accounting manager

Paladin Technologies; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services provider is seeking a Service Accounting Manager in Vancouver, BC. You will lead a team, oversee customer escalations, monitor service billing, and support financial development. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance, 7+ years of accounting experience, and a strong understanding of construction accounting and GAAP principles. This full-time, on-site position offers a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of accounting experience, including 4+ years in a supervisory or managerial role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of service accountants.
• Oversee customer escalations and promote team development.
• Support integration between the SA function and other areas.
• Monitor service billing and costing analysis.
• Prepare and review monthly reconciliations for assigned GL accounts.

Skills

Construction accounting knowledge

GAAP principles understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

Service Accounting Manager

Paladin Technologies

Job Details

The Service Accounting Manager leads and develops a team of service accountants responsible for providing superior customer service and accounting support to the internal Operations and Sales team as well as external customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Oversight: Provide direction, training, and performance management for the Service Accounting team; allocate and monitor workload to ensure efficient processing across entities and regions.
• Oversee customer escalations, ensuring timely resolution and maintaining strong business relationships.
• Promote team development through continuous learning, cross‑training, and reinforcing harmonization of processes and workflows for the SA area; define requirements for ERP and other support tools.
• Support proper integration between the SA function and other functional areas, including non‑financial departments.
• Oversee and support processing of new agreements, budgets, amendments created by service accountants; oversee end‑to‑end accurate processing of service agreements and Time & Material (T&M) projects; recognize service revenue through the monthly revenue and service project review processes.
• Support review of agreement contracts to ensure risk mitigation and compliance; review and supervise General Ledger entries and SA team posting activities.
• Support scheduled billing in accordance with contract requirements and Time & Material billing; review Service contracts for risk mitigation and compliance.
• Support and process scheduled billing; monitor service costing analysis to support operations team.
• Cooperate closely with Financial Business Partners on Service performance and forecasting impacts; oversee compliance around service‑specific requirements for projects (e.g., insurances, bonding, liens, indemnifications).
• Support collections process with service accountants to ensure ongoing progress.
• Propose process improvements to enhance efficiency, timeliness, and reduce redundancy.
• Develop and own action plans with finance and operations stakeholders for managing working capital in the SA area.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial and business reporting, processes, and procedures.
• Assist in financial development of non‑financial employees, including training at locations across the country.
• ERP system responsibilities for modules within area of responsibility.
• Prepare and review monthly reconciliations for assigned GL accounts; support month‑end and year‑end close activities.
• Review general ledger fluctuations and provide variance explanations to management.
• Support working capital management, communication of forecasts and variances to Operations.
• Provide operational reporting, audit schedules, and analysis to Accounting and Operations leadership.
• Support year‑end audits and internal audit requests.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent industry experience.
• 7+ years of accounting experience, including 4+ years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Strong knowledge of construction accounting and service‑based financial processes.
• Strong understanding of GAAP principles.

Location and Compensation

• Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• Work location: On site.
• Salary: $70,000 per year.
• Terms of employment: Full time.
• Start date: As soon as possible.

Advertised Until

2025-12-04