Accountant

Are you an Accounting Analyst or Cost Accountant looking to take your expertise to the next level within a thriving manufacturing environment in Scarborough? Randstad Canada is seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, and proactive Accounting Analyst to join a dynamic finance team. If you possess a strong grasp of costing, job order variance analysis, and inventory valuation, this full-time opportunity in Scarborough is designed to elevate your professional career.

Advantages
• Competitive starting salary up to $65,000 per year, based on experience.
• Bi-annual discretionary bonus structure (up to 5% based on company and individual performance).
• Company health plan coverage provided following initial service period.
• Paid vacation time plus 1 week of additional unpaid leave available.
• Structured path for career progression and vacation step-ups based on tenure.
• Stable 100% on-site day shift schedule (Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM).
• Collaborative working environment within a close-knit finance team of a reputable organization.

Responsibilities
• Review, analyze, and address manufacturing job order variances, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions in coordination with production teams.
• Verify and monitor all open job orders, ensuring order details align with actual shop floor requirements, production schedules, and quality department receipts.
• Audit and ensure accurate shop floor time recording against specific job orders to maintain precise labor cost bucketing.
• Conduct regular sample inventory counts and physical test audits to resolve discrepancies between physical counts and inventory records in Syspro ERP.
• Oversee inventory valuation, ensuring strict compliance with standard accounting principles and company guidelines.
• Review, audit, and correct Bills of Materials (BOM) to reflect accurate component usage, material costs, and production outputs.
• Prepare detailed weekly and monthly reports on job order variances, inventory accuracy, and production cost trends for management analysis.
• Perform month-end reconciliations, cost analysis associated with procurement and production, and generate key Management Information Systems (MIS) reports.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including production, purchasing, quality, and ERP support to streamline processes and resolve system issues.

Qualifications
• 1 to 2 years of dedicated accounting analysis or cost accounting experience in a manufacturing or production setting.
• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline.
• Proven track record performing job costing, inventory valuation, and variance root-cause analysis (bookkeeping-only backgrounds will not be considered).
• Direct hands-on experience using Syspro ERP software within a manufacturing framework.
• Ability to work 100% on-site at the Scarborough location.

Summary
Are you an experienced accountant ready for a new challenge? Are you looking for your next exciting opportunity? If this sounds like you, let's talk! Apply directly or send your resume to ashish.tharoor@randstad.ca

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.