Accounting Manager

Marshall Land Systems Canada Inc.; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Marshall Canada seeks an Accounting Manager to oversee financial reporting and manage accounting functions in Ottawa. The role involves leading reconciliation processes, preparing management accounts, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Candidates should possess a CPA and relevant experience, along with strong analytical and communication skills. Join us to make a significant impact in a diverse and supportive workplace.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a similar role with full-cycle accounting experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Canadian PE GAAP.
• Previous experience in cost and job (project) accounting.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of monthly reconciliations for balance sheet control accounts.
• Review financial statements with the Head of Finance.
• Manage and develop the Accounting team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration

CPA designation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Marshall Canada is seeking an Accounting Manager to join our team in Ottawa, ON. Reporting to the Head of Finance, this role is responsible to prepare and analyze financial information including reports and statements while ensuring accounting standards are met. This role will manage all daily accounting functions as well as assigned direct reports.

Your responsibilities in the role:

• Lead the preparation of monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet control accounts for multiple organizations with the assistance of the accountant.
• Prepare and analyze monthly management accounts in accordance with the company timelines along with written commentary of the Business Stream results.
• Review monthly and annual financial statements with the Head of Finance prior to submission to Business Units.
• Submit Monthly information to Group for consolidation into appropriate Business Unit’s, meeting external facing deadlines.
• Liaise with external accountants in the preparation of annual review statements for Marshall Canada organizations.
• Assist in the preparation of budgeting and forecasting requirements for the various Business Units.
• Complete tax reporting and other government statutory remittances to ensure compliance with legislated bodies both provincially and federally monthly and annually.
• Review payroll on a bi-weekly basis; Provide back up support to Payroll when Accountant absent.
• Provide oversight to accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations and ensure these activities occur within acceptable timelines.
• Forecast, track, and report cash movements.
• Ensure the policies and procedures of the finance department are complied with and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency.
• Management, training, and development of the Accounting team.
• Oversee the operational workload of team, ensuring team members are fully utilized in order to deliver against objectives and priorities.
• Monitor team performance and take corrective action (with support from HR) as required and ensure the delivery of services that meet or exceed the required standard.
• Lead development discussion with team members to improve individual and collective capability.
• Ensure all financial deadlines are met in an accurate and timely manner.
• All other duties as assigned by the Head of Finance.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration.
• CPA designation.
• Relevant experience in a similar role, with full-cycle accounting experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and data mining skills.
• Previous experience in cost and job (project) accounting.
• Strong working knowledge of Canadian PE GAAP.
• Advanced Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage a variety of audiences: fluent written and oral English is mandatory.

Must be eligible to meet the requirements of export control regulations, including the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and Canadian government security requirements.

About Marshall:

Marshall Canada is part of the 110-year-old Marshall Group of Companies, an independent private organization headquartered in Cambridge (UK).

Located in Ottawa and Moncton, Marshall Canada provides military and commercial customers with a range of world-leading applied engineering services and product solutions across Canada and beyond. Marshall seeks to develop and deliver long-term value to its customers, whilst remaining firmly committed to enhancing the communities in which it operates and creating exciting opportunities for its people.

Within Aerospace, we offer world-leading engineering support and solutions to 18 Air Forces across the globe. From maintenance, repair and overhaul to complex modifications, our highly skilled engineers use their expertise to help keep critical platforms in the air.

For decades, our Land Systems team has been providing configurable, modular, highly advanced infrastructure solutions such as: laboratories, medical facilities, command and control centres, communication hubs and tactical shelters. From the heat of the desert to sub-zero temperatures we have also provided vehicle systems and platform integrations that enabled us to provide protection for people and equipment operating in the most challenging environments.

We are growing and we would love for you to join our team. This is truly an organization where you can have an enormous impact on the world around you. If you want to make your mark in an organization where people really matter, this could be the opportunity you have been looking for.

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Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about Equal Opportunity in the Workplace please click here .

About Us

Marshall is an independent, family-owned UK company with a diverse portfolio of businesses and a shared commitment to keeping our customers moving forward.

Whether that’s supporting global armed forces to deliver mission-critical activities, keeping the UK distribution industry on the road, creating new, sustainable communities where people can live and thrive, or developing the next generations of industry talent – we are incredibly proud to have been building extraordinary futures since 1909.

Headquartered in Cambridge, we currently employ around 2,000 people across locations in the UK, Northern Europe, North America and the UAE.