<p>We are looking for a detail-oriented Cost Accountant to join our team in North Waterloo, Ontario. This role involves overseeing financial aspects of our projects, from acquisition to completion, ensuring accuracy and compliance throughout. As a key member of the finance team, you will collaborate closely with project managers and other stakeholders to support the financial health of our organization.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Manage vendor setup and maintain payment schedules, ensuring timely and accurate processing of subcontractor payments, expenditures, and payroll allocations.</p><p>• Monitor and track project-related costs, including subcontracts, materials, and labour, using automated accounting software.</p><p>• Analyze construction contracts to ensure project setup aligns with contractual terms and oversee budgets, change orders, and budget transfers.</p><p>• Reconcile job costs with supporting documentation and prepare detailed project reports for review.</p><p>• Work with project managers to establish and update cost structures, ensuring accurate financial activity across budgets, invoices, and purchase orders.</p><p>• Prepare and submit construction draw requests to financial institutions and stakeholders, ensuring all costs are billed accurately and on time.</p><p>• Maintain and forecast cash flow data, providing insights into discrepancies and potential cost impacts on profitability.</p><p>• Oversee grant reporting, tracking, and administration processes, ensuring compliance with guidelines.</p><p>• Assist with the preparation of monthly financial projections and specialized reporting as required.</p>
<p><strong>Join a Supportive & Collaborative Team in a Hybrid Environment!</strong></p><p>Are you passionate about excellence in financial management? Do you believe that financial stability is key to driving organizational growth and success? Our client shares your vision and we invite you to bring your expertise to our client's team as <strong>Controller. </strong>With over 70 locations across Canada, our client is a leader in their industry. Their supportive and collaborative culture has fostered an environment where people love coming to work every day and knowing they’re making a meaningful impact.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What Makes Them Unique</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Collaborative & Supportive Culture</strong>: They value teamwork, innovation, and shared success. You’ll join a team that works closely together and supports one another to achieve our mission.</li><li><strong>Hybrid Flexibility</strong>: While this role is primarily on-site at their Oakville head office, they offer hybrid work so you can enjoy the best of both worlds.</li><li><strong>A Positive Work Environment</strong>: Be part of a workplace where people genuinely enjoy working together and contributing to our shared goals.</li></ul><p><strong>About the Role: </strong></p><p>As the Controller, you’ll oversee financial operations and play a pivotal role in driving the company's continued success. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll be responsible for a wide range of financial management responsibilities, focused on the company's mission while maintaining robust fiscal health.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key responsibilities include:</strong></p><ul><li>Guiding Franchise Partners and their bookkeepers on basic financial matters, including POS and QuickBooks.</li><li>Collaborating with the procurement team on inventory management.</li><li>Supervising sales data exports from in-house systems to accounting software.</li><li>Managing vendor payments and franchisee accounts receivable.</li><li>Ensuring tax compliance, filing, planning, and reporting.</li><li>Overseeing payroll and employee records for our office team.</li><li>Handling full-cycle accounting, including Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), General Ledger (GL), reconciliations, and month/year-end closings.</li><li>Developing and presenting financial statements, forecasts, variance analyses, and cash flow projections to support strategic decision-making.</li><li>Improving financial policies and processes as needed.</li><li>Coordinating and managing the budgeting process while controlling expenses.</li></ul><p><strong>Why You’ll Love Working Here:</strong></p><ul><li>You’ll join a team rooted in <strong>collaboration, purpose, and positivity</strong>.</li><li>Our employees consistently highlight our <strong>supportive culture and the joy of coming to work</strong>.</li><li>You’ll enjoy <strong>hybrid flexibility</strong>.</li><li>You’ll make a real impact by contributing to an organization whose mission improves lives every day.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p><strong>Elevate Your Career—Join Client's Team as a Senior Cost Accountant!</strong></p><p>Ready to maximize your impact and provide strategic financial guidance in a dynamic manufacturing environment? Robert Half is seeking a highly skilled <strong>Senior Cost Accountant</strong> to join our client’s thriving Hamilton-based team. Partner with top-tier professionals, drive data-driven decision-making, and lead critical financial functions that enable operational excellence. Reporting directly to the Controller, this role empowers you to take ownership of vital processes and craft innovative solutions while contributing directly to growth and efficiency.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Why This Opportunity Stands Out:</strong></p><ul><li>Play a key role in optimizing plant performance through precise cost analyses and actionable reporting.</li><li>Shape organizational strategy by delivering insights that guide leadership discussions.</li><li>Showcase robust cross-functional collaboration skills while providing financial expertise across departments.</li></ul><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>Act, analyze, and innovate—this role is designed for proactive professionals ready to lead and make an impact:</p><ul><li>Drive action in financial reporting by partnering with the finance team to deliver timely monthly reports and support audit preparations.</li><li>Lead costing initiatives by maintaining, updating, and monitoring standard cost systems while identifying and resolving variances.</li><li>Guide annual planning—support key rollups for costing and budgeting processes critical to long-term operational excellence.</li><li>Analyze performance metrics such as monthly operating results, productivity deviations, and forecasts, recommending viable solutions to improve outcomes.</li><li>Champion inventory management by overseeing variance analysis for annual physical inventories.</li><li>Deliver results-oriented reporting—prepare weekly KPIs, deviation summaries, and ad-hoc analyses to drive informed decision-making.</li><li>Innovate with technology—develop databases to streamline tracking of performance metrics.</li><li>Commit to compliance by ensuring adherence to accounting standards and effective controls at all times.</li></ul><p><strong>Skills & Qualifications:</strong></p><p>Your experience and expertise will fuel success in this role:</p><ul><li>Demonstrated leadership: Minimum of 3 years in cost accounting, cost analysis, or a similar role within the manufacturing sector.</li><li>Technical expertise: Proven proficiency in standard cost accounting systems and advanced Excel functionality.</li><li>Effective communicator: Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with senior leadership teams, head office personnel, and cross-functional departments.</li><li>Operational experience: Mastery of month-end close processes and annual physical inventory analysis.</li><li>Professional certification: CPA designation required for strategic contributions to financial planning and reporting.</li></ul><p><strong>Take the Next Step in Your Career:</strong></p><p>Become a valued contributor to a team that champions performance, accountability, in-person collaboration and mentorship, and continuous improvement.</p>
<p>Robert Half is partnered with a boutique law firm who is in search of an Accountant to join their growing team. This is a full time permanent position located in the Halton Hills area. The Accountant will be responsible for the day-to-day financial operations of the firm, including billing, trust accounting, payroll, budgeting, and financial reporting. This role requires a solid understanding of legal accounting principles and trust compliance, along with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced legal environment.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Maintain accurate records for client trust accounts and perform monthly reconciliations for trust and operating accounts</li><li>Process client billing, including time entry audits, invoice generation, and follow-ups</li><li>Manage accounts receivable and assist in collections as needed</li><li>Process accounts payable and prepare payments for vendors </li><li>Manage employee expenses </li><li>Support in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements</li><li>Track budgets, forecast expenses, and provide financial insights to firm leadership</li><li>Administer payroll for the office employees</li><li>Work with external CPA or tax preparer to ensure timely filing of all tax documents</li><li>Maintain organized financial records for audit or review</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>
We are looking for a skilled and detail-oriented Corporate Accountant to join our team in Cambridge, Ontario. In this role, you will oversee various financial operations, ensuring compliance with Canadian accounting standards and contributing to the organization's overall financial health. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in financial analysis, account reconciliation, and compliance, as well as a proactive approach to supporting organizational goals.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Prepare and review financial statements on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, ensuring compliance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).<br>• Conduct reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, including intercompany transactions, bank accounts, and fixed assets, to maintain accurate financial records.<br>• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, including credit card reconciliations and journal entry creation.<br>• Assist in budgeting and forecasting activities, performing variance analyses to identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency.<br>• Collaborate with external auditors during audits by providing required documentation and insights.<br>• Manage tax compliance tasks, including preparing and submitting tax returns and ensuring timely payment of liabilities.<br>• Handle daily cash reconciliations and deposits while preparing payment approvals and processing transactions through online banking.<br>• Maintain financial data integrity by posting vendor bills, processing payments for multiple entities, and managing employee credit card transactions.<br>• Organize and maintain financial records, supporting the transition to electronic document management systems.<br>• Support property management operations by collecting rent, addressing past-due payments, and coordinating property repairs, maintenance, and tenant relations.
<p><strong>Job Description: Interim Senior Financial Analyst</strong> <strong>(3-6 Months)</strong></p><p><strong>Position Overview:</strong></p><p> We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for a 3–6-month interim engagement. The ideal candidate will bring strong accounting knowledge and can immediately contribute by working on accounting transactions, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and deferred revenue. This role also involves refining financial statement preparation, facilitating some budgeting activities, and collaborating effectively with a small team. This Working arrangement is hybrid, 3 days/week. </p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Manage accounting tasks such as transactions, journal entries, accruals, pre-paid expenses, and deferred revenue.</li><li>Support and refine financial statement preparation and ensure adherence to company policies and standards.</li><li>Assist during the monthly and year-end close (fiscal year-end: March 31).</li><li>Work closely with a team of four, ensuring tasks are effectively coordinated in line with collective agreement guidelines.</li><li>Contribute to basic budgeting processes and provide reporting support to stakeholders.<strong>:</strong></li><li>Navigate SAP to pull financial statements and gather pertinent reports for analysis and reporting purposes.</li><li>Perform data manipulation tasks using Excel to support accounting entries and reporting needs.</li></ul>
We are looking for a detail-oriented Intermediate Accountant to join our team in Kitchener, Ontario, on a contract basis. This role involves managing a variety of accounting tasks in a dynamic, high-volume environment. The successful candidate will work closely with the Assistant Controller to ensure accurate financial reporting and smooth operations.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Perform account reconciliations to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies.<br>• Manage Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes, including reviewing discounts and reconciling outstanding balances.<br>• Utilize multiple accounting software systems, including NetSuite, and ensure proper balancing between systems.<br>• Investigate and resolve errors in financial transactions and systems.<br>• Apply strong knowledge of accounting principles, including debits and credits, to daily tasks.<br>• Collaborate with the Assistant Controller to support various accounting functions.<br>• Handle a high volume of transactions efficiently while maintaining attention to detail.<br>• Create and analyze reports using intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP functions.
