General Accountant

Modern Niagara; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined Contribution Pension Plan with

Flexible Health and Dental benefits

Annual Health Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Vacation package with tenure-based add

Employer Paid Parental Leave Top Up

Annual Community Day

Corporate Discounts

Job summary

Modern Niagara is seeking a General Accountant to support the Corporate Finance Team in Ottawa, focusing on full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, consolidations, and data analysis across multiple entities. You will help maintain accurate financial information and support reporting and finance initiatives.

In this replacement role, you will perform reconciliations, assist with monthly and quarterly statements, and contribute to process improvements and automation while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 1–3 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy.
• Eagerness to learn and contribute in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
• Experience working with accounting software.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and lookup functions such as VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP, for data analysis and reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Perform account reconciliations and full-cycle accounting activities, including preparing and posting journal entries for corporate entities.
• Conduct data clean-up, validation, and analytical reviews to maintain data integrity and support accurate financial information.
• Assist the Finance Manager with preparing monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements.
• Prepare internal management reporting, including materials for senior leadership and advisory committees.
• Prepare account analyses, summaries, and government remittances.
• Take on ad hoc analysis and projects as they arise, including process automation, reporting enhancements, and system improvements.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Finance team and other departments to resolve accounting and reporting matters and provide support as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Eagerness to learn

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

NetSuite

Job description

Role Summary

The General Accountant supports Modern Niagara’s Corporate Finance Team in Ottawa, with broad exposure to full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, consolidations, and data analysis. Working collaboratively with finance professionals across multiple entities, they help maintain accurate financial information while supporting reporting and ongoing finance initiatives.

Why This Role Matters to Modern Niagara

The General Accountant helps ensure Modern Niagara has accurate, reliable financial information to support reporting and business decisions. Their work across multiple corporate entities contributes to strong financial processes, data integrity, and effective collaboration across the Finance team.

Key Impact / Purpose

• Support accurate and timely full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, and consolidations across multiple entities.
• Maintain financial data integrity through reconciliations, validation, analysis, and accurate reporting.
• Contribute to a collaborative and continuously improving Finance function through analysis, process automation, reporting enhancements, and system improvements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform account reconciliations and full-cycle accounting activities, including preparing and posting journal entries for corporate entities.
• Conduct data clean-up, validation, and analytical reviews to maintain data integrity and support accurate financial information.
• Assist the Finance Manager with preparing monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements.
• Prepare internal management reporting, including materials for senior leadership and advisory committees.
• Prepare account analyses, summaries, and government remittances.
• Take on ad hoc analysis and projects as they arise, including process automation, reporting enhancements, and system improvements.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Finance team and other departments to resolve accounting and reporting matters and provide support as required.

Must Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 1–3 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy.
• Eagerness to learn and contribute in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
• Experience working with accounting software.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and lookup functions such as VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP, for data analysis and reconciliation.

Nice to Haves

• CPA designation or progress toward completion.
• Experience with NetSuite.

This is a replacement position. Expected annual compensation: $60,000 - $75,000.

Modern Niagara offers a competitive total compensation package including:

• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with a generous employer contribution
• Flexible Health and Dental benefits with tiered options to meet the needs of you and your family
• An annual health spending account to support your overall wellness
• 24/7 confidential support through our Employee and Family Assistance Program with access to comprehensive resources and professional services
• A competitive vacation package withadditionalvacation granted throughout your tenure with the organization.
• Employer Paid Parental Leave Top Up
• Annual Community Day dedicated to volunteering and giving back to the communities where we live and work
• Corporate Discounts through various vendors across Canada for programs such as fitness, mobile phones, travel, home and auto insurance and many others

Here at Modern Niagara, because we know our people are the best in the industry, we pride ourselves on providing a total compensation package that rewards employees for their hard work and supports employees and their families in their overall wellbeing.

About Modern Niagara

Who We Are

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, and electrical needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure — and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal. We build for life.

Our Culture & Values

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do, and our award-winning safety culture consistently performs well above industry standards.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Modern Niagara

We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization where everyone has access to opportunity, feels a sense of belonging, and can thrive. We actively work to remove barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (including women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, and newcomers to Canada) in the construction industry. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and lived experiences and are committed to a barrier-free hiring process. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail] so we can make appropriate arrangements.

We appreciate every applicant’s interest in joining Modern Niagara. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.