Senior Financial Analyst - 6-month contract

TPGS; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TPGS in Mississauga seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support equipment division finances, including daily reconciliations, POC accounting, and close/audit readiness. You will partner with Finance, project teams, and Operations to ensure accurate forecasts and timely reporting.

The role emphasizes reconciliation discipline, project cost controls, and audit-ready documentation, with a six-month temporary assignment and potential for full-time based on performance and business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• CPA designation or progress toward CPA designation is preferred.
• At least three years of progressive accounting experience, including reconciliations and month-end close.
• Experience with project accounting, job costing, work in progress, or percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Experience in equipment, construction, field service, or multi-branch business is an asset.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to build and maintain schedules.
• ERP experience; Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience is an asset.
• Attention to detail and ability to investigate discrepancies through to resolution.
• Ability to work with Finance and Operations and meet close/audit deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile general ledger, subledger, intercompany, and equipment project accounts; clear discrepancies promptly.
• Monitor project costs, billings, deposits, holdbacks, WIP, and unbilled amounts to ensure correct period.
• Review transactions for coding, completeness, and cutoff; prepare correcting journal entries.
• Maintain reconciliation trackers and follow up with account owners to resolve items.
• Coordinate with Operations to confirm project status and milestones.
• Maintain project schedules including value, changes, costs incurred, and forecasted revenue.
• Calculate and support percentage-of-completion revenue and cost recognition.
• Review cost/margin variances and elevate potential losses or issues.
• Reconcile project schedules to GL and ensure consistent deposits and billings.
• Collaborate with Service team on startup/commissioning work and remaining costs.
• Improve project files and supporting documentation.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations for close.
• Prepare balance sheet schedules and analyses for equipment accounts.
• Review open projects and aged items; drive resolution with teams.
• Prepare audit-ready working papers; respond to audit requests and documentation.
• Identify gaps and recommend improvements to strengthen the close.

Skills

Accounting experience

Month-end close

Reconciliations

Project accounting

Job costing

Work in progress (WIP)

Percentage-of-completion accounting

Equipment/Construction sector

Attention to detail

Investigate discrepancies

Communication with Finance/Operations

Audit readiness / deadlines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field

CPA designation or progress toward CPA designation preferred

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Excel

Job description

Six-month temporary position with potential to become full-time

Reports to: Controller

Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst supports the accuracy and readiness of the equipment division’s financial records. This role focuses on daily reconciliations, percentage-of-completion accounting for equipment projects, and the schedules and analysis needed for a timely year-end close and audit. The analyst will work closely with Finance, project teams, and Operations to resolve discrepancies, maintain reliable project forecasts, and identify issues before month-end.

What You’ll Do

Daily accounting and reconciliations

• Reconcile assigned general ledger, subledger, intercompany, and equipment project accounts on a regular basis; investigate and clear discrepancies promptly.


• Monitor project costs, billings, customer deposits, holdbacks, work in progress, and unbilled or deferred amounts to ensure they are recorded in the correct project and period.


• Review transactions for coding, completeness, and cutoff, and prepare correcting journal entries where required.


• Maintain reconciliation trackers, document outstanding items, and follow through with account owners to resolve them.


• Work with Operations and project teams to confirm project status, delivery milestones, costs incurred, and remaining work.

Equipment projects and percentage of completion

• Maintain project accounting schedules, including contract value, approved changes, costs incurred, estimated costs to complete, forecast margin, billings, and revenue recognized.


• Calculate and support percentage-of-completion revenue and cost recognition in accordance with the company’s accounting policies.


• Review changes in estimated project costs and margins, investigate significant variances, and elevate potential project losses or other accounting issues.


• Reconcile project schedules to the general ledger and ensure consistent treatment of deposits, holdbacks, accrued revenue, and billings.


• Coordinate with the Service team to identify startup or commissioning work transferred from Equipment, confirm the remaining cost and completion responsibilities, and support the related accounting.


• Improve the completeness and consistency of project files, estimates, and supporting documentation.

Month-end and year-end readiness

• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations within the close timetable.


• Prepare balance sheet schedules and supporting analysis for assigned equipment accounts.


• Review open projects and aged reconciling items before year-end, and drive resolution with the relevant teams.


• Prepare clear audit-ready working papers for project revenue, work in progress, deposits, holdbacks, fixed assets, and other assigned balances.


• Respond to audit requests, assemble supporting documentation, and help resolve questions and proposed adjustments.


• Identify gaps in accounting support or processes and recommend practical improvements to strengthen the year-end close.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.


• CPA designation or progress toward a CPA designation is preferred.


• At least three years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on reconciliations and month-end close.


• Experience with project accounting, job costing, work in progress, or percentage-of-completion accounting is strongly preferred.


• Experience in an equipment, construction, field service, or multi-branch business is an asset.


• Strong Excel skills and the ability to build and maintain accurate, well-supported schedules.


• ERP experience; Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience is an asset.


• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to investigate discrepancies through to resolution.


• Ability to work with Finance and Operations, explain financial issues clearly, and meet close and audit deadlines.

Working Conditions

• Six-month temporary assignment with potential for a full-time opportunity based on business needs and performance.


• Occasional overtime may be required during month-end, year-end, and audit periods.


• Work is primarily performed using a computer, with regular collaboration across Finance and Operations.