<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><strong>About the Opportunity</strong></p><p>Our client is a respected boutique public accounting firm in the York Region area that works with privately held businesses, entrepreneurs, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm offers a broad range of accounting, assurance, tax, and advisory services and is known for its collaborative team environment and long-standing client relationships.</p><p>They are looking to add a designated CPA to their growing team. This is a fully in-office role that offers exposure to a diverse client portfolio and the opportunity to take on increasing responsibility across assurance, financial reporting, and tax engagements.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Manage and review a variety of assurance and accounting engagements, including compilations, reviews, and audits.</li><li>Prepare and review corporate year-end files, financial statements, and related tax compliance work.</li><li>Support owner-managed clients with tax planning and business advisory matters.</li><li>Apply ASPE and ASNPO standards across a broad range of client engagements.</li><li>Prepare and review personal, trust, and corporate tax filings along with various compliance requirements.</li><li>Build relationships with clients and provide ongoing support on accounting and tax matters.</li><li>Assist with multiple client engagements simultaneously while meeting deadlines.</li><li>Participate in busy season requirements, including occasional evening and weekend work.</li><li>Travel locally to client sites on an as-needed basis.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to support financial operations for a manufacturing organization in Aurora, Ontario. This position plays a key role in maintaining accurate records, strengthening reporting processes, and helping the business close each reporting period efficiently. The successful candidate will bring strong technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to work comfortably with complex reconciliations.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Prepare and post journal entries while ensuring transactions are recorded accurately in the general ledger.</p><p>• Lead month-end activities, including reviewing account balances, resolving discrepancies, and supporting timely financial reporting.</p><p>• Analyze branch profitability, gross margin performance</p><p>• Investigate revenue trends, labor, material costs, and overhead expenditures.</p><p>• Partner with General Managers and operational leaders to understand business drivers and explain financial results.</p><p>• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.</p><p>• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes across multiple business units.</p><p>• Maintain organized records and schedules that support audits, internal reviews, and management reporting needs.</p><p><br></p>
<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p>Operations & Job Costing</p><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><p>Finance & Accounting</p><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><p><br></p><p>Qualifications & Experience</p><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><p><br></p>