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Kick off the fall and join a trusted leader in one of Ottawa’s largest industry sectors as a Senior Accountant and help drive financial excellence! Reporting to the Controller, the Senior Accountant plays a key role in ensuring the timely preparation of periodic financial statements, analyzing financial information, assisting with budgeting and forecasting, upholding internal controls, and helping to enhance financial processes and policies. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic self-starter with strong communication skills who isn’t afraid to bring forward recommendations and think outside the box. Main responsibilities include:
- Plan, set up and administer accounting systems and prepare financial information
- Prepare financial analysis, including financial statements, accounts, and job cost analysis
- Develop and enhance tools to track key performance indicators
- Set up and maintain procedures for reporting and internal checks such as inventory counts, reconciliation and purchase tracking
- Support annual external audit
- Assist in regular compliance matters as required
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior staff members
Join a team that values work-life balance and be part of an organization with a long-standing reputation for quality, innovation, and integrity. Take the next step in your career and apply today!
Qualifications:
The main qualifications for this role include:
- Post-secondary education in finance and/or accounting
- Completed CPA designation or in progress is strongly preferred
- Minimum 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Sound knowledge of GAAP
- Ability to analyze financial data and present to senior management
- Proficient in Excel
How You Will Be Rewarded:
- $80,000 – $90,000 annual salary range
- Profit-sharing bonus
- Excellent benefits package
- 3 weeks’ vacation plus Christmas shutdown period
- RRSP matching plan
- Free parking
Location: Ottawa (West)
Internal Job ID#: 5089
Recruiter Name: Matt Stevenson
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare periodic financial statements and analyze financial information, including accounts and job costs, while supporting budgeting and forecasting. Maintain accounting systems, reporting procedures, and internal controls; support audits and compliance, improve financial tools and processes, and mentor junior staff.
Requirements
Post-secondary education in finance and/or accounting and at least four years of progressive accounting experience are required. A completed or in-progress CPA designation is strongly preferred, along with sound GAAP knowledge, strong financial analysis and presentation skills, and Excel proficiency.
Skills
- Accounting Systems
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Internal Controls
- Process Improvement
- Key Performance Indicators
- Inventory Reconciliation
- Purchase Tracking
- External Audit Support
- Regulatory Compliance
- Staff Mentorship
- GAAP
- Excel
- Communication
Benefits
- Profit-Sharing Bonus
- Excellent Benefits Package
- Three Weeks' Vacation
- Christmas Shutdown Period
- RRSP Matching Plan
- Free Parking
- Work-Life Balance
Visa sponsorship
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Hiring contact
Matt Stevenson
Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Senior Accountant
- Accounting Systems
- Financial Statements
- Financial Analysis
- Accounts
- Job Cost Analysis
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Key Performance Indicators
- Internal Controls
- Inventory Counts
- Reconciliation
- Purchase Tracking
- External Audit
- Regulatory Compliance
- GAAP
- CPA
- Excel
- Financial Reporting
- Process Improvement
- Accounting Policies
- Mentorship
- Profit Sharing
- RRSP Matching