Accounting Manager

Professional Staffing; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended Health & Dental

Vacation 3+ weeks

Retention bonus opportunity

Group life insurance

STD & LTD coverage

Job summary

Stahl Peterbilt, a premier heavy-duty truck dealer, is seeking an Accounting Manager for an 18-month maternity leave contract. You will oversee SOPs, internal controls, and month-end processes, partnering with executive finance leadership to ensure financial statement accuracy across regional operations.

The role is on-site in Edmonton, with a potential for permanence, and relocation at the candidate's expense is supported.

Qualifications

• CPA designation mandatory.
• Audit experience from public practice helps with SOPs and controls.
• 2+ years corporate accounting experience, preferably in transportation/logistics.
• Experience with operating and capital leases is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop, formalize, and document accounting SOPs across departments.
• Review month-end statements, prepare journal entries and accruals.
• Reconcile balance sheets and assist with intercompany allocations.
• Analyze variances and ensure robust internal controls.

Skills

Audit experience

ERP proficiency

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

CPA designation

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Professional Staffing is representing Stahl Peterbilt, the heavy-duty truck dealer across Northern Alberta and a premier brand within Peterbilt’s 400+ location North American dealer network.

Stahl Peterbilt provides end-to-end commercial transport and heavy equipment solutions through its state-of-the-art facilities. You will join an established, fast-paced accounting environment, working directly alongside executive finance leadership to drive operational reviews, financial consistency, and internal control frameworks across regional branch operations.

Role Summary

Working with executive finance leadership, the Accounting Manager will serve as the primary operational review checkpoint for the organization’s corporate finance function during an 18-month maternity leave contract. This position is responsible for ensuring financial statement compliance, data accuracy, and internal controls across divisional workflows.

Note that this role is open to candidates willing to relocate at their own expense.

Key Responsibilities

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) & Internal Controls

• Partner across dealership departments and personnel to review, formalize, and document accounting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Lead the evaluation and refinement of operational accounting workflows to support audit readiness, internal controls, and compliance.
• Apply public practice/audit methodologies to evaluate internal controls across financial processes.

Financial Statement Review & Month-End Execution

• Review divisional financial statements compiled by the accounting team for compliance, logical consistency, and accuracy.
• Conduct monthly reviews of management reporting packages prior to executive submission.
• Prepare and post month-end general journal entries, accruals, and transactional adjustments.
• Perform month-end payroll accruals for non-posted pay periods and reconcile payroll deduction balance sheet accounts.

Balance Sheet Reconciliations & Due Diligence

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, including core inventory, intercompany AR, payroll deductions, and assigned sub-ledger accounts.
• Perform monthly reviews and approvals of balance sheet reconciliations prepared by intermediate and junior accountants.
• Partner with credit leadership to exercise accounting due diligence over aging receivables and determine Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (AFDA) provisions and write-offs.
• Reconcile Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) payments, ensuring appropriate freight and duty allocations to sub-ledgers.

Variance Analysis & Cost Control

• Review month-over-month, year-over-year, and historical average variance analyses compiled by the accounting team across expenses and gross margins.
• Investigate ledger anomalies or unexpected trends, identifying root causes prior to finalizing financial reports.
• Review inventory adjustments to verify reasonability and prevent unauthorized write-offs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation is mandatory.
• Prior audit experience originating from a public practice accounting firm (or equivalent internal controls/audit experience) is required to support SOP documentation and compliance testing.
• 2+ yearsof corporate industry experience, preferably within transportation, logistics, multi-branch commercial operations, or franchise dealership networks.
• Understanding of accounting treatments for operating and capital leases.
• Proficiency with ERP platforms and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to communicate and build rapport with diverse personalities across all dealership departments to successfully compile SOPs.
• Approachable, customer-centric mindset with the situational awareness to assist clients or team members on site as needed.
• Attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and a collaborative work style.

Compensation, Benefits & Term

• 18-Month Maternity Leave Contract with possibility of permanence and an early onboarding window for knowledge transfer.
• Work Structure: On-site full-time position.
• Retention Bonus Opportunity: Possibility of a completion/retention bonus structure, evaluated and exercised at management's discretion based on candidate profile and project milestones.
• Vacation: 3+ weeks of paid annual vacation (pro-rated over the contract duration).
• Extended Health & Dental: Health benefits coverage, including extended health services.
• Dental & Vision Care: Basic and major dental coverage plus basic vision care.
• Insurance: Group life insurance, Short-Term Disability (STD), and Long-Term Disability (LTD) options.

We thank you in advance for your application, however only those selected for interview will be contacted.