Carpenter Co. Looking for Division Accountant at Calgary, Alberta, Canada Full Time

Carpenter Canada Co. has an immediate opening for a Division Accountant at our Calgary manufacturing plant.

Carpenter Canada Co. employees are committed to working hard to ensure production goals are met while maintaining operations excellence. The successful candidate will be responsible for the full range of operational, financial and management accounting reporting, analysis and administrative support.

Additional responsibilities of the Division Accountant will include:

Analysis and Reporting

• Preparation and analysis of monthly P&L Statements and account analysis.
• Activity based Product Costing, Standard cost and variance analysis.
• Monthly Costing runs and costing updates
• General accounting functions including A/P, month-end journal entries and accruals.
• Governmental reporting requirements
• Work closely with managers and staffs in generating analysis and insight into the relationships between revenues, cost drivers and understanding financial results.
• Analyze the departmental spending for all the plants.
• Assist the Division Controller with reporting, and special projects as necessary.
• Provide required support to Plant and Office Managers and their associates on timely manner.

Processes and Procedures

• Ensure compliance with and suggest appropriate changes to internal controls documentation
• Develop and refine month-end processes to streamline procedures and create efficiencies. Identify areas in need of improvement through root cause analysis and recommend/implement corrective actions.
• Work closely with accounting and operational groups to ensure monthly transactions are captured in a timely and efficient manner.

Skills and Requirements

Required education and experience:

• 5 – 10 years of related accounting experience in cost accounting in manufacturing is mandatory.
• Completion of a recognized professional designation (CPA) is an asset.

Required skills and abilities:

• Working knowledge of GAAP.
• Well-developed analytical skills and the ability to see the relationships between operations and financial results.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage a fluctuating workload, changing priorities and firm deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• A results-oriented team player with the ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships within all levels of the organization.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required.

Carpenter Canada Co. is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, or other legally protected characteristic.