Plant Accountant – 15 month contract

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Plant Accountant

Cambridge, ON N3H 5P6

Job Type: 15 month contract

Position Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Plant Accountant for a 15-month contract to support our manufacturing operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing financial records, ensuring accurate account reconciliation, and supporting budgeting and auditing processes. This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to our financial health while utilizing advanced accounting software and systems. The Plant Accountant will work closely with cross-functional teams to maintain precise financial data and support operational decision-making.

Pay: $55,000–$60,000 CAD a year

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Maintenance of books of account (including but not limited to preparing checks, coding and posting invoices, preparing deposits, journal entries, reconciliations, petty cash).
• Oversee issuing of checks / payment of invoices.
• Prepare monthly / quarterly financial statements for project staff, Executive Director and Board of Directors.
• Liaise with project staff and support them in book-keeping needs related to their program areas.
• Oversee accounts receivable.
• Complete all payroll functions GL Reconcile.
• Maintain investment schedules, oversee cash flow requirements, and communications with bankers on investments.
• Maintain accounts and relations with bankers.
• Oversee internal system of handling funds.
• Maintain year-end working papers and spreadsheets, and assist with preparation for any audits or independent reviews with support from the Executive Director and treasurer.
• Complete monthly reconciliation for all accounts (bank and brokerage accounts).
• Exert care and control over assets and records and establish procedures for safeguarding, including security and computer backup (copy virus checked and stored off-site).
• Assist in maintaining policy and procedure documentation for complex financial and accounting issues.
• Provide technical support (including software updates, trouble-shooting and back-ups).
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory changes and impacts on the organization's books of account.
• Maintain an accurate and complete trail of supporting documentation for all financial and bookkeeping activities.
• Maintain up-to-date, complete and systematic filing system to support book-keeping and financial records.
• Development, analysis, and interpretation of statistical and accounting information in order to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, performance against budget, and other matters bearing on the fiscal soundness and operating effectiveness of the organization.
• Responsible for evaluating the performance of personnel in the Accounting Department. This individual recommends training requirements, has the duty to keep the staff at the highest level of skill necessary to meet company needs and objectives, and may recommend that personnel be hired or removed from the Department.
• Establishes major economic objectives and policies for the company and prepares reports that outline the company's financial position in the areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and future operations.
• Coordinates and directs the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts, institutes and maintains other planning and control procedures (including the cost accounting system), and analyzes and reports variances.
• Is responsible for tax planning and compliance with Federal, Provincial and local corporate, payroll, and other applicable taxes.
• Furnishes internal reports, revises and updates reports to be more useful and efficient, and furnishes external reports as necessary.

Requirements

• College or university degree, business/accounting
• 3-5 years relevant experience in mid size manufacturing environment
• Intermediate level for Excel, Word
• Microsoft Dynamics (BC) or MRP system, Prophix software an asset.