We are looking for a Cost Accountant to join a manufacturing operation in Waterloo, Ontario and provide reliable financial insight that supports sound production and purchasing decisions. This position focuses on maintaining accurate product costing, reviewing operational variances, and delivering timely reporting that helps leaders understand plant performance. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to strengthen cost controls, improve data accuracy, and contribute to budgeting and ongoing efficiency initiatives.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Maintain standard cost information by reviewing historical data, validating assumptions, and updating costing records to reflect current operating conditions.<br>• Refresh raw material cost standards on a regular monthly cycle using forecast information supplied by the purchasing team.<br>• Verify that production recipes and process specifications reflect accurate run rates and labour assumptions for costing purposes.<br>• Investigate purchasing and material usage variances to identify discrepancies and keep bills of material and standard costs aligned with actual operations.<br>• Prepare cost models for new items, product changes, and initiatives aimed at reducing manufacturing spend.<br>• Collaborate with Purchasing, Research and Development, and Manufacturing to support cost approvals, track labour-related variances, and assess financial results after product launches.<br>• Produce recurring operational finance reports covering areas such as purchase price variance, labour performance, yield, inventory movements, production volumes, and overhead spending.<br>• Reconcile income statement activity by reviewing variance-related transactions and correcting inconsistencies where required.<br>• Analyze plant expenses and prepare journal entries related to labour, utilities, and inventory account reconciliations.<br>• Assist with the annual budgeting process and support cost-reduction efforts in partnership with operational finance leadership.
We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join a public accounting team in Mississauga, Ontario. This position is suited to someone who brings hands-on experience in Canadian public practice and is comfortable handling bookkeeping, tax preparation, and year-end accounting work with minimal day-to-day direction. The successful candidate will support a range of client files while maintaining accuracy, meeting deadlines, and delivering dependable financial reporting and compliance support.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage complete bookkeeping activities for client accounts, including maintaining accurate financial records and processing routine transactions.<br>• Perform regular reconciliations for bank and credit card accounts to ensure balances are accurate and discrepancies are resolved promptly.<br>• Prepare T1 personal income tax returns with attention to current tax rules and supporting documentation requirements.<br>• Complete T2 corporate tax filings for a variety of clients in accordance with Canadian tax regulations and reporting timelines.<br>• Assemble year-end working paper files and assist in producing financial statements that are organized, accurate, and ready for review.<br>• Support indirect tax and regulatory filing obligations, including sales tax submissions and related compliance requirements.<br>• Use QuickBooks and Canadian tax software to maintain client records, prepare filings, and streamline file completion.<br>• Work independently across ongoing bookkeeping and tax assignments while managing multiple deadlines in a public accounting environment.
<p>Our client is seeking a General Accountant to join their team in a hands-on role supporting both accounting and payroll operations. Reporting to the Controller, the role will be responsible for;</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Support the month-end close process, including journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.</li><li>Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and general ledger analyses.</li><li>Maintain the fixed asset ledger and related accounting schedules.</li><li>Perform inventory reconciliations and support inventory accounting activities.</li><li>Assist with standard costing, job costing, purchase price variance (PPV), and production variance analysis.</li><li>Reconcile inventory, subledgers, and other accounts to the general ledger.</li><li>Support accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, resolving discrepancies as required.</li><li>Support financial reporting and operational analysis.</li><li>Participate in process improvements and support an evolving accounting function.</li><li>Coordinate weekly payroll for over 50 employees, including hourly, salaried, and temporary staff.</li><li>Review employee timesheets and supervisor approvals to ensure payroll accuracy.</li><li>Verify temporary employee hours and provide approved hours to staffing agencies.</li><li>Prepare payroll journal entries and payroll-related accruals.</li><li>Reconcile payroll balances, vacation accruals, benefits, and year-end payroll information.</li><li>Assist with payroll audits and validate T4 reporting and payroll records.</li><li>Ensure payroll processes comply with company policies and legislative requirements.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>We are looking for a Finance Manager to support financial planning, reporting, and operational decision-making for our team in Kitchener- Waterloo, Ontario. This role combines hands-on analysis with oversight of core accounting activities, helping the business understand performance, manage budgets, and improve financial processes. The successful Finance Manager candidate will bring strong analytical judgment, experience working with financial systems and reporting tools, and the ability to translate complex data into practical business insights.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Prepare and review financial analyses that support budgeting, forecasting, and day-to-day business decisions.</p><p>• Lead recurring reporting activities by producing accurate financial results, variance explanations, and performance summaries for stakeholders.</p><p>• Oversee month-end close tasks and coordinate accounting-related activities to ensure timely and reliable financial information.</p><p>• Develop ad hoc reports and detailed data reviews to identify trends, risks, and opportunities across operations.</p><p>• Use reporting platforms and analytical tools, including systems such as Power BI, to improve visibility into financial performance.</p><p>• Partner with cross-functional teams to strengthen budget processes, enhance reporting quality, and support effective capacity planning.</p><p>• Recommend and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and support continuous improvement objectives.</p><p>• Contribute to specialized financial projects, including data analysis initiatives and system-related reporting changes, as required.</p>
<p>We are looking for a Financial Analyst to support financial planning, reporting, and analysis for a growing organization in Cambridge, Ontario. In this role, you will turn financial and operational data into clear insights that support sound business decisions. The successful candidate will work across accounting and finance functions, contribute to budgeting activities, and produce accurate reports for stakeholders. This Financial Analyst role is an on-site position.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Analyze financial results, trends, and key performance indicators to provide meaningful business insights and support decision-making.</p><p>• Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial reports using reporting tools and other accounting software platforms.</p><p>• Support the budgeting and forecasting cycle by gathering data, reviewing assumptions, and helping maintain reliable financial models.</p><p>• Perform data mining and detailed analysis to identify variances, patterns, and opportunities for improved financial performance.</p><p>• Collaborate with finance, accounting, and operational teams to ensure data accuracy and consistent reporting across systems.</p><p>• Assist with accounting-related activities by reviewing financial information, reconciling records, and supporting month-end processes.</p><p>• Use CRM and financial systems to compile information, track relevant metrics, and improve reporting efficiency.</p><p>• Contribute to special projects and system-related reporting needs, including ad hoc analysis requested by leadership.</p>
<p>Are you a finance professional who enjoys working closely with operations and understanding how products are built from the ground up? Our client is seeking a <strong>Cost Analyst</strong> to join their team in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility supporting one of the world's largest retailers.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a highly visible role within an international organization where you'll partner with finance, operations, and commercial teams to drive profitability, improve costing accuracy, and support key business decisions. The position offers a unique blend of product costing, ERP systems management, financial analysis, and business partnering.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You'll Do</strong></p><ul><li>Own and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs), ensuring costing data is accurate and up to date across all products.</li><li>Manage product costing for both new product development (NPD) and existing product lines.</li><li>Analyze manufacturing performance, including material yields, labour efficiency, overhead absorption, and standard costing variances.</li><li>Partner with plant leadership to provide insights and recommendations that improve operational and financial performance.</li><li>Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial and operational reporting.</li><li>Support budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes.</li><li>Develop and enhance reporting and dashboards using Power BI and Excel.</li><li>Ensure financial information within SAP S/4HANA and related systems is accurate and supports effective decision-making.</li><li>Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, process enhancements, and ad hoc projects across the business.</li><li>Present financial information to non-finance stakeholders and act as a key liaison between finance and operations.</li></ul><p><strong>Why Join?</strong></p><ul><li>Work in a modern, high-growth manufacturing facility.</li><li>Partner with one of the world's largest retail customers.</li><li>Gain exposure to international operations and senior leadership.</li><li>Highly collaborative environment with significant interaction across finance, operations, and commercial teams.</li><li>Opportunity to make a direct impact on profitability, process improvement, and business performance.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>Our client, a well-established manufacturing organization, is seeking an Assistant Accounting Manager to join their established team. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys a hands-on role that combines financial reporting, team leadership, cost accounting exposure, and process improvement initiatives within a stable, growth-oriented environment.</p><p>This position reports to the Accounting Manager and will oversee a small accounting team while supporting the organization's financial reporting, budgeting, audit, and operational accounting activities.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Supervise and mentor a team of three accounting professionals</li><li>Assist with month-end and year-end close processes</li><li>Prepare and analyze financial statements and management reports</li><li>Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities</li><li>Maintain general ledger integrity and support subsidiary ledger reconciliations</li><li>Manage fixed asset accounting, capitalization, and disposals</li><li>Participate in cost analysis and operational reporting activities</li><li>Support internal controls, compliance initiatives, and audit requirements</li><li>Partner with leadership to review results and provide financial insights</li><li>Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, and efficiency gains</li><li>Support various accounting and finance projects as required</li></ul>
South Huron/ Middlesex County (exeter, Lucan, Dashwood), ON
onsite
Permanent
85000 - 95000CAD / Yearly
<p>We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to join a finance team in the south Huron County, Ontario area (Exeter, Lucan, Dashwood) and contribute to accurate reporting, strong financial oversight, and reliable month-end processes. This position will support core accounting operations across multiple entities, help guide budgeting and forecasting activities, and provide analysis related to project costing and revenue recognition. The role also offers exposure to year-end reporting, audit preparation, tax support, and compliance-focused finance initiatives. This is an in office role for the first 6 months, transitioning to hybrid once the training period is completed.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Prepare journal entries, payroll-related accounting entries, and reconciliations to support accurate general ledger activity and timely month-end close.</p><p>• Produce financial reports and review accounting output from accounts payable and accounts receivable to help maintain accuracy across daily transactions.</p><p>• Contribute to budgeting and forecasting cycles by assembling financial data, analyzing results, and identifying variances.</p><p>• Track project costing and progress billings, including monitoring inventory, invoicing status, customer billings, and revenue recognition over varying project timelines.</p><p>• Manage required government remittances and statutory filings in accordance with applicable reporting obligations.</p><p>• Develop audit support schedules and assist with year-end working papers, including documentation needed for corporate tax preparation and T4 validation.</p><p>• Support accounting activities for two entities and assist with consolidation work required for year-end financial reporting.</p><p>• Participate in special finance projects, including compliance-related reviews such as equipment lease validation, while following internal control standards.</p><p>• Maintain organized financial records and ensure accounting practices align with company policies and reporting requirements.</p>
<p>Senior Accountant</p><p>📍 <strong>Mississauga, ON (100% Onsite)</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Our client is seeking a <strong>Senior Accountant</strong> to join their finance team and play a key role in financial reporting, fixed asset accounting, and business partnering. This is an excellent opportunity for a CPA or CPA-track professional looking to make an impact in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You'll Do</strong></p><ul><li>Own fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, reconciliations, and physical inventory reviews.</li><li>Manage lease accounting and ensure compliance with accounting standards.</li><li>Lead reporting, forecasting, and analysis for capital assets and CapEx.</li><li>Prepare month-end, quarter-end, and year-end journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reports.</li><li>Support audit, tax, and sales tax compliance activities for Canadian entities.</li><li>Partner with operational leaders to provide financial insights and support key business decisions.</li><li>Collaborate with Accounting, AP, AR, and FP&A teams to ensure accurate financial reporting.</li><li>Drive process improvements and support continuous improvement initiatives across finance.</li></ul>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant with hands-on experience working in a shared services environment to join a pharmaceutical organization in Mississauga, Ontario on a contract basis. In this role, you will take ownership of key accounting activities, support accurate and timely financial reporting, and contribute to a disciplined month-end close process. You will serve as a key liaison between corporate finance, shared services, and local business teams, coordinating the resolution of accounting issues, strengthening collaboration, and identifying opportunities to improve processes and efficiency.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Serve as a key liaison between corporate finance, shared services, and local business teams to address accounting inquiries, resolve issues, and ensure alignment on deliverables and reporting expectations.</li><li>Investigate accounting discrepancies and processing issues, identify root causes, and coordinate corrective actions with the appropriate teams through to resolution.</li><li>Lead core month-end accounting activities, including preparing and reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting packages for corporate finance.</li><li>Manage the full close cycle for assigned entities, coordinating shared services inputs and ensuring deadlines are met and financial information is complete, accurate, and compliant with reporting requirements.</li><li>Review work and financial information provided by shared services, address gaps or errors, and follow up on outstanding items to support a timely and accurate close.</li><li>Assess intercompany billings to confirm correct coding, reasonableness, and allocation across business units and profit centres, working with corporate and shared services teams to resolve discrepancies.</li><li>Collaborate with FP&A to analyze differences between actual results and budget or forecast and provide meaningful explanations for cost centre variances.</li><li>Perform detailed account and cost analysis to support decision-making, highlight trends, and improve financial visibility.</li><li>Identify inefficiencies in accounting workflows, handoffs, and communication between teams, and help implement practical improvements that reduce errors, rework, and delays.</li><li>Maintain adherence to accounting standards, internal controls, and company policies while strengthening process documentation and clarifying responsibilities across teams.</li><li>Support internal and external audits by coordinating documentation, responding to inquiries, and assisting with tax-related financial requests.</li><li>Apply sound judgment to prioritize deliverables, take ownership of issue resolution, and escalate matters appropriately.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>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. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Responsibilities:</u></strong></p><p>• Manage monthly, quarterly and year-end financial closes including assigned journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations and accruals</p><p>• Perform monthly review of financials to assess accuracy/completeness and variance analysis</p><p>• Focused on revenue recognition, cut-off, contract maintenance, contract amortization/deferred revenue</p><p>• Prepare audit schedules and quarterly consolidated financial statements to facilitate engagements with external auditors to ensure timely close</p><p>• Assist in the development annual budgets and prepare variance analysis for management team</p><p>• Ensure adherence to accounting principles and company policies</p><p>• Responsible for timely and accurate ad-hoc reports as needed</p>