Accountant

bba; Mont-Saint-Hilaire; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consulting engineering firm as a key player in the Finance and Accounting Department. In this dynamic role, you will manage month-end close processes, perform detailed financial analyses, and support budget management. Your expertise will help optimize financial operations and ensure timely reporting, contributing to innovative solutions in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. This is an excellent opportunity to thrive in a diverse and inclusive environment where your skills and contributions are valued. If you're results-driven and passionate about finance, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in finance and accounting.
• Bilingual in English and French, with strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Handle month-end close processes and prepare financial statements.
• Conduct monthly and quarterly management analyses for budgeting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team player

Initiative and adaptability

Ability to meet tight deadlines

Decision-making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel)

Maconomy (ERP system)

Job description

Type of position: Regular

Your future role on our team:
Reporting to the Chief Accountant, you’ll handle a range of tasks for our Finance and Accounting Department. Your responsibilities will include the month-end close process, various monthly and quarterly analyses, budget variances, and other tasks.

More specifically, you’ll be asked to:

• Perform month-end accounting tasks, primarily: preparing financial statements, analyzing expenses and calculating budget variances, recording month-end accruals (e.g., salaries, vacations, banked hours, source deductions, other accruals), managing bank loans and finance leases and maintaining debt schedules.
• Conduct several monthly management analyses, mainly of salaries, capital expenditures, and budget variances.
• Perform internal analyses for managers.
• Conduct quarterly management analyses.
• Record month-end entries for the items mentioned above in the ERP system.
• Prepare, update, and file various supporting documents for month-end closures and ensure follow-up.
• Review and optimize the month-end process (occasionally).
• Respond to ad hoc requests related to payroll and expenses.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Excellent team player who maintains positive peer relationships.
• Ability to inform.
• Sense of initiative and adaptability.
• Results-driven.
• Ability to make quality decisions.
• Analytical skills and the ability to prioritize.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Good at handling several files simultaneously.

Overview of certifications and job requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Five to ten years of relevant experience.
• Solid knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, mainly Excel.
• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
• Bilingual (English and French), both spoken and written.
• Asset: Professional accounting designation (CPA).
• Asset: Knowledge of Maconomy (ERP system).
• Asset: Knowledge of the Spanish language.

About BBA:
For over 40 years, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible, and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution. BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 18 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow’s industry at the local, national, and international levels.

Our goal is to ensure a diverse and inclusive work environment. We do everything we can to build a workplace where all of our employees want to excel and where they feel respected, heard, and valued every day.

Our people’s passion and excellence make BBA one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. We have unique talents, and we’re committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language. Learn more about us by visiting our LinkedIn page and join the networks of our talent attraction specialists to speak with them directly.