Senior Accountant

Job title:

Senior Accountant

Company

Modern Niagara

Job description

Description :Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.WE BUILD FOR LIFE.We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA‘s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) – Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.Modern Niagara is seeking a Senior Accountant to join the accounting and finance team in Ottawa, ON!Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of the day-to-day accounting and financial close process for Modern Niagara Group Inc. (Corporate office);
• Generate monthly financial reports and quarterly reporting packages;
• Prepare timely and accurate journal entries as required in completing the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close process;
• Maintain, monitor and reconcile monthly general ledger reconciliations and documentation;
• Perform bank and other account reconciliations;
• Prepare and process intercompany invoices and settlement of intercompany balances;
• Work with the Director of Finance to support other departments such as financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, and consolidations in achieving successful internal and external reporting through providing variance analysis and supporting their understanding of the accounting records;
• Prepare Canadian sales tax returns;
• Provide year-end audit support to auditor questions and requests; and
• Help champion a strong partnership and act as a liaison between the finance team and its operational counterparts.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• 3+ years experience performing full-cycle accounting;
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent in relevant work experience. CPA designation or near competition is considered an asset;
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting principles (ASPE);
• Has experience with applications and ERP systems, including NetSuite, Excel, Word, and Datarails is an asset;
• Attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines, particularly around month and quarter end close;
• Posses excellent communication skills and is comfortable connecting with people at all levels of the organization; and
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize competing responsibilities while working in a very fast paced, dynamic, high volume team environment.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at [email protected].

Expected salary

Location

Ottawa, ON

Job date

Thu, 02 May 2024 07:05:10 GMT

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