Hybrid Accounting Manager — Close, Reporting & Growth

Encore Market Engagement; Oakville; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-Life Flexibility

Vacation & Birthday Off

Health & Wellness

Communications Allowance

Job summary

Encore Market Engagement in Oakville, Ontario, seeks an accounting-focused accounting manager to own the end-to-end accounting cycle and build a disciplined foundation for growth. This hands-on role moves between transaction processing, month-end close, financial reporting and process improvement while maintaining accuracy and strong controls.

You will work with the Director of Finance as part of a shared service team across entities, owning core accounting operations, close calendars, and

Qualifications

• Progressive hands-on accounting experience with ownership of full month-end close and financial reporting.
• Strong grounding in accrual accounting, reconciliations, working capital, cut-off and financial statements.
• Experience owning AP and AR processes.
• Advanced Excel capabilities with large transaction sets and reporting schedules.
• Strong internal controls with accuracy and documentation.
• CPA or progress toward CPA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full accounting cycle including accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, collections, cash application, journal entries, accruals, prepaids and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Own the monthly, quarterly and year-end close process, including the close calendar, supporting schedules, review checkpoints and timely resolution of reconciling items.
• Prepare accurate financial statements and management reporting, including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and supporting variance explanations.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and ensure transactions are consistently supported, coded, approved and posted in the correct period.
• Oversee vendor payments, customer invoicing and AR follow-up while maintaining clear documentation and strong working relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Own project accounting execution, including project setup, WIP and revenue recognition support, project cost validation and reconciliation between project and financial reporting.
• Support cash management through short-term cash visibility, banking reconciliations and clear tracking of upcoming receipts and disbursements.
• Coordinate audit, tax and year-end requests by maintaining organized working papers and responding to external advisors in a timely manner.
• Strengthen finance controls, standard operating procedures and review routines while identifying practical opportunities to simplify or automate recurring work.
• Partner closely with the Director of Finance and other members of the shared service team on accounting judgments, reporting quality and evolving business requirements.

Skills

Month-end close

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Excel proficiency

Internal controls

Communication skills

CPA preferred

Education

Post-secondary education in accounting/finance

CPA designation preferred

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

Encore Market Engagement in Oakville, Ontario, seeks an accounting-focused accounting manager to own the end-to-end accounting cycle and build a disciplined foundation for growth. This hands-on role moves between transaction processing, month-end close, financial reporting and process improvement while maintaining accuracy and strong controls.

You will work with the Director of Finance as part of a shared service team across entities, owning core accounting operations, close calendars, and