Plant Accountant

Promiserobotics; Calgary; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Promiserobotics in Calgary, AB, is seeking a Plant Accountant to manage full-cycle accounting for our location, collaborating closely with Finance, Operations, and Production to maintain accurate records and improve processes.

The role covers month-end close, inventory costing, procurement support, and regulatory compliance. You will contribute to ERP enhancements and ensure accurate financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Full-cycle accounting experience including journal entries, GL maintenance, reconciliations.
• Month-end close, accruals, prepaids, payroll entries, working papers, and financial reporting.
• Review AP/AR, vendor and customer reconciliations.
• Inventory, cost accounting, WIP, variance analysis, and cost allocations.
• Payroll reconciliations and GST/regulatory filings; external audit support.

Responsibilities

• Perform full-cycle accounting, including journal entries, general ledger maintenance, account reconciliations, and discrepancy resolution.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including accruals, prepaids, payroll entries, working papers, and financial reporting.
• Review AP and AR transactions and assist with vendor and customer reconciliations.
• Support inventory counts, reconciliations, valuation, WIP accounting, cost allocations, and variance analysis.
• Monitor manufacturing and project costs and support month-end inventory adjustments.
• Assist with payroll reconciliations, GST returns, regulatory filings, and external audit requests.
• Support procurement activities, including purchase orders, vendor onboarding, three-way matching, and open PO management.
• Partner with Operations and Production to support purchasing and inventory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and support ERP/system enhancements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Process improvement

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Admin

CPA designation or progress toward CPA

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We've recently begun production at our new state-of-the-art robotic homebuilding plant in partnership with several large homebuilders within the Greater Calgary Region. Powered by Promise Robotics' transformative production lines for timber-based panelized construction, the new plant enables our group of homebuilding partners tosignificantly increase the capacity and speed of home production within the fast-growing region of Calgary, AB.

We're looking for a Plant Accountant to support the financial and operational accounting activities of our Calgary location. This is a hands-on role covering full-cycle accounting, month-end close, inventory and cost accounting, compliance, and procurement.

You'll work closely with Finance, Operations, and Production to maintain accurate financial records, support reporting, and continuously improve accounting processes.

• Perform full-cycle accounting, including journal entries, general ledger maintenance, account reconciliations, and discrepancy resolution.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including accruals, prepaids, payroll entries, working papers, and financial reporting.
• Review AP and AR transactions and assist with vendor and customer reconciliations.
• Support inventory counts, reconciliations, valuation, Work-in-Progress (WIP) accounting, cost allocations, and variance analysis.
• Monitor manufacturing and project costs and support month-end inventory adjustments.
• Assist with payroll reconciliations, GST returns, regulatory filings, and external audit requests.
• Support procurement activities, including purchase orders, vendor onboarding, three-way matching, and open PO management.
• Partner with Operations and Production to support purchasing and inventory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and support ERP/system enhancements.

• Diploma or bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a manufacturing, industrial, construction, or project-based environment.
• Hands-on experience with full-cycle accounting, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Experience with inventory, cost accounting, WIP, or manufacturing accounting is strongly preferred.
• Experience using ERP/accounting systems and strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Collaborative communication skills and the ability to work effectively across Finance and Operations.
• CPA designation or progress toward CPA is considered an asset.

We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity.