Senior Accountant

Kick off the fall and join a trusted leader in one of Ottawa’s largest industry sectors as a Senior Accountant and help drive financial excellence! Reporting to the Controller, the Senior Accountant plays a key role in ensuring the timely preparation of periodic financial statements, analyzing financial information, assisting with budgeting and forecasting, upholding internal controls, and helping to enhance financial processes and policies.

The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic self-starter with strong communication skills who isn’t afraid to bring forward recommendations and think outside the box. Main responsibilities include:

• Plan, set up and administer accounting systems and prepare financial information
• Prepare financial analysis, including financial statements, accounts, and job cost analysis
• Develop and enhance tools to track key performance indicators
• Set up and maintain procedures for reporting and internal checks such as inventory counts, reconciliation and purchase tracking
• Support annual external audit
• Assist in regular compliance matters as required
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior staff members

Join a team that values work-life balance and be part of an organization with a long-standing reputation for quality, innovation, and integrity.

The main qualifications for this role include:

• Post-secondary education in finance and/or accounting
• Completed CPA designation or in progress is strongly preferred
• Minimum 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Sound knowledge of GAAP
• Ability to analyze financial data and present to senior management
• Proficient in Excel

• $80,000 - $90,000 annual salary range
• Profit-sharing bonus
• Excellent benefits package
• 3 weeks' vacation plus Christmas shutdown period