Plant Accountant

Nexans; Markham; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexans is seeking a Plant Accountant to support the Fergus, Weyburn and Trenton plants. You will ensure accurate reporting, costing, and inventory control, reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager. The role covers monthly close, KPI dashboards, and collaboration on capital expenditures.

The ideal candidate holds a business or accounting degree, a CMA designation is preferred, and 3–5 years of manufacturing accounting experience with strong Excel skills and process improvement mindset.

Qualifications

• University or College degree in Business, finance/accounting.
• CMA designation highly preferred.
• 3–5 years accounting experience, manufacturing preferred.
• Accounts payable experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting and finance principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage and analyze KPIs, variances, and scrap for multiple plants.
• Support month-end close, reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Maintain documentation for accounting transactions and compliance.
• Assist with inventory counts and depreciation processes.
• Prepare recurring or on-demand financial and operational reports.
• Improve financial reporting, month-end close, costing and inventory control.
• Coordinate with plants on capital expenditure and asset accounting.

Skills

Excel (advanced)

Controlling & accounting

Problem-solving

Adaptability

Communication skills

Education

University/College degree in Business or accounting

CMA designation (preferred)

Tools

Excel (advanced)

Job description

WHO ARE WE?

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. For over a century, Nexans has played a crucial role in the electrification of the planet. With around 28,000 people in 42 countries, the Group is leading the charge to the new world of electrification: safer, sustainable, renewable, decarbonized and accessible to everyone Nexans recognizes the differences that make each employee valuable and unique.

WHO ARE WE?

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. For over a century, Nexans has played a crucial role in the electrification of the planet. With around 28,000 people in 42 countries, the Group is leading the charge to the new world of electrification: safer, sustainable, renewable, decarbonized and accessible to everyone Nexans recognizes the differences that make each employee valuable and unique.

WELCOMING YOU TO THE TEAM

Our story starts in 1911, manufacturing cables to support the distribution of power generated from Niagara Falls, Nexans has proudly contributed to Canada's growth. We have been involved in many of Canada's most ambitious projects; from dams, bridges, energy transmission and distribution to railroads and transportation. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer and our products are made at facilities located in Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

As a Plant Accountant, you will report directly to the Senior Accounting Manager.

GETTING TO KNOW THE POSITION

One of the strategic orientations that Nexans pursues consists in capturing growth and differentiating its offer by escalading the value chain from the production of cables towards the provision of innovative cable systems and services and solutions to better address the current and future needs of our partners and customers.

The position will support the plants in providing accurate and timely reporting on results and KPIs for the Fergus, Weyburn and Trenton plant. It will ensure that costing, inventory valuation and control of flows are accurate.

How You Make An Impact

• Manage, monitor and analyse details in all industrial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as manufacturing variances and scrap
• Assist with month-end close activities as it relates to reconciliations and journal entries
• Maintains supporting documentation of accounting transactions, ensures its completeness, accuracy and compliance with legal and tax rules
• Assist with inventory counts
• Perform monthly scrap analysis and reconciliations
• Monthly KPI industrial dashboard for Fergus, Weyburn and Trenton
• Assisting with audit or tax requests
• Weekly and Bi-Weekly payroll journal entries for Fergus and Weyburn
• Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Union remittance for Weyburn
• Monthly Bank Reconciliations
• Responsible for capital expenditure process for Grid & Connect
• Creating and closing internal orders in SAP
• Creating assets in SAP for capital expenditures
• Running Monthly depreciation
• Monthly Reconciliation of EzCapex to HFM
• Monthly survey of Manufacturing for G&C for Statistics Canada
• Run and Monitor the Monthly CO Close Cockpit process
• Product Costing
• Manual adjustments in the Material Ledger
• Responsible for the preparation of recurring or specific "on-demand" reports to support financial and operational performance analysis
• Improve financial reporting, month end reporting, production reporting, standard costing, and inventory control.
• Track and report factory (IPC) and warehouse spending (IME)

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE?

• University or College degree in Business, finance/accounting
• Professional designation (CMA highly preferred)
• A minimum of 3-5 years accounting experience (preferably in a manufacturing environment)
• Accounts payable experience is an asset
• Very good understanding of controlling and accounting principles
• Ability to learn process and systems improvements
• Independent, organized and problem-solving mindset
• Proactive, eager to learn and adaptable to change
• Good communication and facilitation skills
• Excellent knowledge of Excel (i.e. VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, pivot tables)

Type of Position: New position

Use of AI: None

Salary: [$80,000.00 per annum to $85,000.00 per annum]

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