About Our Client
Our client is an established, privately held Canadian organization with operations across multiple locations. Operating in an inventory-intensive environment, the business has a hands-on, collaborative culture and is focused on strengthening its accounting operations, improving internal processes, and supporting continued growth.
Position Summary
Our client is seeking a Senior Accounting Analyst to join its Finance & Accounting team. This newly created position will work closely with the Corporate Controller, supporting day-to-day accounting operations while helping strengthen processes and systems across the business.
The successful candidate will bring a strong full-cycle accounting background and the ability to work across multiple functions. In addition to supporting month-end close and providing hands-on assistance across cross-functional areas of accounting. This individual will serve as a key resource to the accounting team, offering guidance on complex accounting matters and taking ownership of process improvement and automation initiatives.
This is an opportunity for an adaptable, solutions-oriented accounting professional to take on a varied role, contribute to the development of the finance function, and make a meaningful impact across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting Operations & Financial Reporting
- Provide support across AP, AR and general accounting, including backup coverage during vacations, high-volume periods, and month-end.
- Provide guidance, training, and support to accounting team members on complex transactions, reconciliations, allocations, and multi-location entries.
- Support monthly and year-end close activities, helping maintain the organization's three-business-day month-end close timeline.
- Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations, and other accounting adjustments.
- Investigate variances, discrepancies, and outstanding accounting items to ensure timely resolution.
- Assist the Corporate Controller with financial statements, management reporting, and year-end audit requirements.
- Work with operational departments to resolve accounting issues and promote consistent processes and internal controls.
Process Improvement & Systems
- Evaluate existing accounting processes and drive initiatives to improve efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls through process improvements and automation.
- Identify opportunities to better leverage Microsoft tools and other technologies to improve accounting workflows and reporting.
- Support the implementation, optimization, and troubleshooting of accounting systems and ERP functionality.
- Lead assigned accounting projects from planning through implementation, including system testing, documentation, training, and adoption.
- Develop and maintain standardized accounting procedures across multiple locations.
Cross-Functional Business Support
- Act as a key accounting resource to multiple departments, including Sales, Service, Parts, Rental, Operations, and Administration.
- Work collaboratively with employees and department leaders to resolve accounting, invoicing, coding, and reporting issues.
- Help identify and address process gaps that impact accounting accuracy and efficiency.
- Encourage knowledge sharing and cross-training to build flexibility and consistency across key accounting functions.
Qualifications & Experience
- Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Several years of progressive, full-cycle accounting experience, ideally within a small to mid-sized or multi-location organization.
- Strong understanding of AP, AR, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and month-end close.
- Experience working across multiple accounting functions rather than within a highly specialized or siloed corporate environment.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency across the broader Microsoft Office suite.
- Exposure to process improvement, automation, and accounting system implementations.
- Experience with ERP systems; dealership management system experience would be an asset.
- Experience providing guidance or mentorship to other accounting team members.
- Experience in an inventory-heavy, equipment dealership, distribution, or multi-location environment would be an asset.
- Power BI or Power Automate experience would be considered an asset.
Key Competencies
- Adaptable and willing to step in across accounting functions to support the broader team and business needs.
- Strong technical accounting and problem-solving abilities.
- Technology-oriented with an interest in automation and process improvement.
- Approachable and collaborative, with the ability to guide and support others.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work across different departments.
- Highly organized and comfortable managing competing priorities.
- Takes ownership, demonstrates initiative, and follows projects through to completion.
