Accountant (Plant/Manufacturing)

Position Title: Accountant (Plant/Manufacturing)

Location: Ottawa, ON

Work Model: Hybrid - 2-3 days per week onsite

Additional Notes:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Plant Accountant to join our clientâ s finance team. This role is critical in managing plant-level financial activities, ensuring accurate accounting, and supporting operational decision-making. We are looking for someone with a strong accounting foundation and hands-on standard costing experience to help drive inventory management for the plant.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform daily cash reconciliations and prepare weekly cash forecasts to support cash flow management

Process customer invoicing and credit notes, apply customer payments, and manage accounts receivable collections

Calculate bad debt provisions and generate customer account statements

Maintain and update standard costs, including material, labor, and overhead rates, ensuring accuracy and consistency across the plant

Conduct cost variance analysis (purchase price, usage, labor, and overhead variances), investigate discrepancies, and provide recommendations to management

Assist in the annual standard cost roll and support periodic updates for new products or changes in production processes

Partner with operations to analyze plant costs, margins, and profitability, providing financial insight to support decision-making

Prepare and execute AP cheque runs and process online bill payments

Manage intercompany payments and perform account reconciliations

Prepare and submit regulatory and financial reports in compliance with applicable accounting standards

Support month-end and year-end close processes, including inventory valuation and reconciliation, standard-to-actual cost adjustments, and financial reporting

The ideal candidate will hold a post-secondary education in Accounting and be actively working towards a CPA designation. You will bring a minimum of five years of relevant accounting experience, including at least two years in cost accounting or plant accounting within a manufacturing, distribution or warehouse environment. The candidate should be proficient in various accounting functions, including cash management, inventory control, intercompany reconciliations, accounts payable (AP), and accounts receivable (AR). A strong working knowledge of ERP systems is essential, with preference given to those experienced in Macola and/or Visual Manufacturing. Understanding of U.S. GAAP would be considered an asset. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of thriving in a hybrid work environment, demonstrating initiative and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Additionally, they must be security clearance eligible and possess a valid work permit. Must be willing to do some minimal travel to sites.

What will make you stand out:

Extensive hands-on experience with standard costing, including variance analysis and cost roll processes in a manufacturing environment

Advanced proficiency in ERP systems, with a proven ability to optimize system use for cost and inventory reporting

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Demonstrated ability to work independently in a hybrid environment, showing initiative and ownership of plant-level financial processes

Experience supporting cross-functional teams, partnering closely with operations to improve cost control, margins, and overall plant financial performance Interested candidates are encouraged to reach out to Crystal at

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