2 results for Jr Accountant in Cambridge, ON

Senior Accountant

Burlington, Ontario
onsite
Permanent
90000 - 105000 CAD / Yearly
Our client is a well-established and growing manufacturing organization seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join their Finance team. This is a hands-on role with a strong focus on job costing, project margin analysis, month-end reporting, and financial process improvement. The successful candidate will work closely with Finance, Operations, Project Management, Engineering, and other key stakeholders to provide accurate financial information and support business decision-making. Key ResponsibilitiesOperations & Job Costing<ul><li>Maintain accurate job costing and provide timely analysis of project margins, efficiency, and variances.</li><li>Support project reviews and identify opportunities to improve project profitability and margins.</li><li>Assist with quoting and pricing decisions by providing financial analysis and insight.</li><li>Manage annual SR&ED and other government grant applications, acting as the primary point of contact throughout the process.</li><li>Develop and enhance financial and operational KPIs in partnership with the Controller.</li><li>Provide financial insight and analysis to support operational and project-related decision-making.</li></ul>Finance & Accounting<ul><li>Manage the month-end close process and prepare accurate financial reporting, with a target close of approximately five business days.</li><li>Perform day-to-day transactional accounting activities and ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial records.</li><li>Manage job routing and job costing activities to ensure projects are accurately captured and reported.</li><li>Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, government, and customer-mandated requirements.</li><li>Provide oversight of the day-to-day activities of the Finance team.</li><li>Maintain and strengthen internal controls and accounting processes.</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting, and overall efficiency.</li><li>Support the Controller with financial analysis, reporting, and ad hoc projects as required.</li></ul> Qualifications & Experience<ul><li>5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within a project-based manufacturing environment.</li><li>Strong understanding of job costing, project accounting, margin analysis, and month-end close.</li><li>Experience with financial reporting, reconciliations, variance analysis, and general accounting.</li><li>Strong Excel skills and experience working with ERP/accounting systems.</li><li>Post-secondary education in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related discipline preferred.</li><li>Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time-management skills.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.</li><li>Comfortable working independently while also contributing to a collaborative team environment.</li><li>Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across Finance, Operations, Engineering, and Project Management.</li><li>A proactive mindset with a demonstrated ability to identify issues, improve processes, and take ownership.</li></ul>
2026-09-28T00:00:00Z

Senior Accountant

Kitchener, Ontario
onsite
Permanent
85000 - 95000 CAD / Yearly
Our client is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their Finance team, assisting in maintaining the integrity of accounting information and systems, in accordance with the standard and rules under GAAP, as well as other regulatory bodies. You'll have these opportunities to reconcile, analyze and synthesize financial data from business operations. They play active role in preparation of public financial statements and other regulatory reports. Responsibilities:• Manage monthly, quarterly and year-end financial closes including assigned journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations and accruals• Perform monthly review of financials to assess accuracy/completeness and variance analysis• Focused on revenue recognition, cut-off, contract maintenance, contract amortization/deferred revenue• Prepare audit schedules and quarterly consolidated financial statements to facilitate engagements with external auditors to ensure timely close• Assist in the development annual budgets and prepare variance analysis for management team• Ensure adherence to accounting principles and company policies• Responsible for timely and accurate ad-hoc reports as needed
2026-09-24T00:00:00Z