At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead accounting operations and provide financial insights to support growth and project performance.
- Company: Join a dynamic organization focused on innovation and growth.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Great chance to mentor others and improve financial practices.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by enhancing financial processes in a growing company.
- Qualifications: Experience in full-cycle accounting and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
We are looking for an Accounting Manager to join our team on a contract basis.
This position will oversee the organization’s accounting operations while delivering accurate financial insights that support project performance and business planning and support growth.
The successful candidate will bring a hands-on approach to full-cycle accounting, strong business partnering skills, and the confidence to strengthen processes as the company continues to grow.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day accounting activities across the organization, ensuring financial records are complete, accurate, and up to date.
- Manage end-to-end accounting duties, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, revenue recognition, work-in-progress tracking, project costing, payroll administration, budgeting, and variance review.
- Coordinate period-end and year-end close activities, including the preparation of corporate tax, payroll tax, and sales tax reporting requirements.
- Provide financial updates and meaningful analysis to leadership and project managers to support informed and timely operational decisions.
- Evaluate existing finance procedures and recommend practical improvements that enhance controls, efficiency, and scalability.
- Mentor and support team members by sharing technical knowledge, offering guidance, and encouraging skill development.
- Build and maintain tools and spreadsheets in Excel to improve reporting accuracy and support business-specific financial analysis.
- Support the effective use of accounting and project-related systems and contribute to process enhancements where needed.
- The successful Accounting Manager would have the following experience
- Proven experience managing full-cycle accounting in a hands-on capacity within a growing organization.
- Strong understanding of revenue recognition, work-in-progress accounting, project costing, and financial reporting obligations.
- Experience processing Canadian payroll, including payroll considerations within a unionized environment.
- Demonstrated ability to assess finance operations, identify gaps, and introduce best practices that strengthen performance and support growth.
- Confident communicator who can explain financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Ability to lead initiatives independently, influence process improvements, and constructively challenge existing approaches when needed.
- Prior experience in construction, project-based, or similar operational environments is strongly preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills and working knowledge of Sage or comparable accounting software.
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Accounting Manager in Burnaby employer: BCCPA
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