Plant Accountant (80592)

Nexans Iberia SL; 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 in Canada. The role focuses on costing, inventory valuation, reporting, and KPI analysis to drive accurate financial performance across multiple facilities.

You will participate in month-end close, journal entries, and internal controls, while using SAP, EzCapex, and HFM to manage assets and expenditures. A manufacturing background and proficiency in Excel are highly valued.

Qualifications

• University or College degree in Business, finance/accounting.
• 3–5 years accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• Accounts payable experience is an asset.
• Strong understanding of controlling and accounting principles.
• Ability to learn processes and systems improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor and analyze KPIs such as manufacturing variances and scrap.
• Assist with month-end close activities, reconciliations and journal entries.
• Maintain supporting documentation for accounting transactions with accuracy and compliance.
• Assist with inventory counts and periodic reconciliations.
• Prepare recurring or on-demand reports to support financial and operational performance.

Skills

Excel

Financial analysis

Cost accounting

Month-end close

Internal controls

Education

Bachelor's or Diploma in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP

EzCapex

HFM

Job description

Career Opportunities: Plant Accountant (80592)

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. Power Grid & Connect (G&C) – North America delivers energy infrastructure solutions that help shape the grid of tomorrow, ensuring security, efficiency and sustainability across the continent.

Nexans recognises the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. Diversity is key to performance and to our global ambition to lead the world in the energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This we know from experience. All differences are appreciated and respected at Nexans. As a result, you will be an active part of a multinational organisation where we cultivate the culture of sharing your unique point of view. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment – Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome! #PowerToInnovate #PowerToImpact #PowerToCare

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
• 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]

Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

OUR GROWTH CULTURE

Among our employees we share the same values- we are pioneers of the energy transition, dedicated to deliver to the highest standards of performance united to achieve our ambitious goal.

At the individual level our growth culture is built on trust and collaboration. We wish to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To enable impact we believe in autonomy at the local level at same time as we encourage knowledge sharing within our global engineering competence.