Accounting Manager, Financial Reporting

Avidbots Corp.; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Avidbots Corp. in Kitchener, Canada is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to oversee financial reporting. This role involves leading the month-end close process across multiple entities, ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Ideal candidates should have 6–8 years of accounting experience, a Canadian CPA designation, and strong technical knowledge of IFRS. The position emphasizes collaboration with various teams for value-added financial reporting and accounting process improvements. A proactive attitude and effective communication are key attributes sought.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing a month-end close process across a team.
• Experience in manufacturing, hardware, or hardware+SaaS environments.
• Strong knowledge of inventory costing and WIP management.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close checklist end-to-end.
• Prepare account reconciliations for review.
• Manage the full accounting close cycle including journal entries.

Skills

6–8 years of progressive accounting experience

Canadian CPA designation

Management of multi-entity consolidations

Strong technical knowledge of IFRS

Advanced Excel and data management skills

Clear communication skills

Education

Canadian CPA designation

Tools

Epicor

ERP-based GL systems

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Accounting Manager, Financial Reporting to serve as the close orchestration layer that keeps our month-end process running on time, on standard, and on plan. Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, you will have responsibility for a wide range of financial reporting and accounting activities across multiple entities, ensuring timeliness, accuracy and compliance with accounting standards. This includes leading the accounting team through the monthly close process, driving efficiency and completeness of the month-end close cycle, as well as collaborating with the business and FP&A team on value-added financial reporting, improving system capabilities, controls and processes to meet the company’s operational and reporting requirements.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced and highly dynamic environment. Excellent communication skills, high accuracy/attention to detail, strong organization, analytical and problem-solving skills are a must.

What You’ll Do

Close Orchestration — Primary Mandate (40–50%)

• Own the month-end close checklist end-to-end
• Prepare account reconciliations to a reviewable standard for Controller sign off
• Coordinate service and deployment, production cost allocation entries

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Oversee the full accounting close cycle each month, including journal entries, multi-entity and multi-currency consolidation, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Manage preparation and distribution of periodic internal financial statements; perform high-level and detailed financial analysis to support management decision-making
• Support the Controller in preparing external audit deliverables, working paper packages, and audit schedule documentation
• Research and assist with resolution of non-routine transactions and the accounting impact of new standards
• Support the FP&A team with annual planning and monthly forecasting processes including balance sheet reporting and account roll forward schedules

Inventory, Cost Accounting & Fixed Assets

• Manage the accounting for company inventory and fixed assets, including WIP and COS postings, depreciation continuity schedules, and account reconciliations
• Coordinate annual standard cost updates and ongoing variance analysis in partnership with the Senior Cost Accountant and Operations
• Support inventory count coordination — annually or more frequently as needed — and reconcile physical count results to the general ledger

Systems, Controls & Process Improvement

• Partner with the Corporate Controller and IT Systems Analyst on Epicor process improvement initiatives — provide accounting requirements and sign off on configuration outcomes
• Develop, maintain, and improve accounting process documentation — ensure close procedures, reconciliation standards, and journal entry policies are current and accessible
• Develop, monitor, and enforce financial controls and procedures to ensure accurate reporting and audit readiness at all times
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual steps, eliminate redundancy, and accelerate the close cycle — bring proposals with a business case to the Controller

What We Are Looking For

Required

• 6–8 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years managing or coordinating a full month-end close process across a team
• Canadian CPA designation (CPA, CA; CPA, CMA; or CPA, CGA) required
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-entity consolidations — specifically intercompany eliminations across 3+ entities in multiple currencies
• Experience in a manufacturing, hardware, or hardware+SaaS environment — you understand inventory costing, WIP, COS postings, and deferred revenue simultaneously
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and/or ASPE; familiarity with revenue recognition principles across hardware, subscription, and services revenue streams
• Advanced Excel and data management skills; strong working knowledge of ERP-based GL, inventory, and consolidation modules
• Track record of running a structured, documented close process — not just participating in one
• Clear and confident communicator — you will present close status to the Controller daily and interact with Operations, Sales, and FP&A cross-functionally

Preferred

• Professional experience in the manufacturing and/or technology industries
• Experience working in a multi-entity environment with intercompany inventory movements
• Familiarity with Epicor BAQ reporting or comparable ERP query and reporting tools

The Kind of Person Who Thrives Here

• You have run a close before, not just participated in one — you know what it feels like to hold the process together when three things go wrong at once
• You are proactive and structured: you track what’s open, follow up without being asked, and do not let blockers sit
• You build trust with your team through consistency, not authority — people know what to expect from you and you know what to expect from them
• You are comfortable operating with incomplete information and imperfect systems, and you make them better over time