Accounting Manager

Clarity Recruitment; Aurora; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarity Recruitment is seeking an Accounting Manager for our client, a design, development, and construction firm in Canada. The role reports to the CFO and blends corporate and project accounting across multiple entities and active development sites.

You will own month-end close, intercompany accounting, and tax filings while driving internal controls and a QuickBooks Online rollout. This is a hands-on mandate offering direct CFO access and ownership from day one.

Qualifications

• Solid accounting fundamentals with the ability to explain the 'why' behind journal entries.
• Hands-on GST/HST reporting and Canadian corporate tax preparation experience.
• Comfort building financial models and expense forecasts for project-based businesses.
• Self-starting and able to work independently in a small, entrepreneurial environment with direct executive access.
• Strong communication skills and a track record of following through without oversight.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end close and financial statement preparation across multiple entities.
• Manage project accounting and job costing for active development sites.
• Build and document setup processes for new entities/projects (COA and job costing).
• Lead intercompany accounting across a growing multi-entity structure.
• Prepare Canadian corporate tax filings and GST/HST reporting; monitor rebate submissions.
• Oversee payroll processing with third-party provider.
• Develop KPI and variance reporting for management decisions.
• Build expense forecasts and pro forma models for new sites.
• Drive QuickBooks Online implementation and streamline systems.
• Establish accounting processes and internal controls where none exist.
• Partner with operations, project management, banking, estimating, legal, and tax teams.

Skills

Accounting fundamentals

GST/HST reporting

Canadian corporate tax

Financial modeling

Independent / self-starter

Communication skills

Intercompany accounting

QuickBooks Online

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Job description

Our client is a vertically integrated design, development, and construction company that has spent more than 20 years building custom homes and master-planned communities. This Accounting Manager role is a standalone position reporting directly to the CFO, blending corporate accounting with project accounting across multiple entities and active development sites.

You’ll own core close activities, strengthen internal controls, and play a lead role in the QuickBooks Online rollout. If you want ownership from day one, direct access to the CFO, and the chance to build (not just maintain) a finance function, this is a rare mandate at this level.

Key Responsibilities

• Own month-end close and financial statement preparation across multiple entities
• Manage project accounting and job costing, ensuring reporting is accurate and decision-useful for active development sites
• Build and document new-entity/project setup processes, including chart of accounts and job-costing structure, and apply them consistently to new projects
• Lead intercompany accounting across a growing multi-entity structure
• Prepare Canadian corporate tax filings and manage GST/HST reporting and new-housing rebate submissions, staying current as rebate thresholds change
• Oversee payroll processing in partnership with the third-party provider
• Develop and deliver KPI and variance reporting to support management decision-making
• Build expense forecasts and pro forma financial models for new development sites
• Drive the QuickBooks Online implementation and help transition the business off manual, disconnected systems
• Establish accounting processes and internal controls where none currently exist
• Partner daily with operations, project management, and banking contacts, and regularly with estimating, legal, and tax advisors

What You Bring

• Solid accounting fundamentals with the ability to explain the "why" behind journal entries, not just execute them
• Hands-on experience with GST/HST reporting and Canadian corporate tax preparationComfort building financial models and expense forecasts for project-based businesses
• Self-starting and able to work independently in a small, entrepreneurial environment with direct executive access
• Strong communication skills and a track record of following through without oversight

Nice to Have

• Intercompany accounting experience across multiple entities

Clarity Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and workplace. If you require accommodation, please let us know in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note: We use AI-assisted tools for notetaking during the screening process.

JOB ID # 3640677