Senior Accounting Supervisor

Senior Accountant
Full-time, Permanent

Location: Mississauga, ON (100% On-site)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 40-hour work week
Salary: up to $95K + 9% bonus

Department: Finance – Finance Accounting
Our client is a leading Canadian supplier of automotive, heavy-duty, and industrial products. They are currently seeking a Senior Accountant to join their finance team and play a key role in financial reporting, cost analysis, and business support.

Comprehensive health and dental benefits
Employer contribution to retirement savings
Paid time off including vacation and personal days
Community involvement initiatives
Holiday gatherings
Reporting directly to the Controller, the Senior Accountant will lead the preparation and delivery of accurate financial reporting and analysis. This is a critical role with responsibility for standard cost analysis, variance reconciliation, data management processes, and overall financial statement preparation.
You will ensure the integrity of financial data, investigate and resolve account discrepancies, and provide meaningful insights to support business decisions. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented and analytical accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in driving accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement in financial operations.
Cost Accounting:
Maintain and oversee the preparation of all standard cost build-ups (materials, labour, freight, duties, royalties, etc.).
Perform variances to standard analysis and collaborate with manufacturing operations to identify root causes and corrective actions
Support commercial bids by providing accurate cost data and forward-looking forecasts
Ensure effective and accurate monthly inventory cut-off processes
Support periodic inventory and cycle count activities
buy” decision analysis
Prepare quarterly customer specific index pricing

General Accounting:
Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring assigned assets and liabilities are fairly stated.
Proactively identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and business enhancements through analysis and other business insights.
Prepare variance analysis (actual vs. Develop and deliver accurate and timely internal financial and performance reports based on business requirements to support effective departmental management and ensure responsible fiscal management.
Develop and deliver external financial reports based on external stakeholder requirements (government, bank, other stakeholders, etc.).
Actively partner with business units to understand reporting requirements and ongoing business activities, insight used to adjust financial reporting/analysis to meet changing business needs, while ensuring the optimal accounting for each business activity
Flexible and able to make independent decisions quickly.
University Degree in Business Administration, Commerce or a related discipline with a CPA designation or designation in progress
Minimum of 5 years’ experience preferred in both costing and general accounting.
Office environment