Senior Accountant

Job Description

<h3>Job Description</h3><p>Job Description<p><p><p>The Senior Accountant will contribute to the overall efficient operations of the Finance department by maintaining the general ledger and month end close cycle, costings, and analysis of performance. The role also requires assisting the Controller in various projects within the organization, as well as meeting with different project managers, engineers, and business partners to work on analysis of jobs and measuring the performance of these jobs.</p><p><strong>You will:</strong></p><ul><li>Work with the Controller on the Revenue Recognition and % Completions on Projects monthly</li><li>Assist in the preparation of the Monthly Financials as per requirements of management</li><li>Monthly job and project analysis </li><li>Perform month end closing and ensure that all sub-ledgers were closed every period</li><li>Analysis on expenses for Material, Labour, Indirect costs, SG&A</li><li>Assist the Controller with the Cash Forecast, especially on milestone payments and AR</li><li>Prepare Bank and Payroll reports in a timely manner</li><li>Work on various projects as assigned by Management </li><li>Prepare data and reports for Audit</li><li>Liaise with various departments to ensure closing is planned and done accordingly</li><li>Partner with each department, define the needs and provide adequate support for analysis and decision making</li><li>Monitor the PO receiving with Supply Chain to ensure POs are posted on time to get accurate Financials</li><li>Assisting the Controller with Forecasting and Budgeting process and analysis required</li><li>Prepare data needed for insurance renewals</li><li>Fixed Assets maintenance and registers</li><li>Participate in project meetings and provide information to the group for decision making on projects</li><li>Review cycle count, full inventory count and adjustments in the system</li><li>Analyze and identify employee inefficiencies and areas of concerns for management</li></ul><p><p><strong>You have:</strong></p><ul><li>Excellent interpersonal communication skills (both written and verbal) </li><li>Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment</li><li>Able to work without supervision</li><li>Great attitude, willing to learn and help, calm under pressure</li><li>Able to influence and motivate employees within the business unit/s while holding them accountable to commitments</li><li>Able to deal with difficult situations in a positive manner</li></ul><p><strong>Candidate Must "Haves":</strong></p><ul><li>Degree in accounting or business administration or equivalent</li><li>Working towards completion of the CPA designation is desirable</li><li>Project Costing Experience is required</li></ul></p></p></p></p>