Accounting Supervisor

Wright Tree Service, Inc.; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 78,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Incentive compensation up to 15%

Employee recognition and awards

Deferred Stock Unit (DSU) program

Flexible hybrid schedule – 50% in the,

Job summary

Wright Canada Holdings Ltd. seeks an Accounting Supervisor to lead the accounting team, oversee AR and billing, close monthly books, and prepare reports for financial statements. The role reports to the Controller and emphasizes compliance and strong internal controls.

The position offers a competitive CAD salary and standard vacation, with a hybrid work setup near Calgary’s Anderson LRT Station. Wright Canada highlights employee ownership, growth opportunities, and a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Commitment to highest professional and ethical standards.
• 5+ years accounting/finance experience, focused on billing and customer contracts.
• 5+ years of management experience with multiple direct reports.
• CPA designation preferred.
• Experience in public practice accounting preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of financial accounting and GAAP.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to adapt to change and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train direct reports; provide coaching and evaluations.
• Develop invoicing and collections processes for multiple customers across divisions.
• Implement internal controls surrounding cash management and collections.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Work in process and aged accounts receivable.
• Allocations and adjusting entries.
• Budget-to-actual reconciliations of revenue expectations.
• Develop expertise in billing/invoicing software; collaborate with partners on improvements.
• Act as contact for job cost revenue, accounts receivable, and WIP.
• Identify problems and implement process changes or controls to fix errors.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Education

CPA designation preferred

Tools

MS Office Suite (Excel/Word/Outlook/SharePoint)

Job description

Wright Canada Holdings, Ltd. Title: Accounting Supervisor Position Type: Full-Time/Exempt Compensation: $78,000-$85,000 per year Vacation: 3 weeks per year Office Location: 5 minute walk to Anderson LRT Station

About Wright Canada Holdings Ltd.

Wright Canada Holdings Ltd. provides vegetation management, storm restoration, and work planning services to utility companies and their communities across the country. Safety is always our highest value. We abide by the highest ethical standards, knowing our service is critical to utilities and their customers, and we work as a team to deliver creative solutions to our clients. Finally, we are proud of our family-founded history and have worked to retain those family values in our culture since becoming employee-owned in 2002.

The Opportunity

The primary focus of the Accounting Supervisor is to manage a set of accounting activities to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, corporate policies and external audits. The Accounting Supervisor will review the accounts receivable and billing, monthly closing of accounts and preparation of reports in support of the financial statements. The Accounting Supervisor will report to and work closely with the Controller and others in the organization in analysis and reconciliation of accounts, compliance with customer contracts, and demonstrate strong leadership capabilities, solid operational and technical accounting skills, and commitment to working proactively to drive results.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervising and training direct reports, and providing coaching and feedback, as well as performance evaluations and improvement plans as necessary.
• Development of processes surrounding invoicing and collections for multiple customers across divisions and provinces.
• Implementation of internal controls surrounding cash management and collections.
• Bank reconciliations
• Work in process and aged accounts receivable
• Allocations & adjusting entries
• Budget-to-actual reconciliations of revenue expectations
• Developing expertise in software programs used for billing and invoicing functions, providing recommendations for improvements and working with partners to develop better solutions.
• Acting as a point of contact for operating departments for job cost revenue, accounts receivable, and WIP.
• Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to recognize problems and assess impact, develop process changes, or implement controls to fix errors and prevent from happening.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Commitment to perform responsibilities with the highest professional and ethical standards
• 5+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience, focused on billing and customer contracts.
• 5+ years of management experience with multiple direct reports.
• CPA designation preferred
• Previous experience in a public practice accounting firm preferred
• Thorough knowledge of financial accounting and GAAP
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint)
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Good organizational and time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills; able to work both independently and as a team
• Ability to pick up responsibilities quickly and adapt to change
• Able to manage stress and excel under pressure

Why Join Wright Canada Holdings

• Benefits package with health, dental and life insurance
• Incentive Compensation of up to 15% of base salary, discretionary based on individual results and company performance.
• Employee Recognition program and Company awards
• Opportunity to participate in the Company’s Deferred Stock Unit (DSU) program upon eligibility
• Flexible hybrid work schedule – 50% in office requirement
• Opportunity for career advancement
• An employee-owned company formed in 2017, Wright Canada Holdings is a prominent leader in several environmental services industries, representing our family of companies across Canada and is comprised of Spectrum Resource Group, Wright Tree Service of Canada, ArborCare® and CNUC of Canada.
• Our operations and clientele stretch across Canada from British Columbia to New Brunswick.
• Together as a family of companies, we provide integrated vegetation management, consulting and operations, and other outdoor services in Canada.
• Wright Tree Service of Canada offers the entire package of vegetation management services, including integrated vegetation management, storm restoration, work planning services to utility companies and their communities across Canada.
• ArborCare® provides commercial and residential tree and lawn care services in Calgary.
• Assisting utilities in improving their utility vegetation management programs through inspection and auditing services, emergency response, consulting, and research, often combined with software and LiDAR solutions in Canada.
• Spectrum Resource Group is an integrated vegetation management solutions provider with expertise in reforestation, vegetation management and forest management.
• They provide these services to federal, provincial, regional, local and Indigenous governments, to the forestry, energy, mines, petroleum, transportation and utility sectors, and to numerous regional invasive species organizations across Canada.