Accounting Manager - Contract

We are looking for an Accounting Manager to join our team on a contract basis. This position will oversee the organization’s accounting operations while delivering accurate financial insights that support project performance and business planning and support growth. The successful candidate will bring a hands-on approach to full-cycle accounting, strong business partnering skills, and the confidence to strengthen processes as the company continues to grow.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day accounting activities across the organization, ensuring financial records are complete, accurate, and up to date.
• Manage end-to-end accounting duties, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, revenue recognition, work-in-progress tracking, project costing, payroll administration, budgeting, and variance review.
• Coordinate period-end and year-end close activities, including the preparation of corporate tax, payroll tax, and sales tax reporting requirements.
• Provide financial updates and meaningful analysis to leadership and project managers to support informed and timely operational decisions.
• Evaluate existing finance procedures and recommend practical improvements that enhance controls, efficiency, and scalability.
• Mentor and support team members by sharing technical knowledge, offering guidance, and encouraging skill development.
• Build and maintain tools and spreadsheets in Excel to improve reporting accuracy and support business-specific financial analysis.
• Support the effective use of accounting and project-related systems and contribute to process enhancements where needed.

The successful Accounting Manager would have the following experience

• Proven experience managing full-cycle accounting in a hands-on capacity within a growing organization.
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition, work-in-progress accounting, project costing, and financial reporting obligations.
• Experience processing Canadian payroll, including payroll considerations within a unionized environment.
• Demonstrated ability to assess finance operations, identify gaps, and introduce best practices that strengthen performance and support growth.
• Confident communicator who can explain financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to lead initiatives independently, influence process improvements, and constructively challenge existing approaches when needed.
• Prior experience in construction, project-based, or similar operational environments is strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills and working knowledge of Sage or comparable accounting software.