Accounting Manager, Financial Reporting

Avidbots•Kitchener, ON

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Accounting Manager, Financial Reporting to serve as the close orchestration layer that keeps our month-end process running on time, on standard, and on plan. Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, you will have responsibility for a wide range of financial reporting and accounting activities across multiple entities, ensuring timeliness, accuracy and compliance with accounting standards. This includes leading the accounting team through the monthly close process, driving efficiency and completeness of the month-end close cycle, as well as collaborating with the business and FP&A team on value-added financial reporting, improving system capabilities, controls and processes to meet the company’s operational and reporting requirements. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced and highly dynamic environment. Excellent communication skills, high accuracy/attention to detail, strong organization, analytical and problem-solving skills are a must.

Requirements

6–8 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years managing or coordinating a full month-end close process across a team
Canadian CPA designation (CPA, CA; CPA, CMA; or CPA, CGA) required
Demonstrated experience managing multi-entity consolidations — specifically intercompany eliminations across 3+ entities in multiple currencies
Experience in a manufacturing, hardware, or hardware+SaaS environment — you understand inventory costing, WIP, COS postings, and deferred revenue simultaneously
Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and/or ASPE; familiarity with revenue recognition principles across hardware, subscription, and services revenue streams
Advanced Excel and data management skills; strong working knowledge of ERP-based GL, inventory, and consolidation modules
Track record of running a structured, documented close process — not just participating in one
Clear and confident communicator — you will present close status to the Controller daily and interact with Operations, Sales, and FP&A cross-functionally

Nice To Haves

Professional experience in the manufacturing and/or technology industries
Experience working in a multi-entity environment with intercompany inventory movements
Familiarity with Epicor BAQ reporting or comparable ERP query and reporting tools
You have run a close before, not just participated in one — you know what it feels like to hold the process together when three things go wrong at once
You are proactive and structured: you track what’s open, follow up without being asked, and do not let blockers sit
You build trust with your team through consistency, not authority — people know what to expect from you and you know what to expect from them
You are comfortable operating with incomplete information and imperfect systems, and you make them better over time

Responsibilities

Own the month-end close checklist end-to-end
Prepare account reconciliations to a reviewable standard for Controller sign off
Coordinate service and deployment, production cost allocation entries
Oversee the full accounting close cycle each month, including journal entries, multi-entity and multi-currency consolidation, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
Manage preparation and distribution of periodic internal financial statements; perform high-level and detailed financial analysis to support management decision-making
Support the Controller in preparing external audit deliverables, working paper packages, and audit schedule documentation
Research and assist with resolution of non-routine transactions and the accounting impact of new standards
Support the FP&A team with annual planning and monthly forecasting processes including balance sheet reporting and account roll forward schedules
Manage the accounting for company inventory and fixed assets, including WIP and COS postings, depreciation continuity schedules, and account reconciliations
Coordinate annual standard cost updates and ongoing variance analysis in partnership with the Senior Cost Accountant and Operations
Support inventory count coordination — annually or more frequently as needed — and reconcile physical count results to the general ledger
Partner with the Corporate Controller and IT Systems Analyst on Epicor process improvement initiatives — provide accounting requirements and sign off on configuration outcomes
Develop, maintain, and improve accounting process documentation — ensure close procedures, reconciliation standards, and journal entry policies are current and accessible
Develop, monitor, and enforce financial controls and procedures to ensure accurate reporting and audit readiness at all times
Identify opportunities to reduce manual steps, eliminate redundancy, and accelerate the close cycle — bring proposals with a business case to the Controller