Plant Accountant/Contract

Brio Energy; London; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Prescription, dental, optical benefits

Pension plan with company contribution

RRSP option

Job summary

Leggett Dynamics’ Plant Accountant role focuses on leading branch accounting activities, near-term close, tax reporting, and corporate disclosures in a manufacturing setting with US GAAP compliance. Strong analytical, communication, and detail-orientation are essential to ensure accurate financial data and audits.

Candidates should have a degree in accounting/finance and professional designation, with 5+ years in manufacturing finance.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field. Professional designation (CPA, CMA) is preferred.
• 5+ years of finance and accounting experience in a manufacturing environment (automotive industry preferred).
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and US GAAP.
• Proven experience leading the financial close process and issuing financial statements.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead branch accounting activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, review and approval of financial statements, and ensuring proper internal controls.
• Manage the financial close process and ensure deadlines are met with accuracy and compliance.
• Perform local tax accounting and reporting, ensuring all tax-related requirements are met.
• Complete corporate reporting requirements, both ongoing and ad hoc.
• Maintain financial compliance with corporate and regulatory standards, including US GAAP and local statutory requirements.
• Ensure the accuracy of financial data and support internal and external audits.
• Respond to ad hoc requests and report requirements as necessary.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial controls

Communication

Education

Accounting degree

Professional designation (CPA, CMA)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Leggett Dynamics' overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives - by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett Dynamics' inventive heritage and leadership span more than 130 years. Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products for all areas of life. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the automotive, furniture, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile and geo components industries.

So, what will you be doing as a Plant Accountant?

• Lead branch accounting activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, review and approval of financial statements, and ensuring proper internal controls.
• Manage the financial close process and ensure deadlines are met with accuracy and compliance.
• Perform local tax accounting and reporting, ensuring all tax-related requirements are met.
• Complete corporate reporting requirements, both ongoing and ad hoc.
• Maintain financial compliance with corporate and regulatory standards, including US GAAP and local statutory requirements.
• Ensure the accuracy of financial data and support internal and external audits.
• Respond to ad hoc requests and report requirements as necessary.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Post-secondary degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field. Professional designation (CPA, CMA) is preferred.
• 5+ years of finance and accounting experience in a manufacturing environment (automotive industry preferred).
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and US GAAP
• Proven experience leading the financial close process and issuing financial statements
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines

Compensation

• Salary is $70,000.00.
• Great benefits including prescription, dental, optical, a company sponsored registered pension plan, optional RRSP, and more!
• Up to 5% (Local/Regional)

Our Values

• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
• Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth - good or bad.
• Do Great Work...Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
• Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

Our Commitment to You

We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!

We welcome and encourage applications if you meet the minimum qualifications. Even if you do not meet the preferred qualifications, we’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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Regarding Equal Employment / Equal Access

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, and all its Canadian affiliates value the diversity of skills, knowledge, and perspectives our employees bring to our workplace. We believe the presence in our workforce of individuals with characteristics protected under local human rights legislation, including but not limited to females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, persons from all faiths and national origins and of all colors reward us with greater talent, new ideas and unique perspectives.

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