Accounting Manager

For over 60 years, Manderley has been passionate about creating living green space for beautiful, healthy communities by providing high quality, innovative lawn, and garden products. We’re Canada's largest sod producer and leaders in the landscape industry, but still have a small, family-feel. We believe that the success of our company and high employee satisfaction comes from great teamwork, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to contribute, be heard, learn new skills, and have fun.

If you’re someone who enjoys a challenge, who’s driven to solve problems and brings a positive attitude to the table, you’ll fit right in at Manderley.

For more information on our company, our products, and our culture, visit

• Competitive Wages
• Potential for career growth
• Wellness Program and Benefits
• Product discounts for employees and their friends and families.
• Three scholarships are annually awarded to employees and their children.
• Working with a great team
• Other company perks.

The Accounting Manager will manage the overall financial operations of Manderley Turf Products and will be responsible for directing and managing the company's accounting functions, including establishing and maintaining accounting principles, practices, and procedures as well as the preparation of financial statements and reporting to top management.

The Accounting Manager will lead departmental staff and maintain the company's accounting systems and implement changes as required. This role will be ideal for an individual who wants to be part of setting the strategic direction for the company but is also comfortable solving the day-to-day operational challenges.

• Provide leadership to the finance team.
• Ad hoc reporting to support ever-changing business needs.
• Manage the accounting operations including preparing/reviewing of journal entries, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable and statutory reporting.
• Prepare, analyze, and present monthly, quarterly, and annual operating results for each department.
• Oversee capital asset activity and reconciliations.
• Work with operations to define, measure, analyze, improve, and control current processes which impact on customer quality and influence internal operating efficiency.
• Work with sales team on product pricing, costing and margins.
• Provides advice and guidance on all accounting matters including financial systems, record keeping, analysis, and reporting.
• Manages the year-end audit and preparation of audited financial statements.
• Responsible for the preparation of monthly financial statements, ensuring that all reporting requirements are met.
• Generation of reports on performance against budgets.
• Supporting new systems or project selections and implementation from a strategic finance and internal control perspective.
• Ensures rapid and consistent collection of receivables by refining and implementing control mechanisms.
• Responsible for the formulation of accounting policies, procedures, and controls.
• Hiring, training, mentoring and supervising accounting staff.
• Other related duties and required or assigned.

• Minimum 1-3 years’ progressive experience in accounting or similar role.
• CPA designation an asset or in final year of obtaining CPA preferred.
• Post-secondary diploma or University degree in Accounting or Business Administration.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Power BI.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Proficient communication, interpersonal and organizational skills are vital to the role.
• Experience overseeing audits performed by external audit firms.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and applications.
• Management and or supervisory experience.
• Good project management skills and the ability to motivate teams to produce quality work within tight timeframes.
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to make the necessary decisions to move forward with the work at hand.
• Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, problem solving, and organizational skills are essential.
• High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts.
• Attention to detail in all areas of work.

Compensation 90K to 95K base salary, commensurate with experience.

Manderley welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request of candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

• Farming