About the Opportunity
Join a privately held group of companies with a strong, established presence across HVAC product distribution, real estate, and importing. Our core distribution company generates $35M+ in annual revenue, and you'll support the full accounting function across all entities making this a uniquely broad and hands-on role for someone looking to grow quickly.
About the Companies
You'll be supporting accounting across a family of related businesses:
- HVAC Distributor: $35M+ revenue, distributing HVAC products to wholesalers (Prophet 21 ERP)
- Property Holding Companies (x2): Ongoing construction and rental revenue (AccountEdge)
- U.S. Property Holding Company: Rental property in Arizona (AccountEdge)
- Import Company: Imports coils from Thailand, under $500K revenue (AccountEdge)
The Role
This is a hands-on position focused on the day-to-day accounting activities across all entities. You'll work closely with the Senior Controller and grow into broader responsibilities over time.
Core Responsibilities
- Process A/P invoices and ensure timely payments, capturing purchase discounts with 3 major U.S. fund suppliers
- Monitor and reconcile 13+ bank accounts daily; communicate daily EFT receipts to the A/R team
- Post and track tenant rents at month-start; record loans throughout the month
- Manage U.S. foreign exchange purchases (~$13M annually)
- Prepare and file tax provision payments, WSIB reporting, and HST returns (monthly and quarterly across entities)
- Run month-end inventory valuation; reconcile GL to subledger for inventory, A/R, and A/P
- Maintain asset files and balance sheet account working files
Growth Responsibilities
- Learn Prophet 21 for accounting system troubleshooting
- Take over ADP biweekly payroll (11 staff), AccountEdge payroll (2 staff, bimonthly), and monthly subcontractor payments
- Administer the Employee Benefits program
- Support year-end reporting and account analysis preparation for the external accounting firm
What We're Looking For
- Post-secondary education in Accounting or Finance (CPA enrollment an asset)
- 1–3 years of hands-on accounting experience (AP/GL preferred)
- Experience with accounting software such as AccountEdge, Prophet 21, or similar ERP
- Exposure to multi-entity accounting environments an asset
- Strong attention to detail; comfortable with high transaction volumes and recurring deadlines
- Experience with foreign currency (U.S. funds) an asset
- Self-motivated with strong attention to detail and a consistent drive to deliver quality outcomes
Why Join Us?
- Rare breadth of exposure including distribution, real estate, and importing all in one role
- Stable, long-tenured business with a clear path to more responsibility
- Learn payroll, benefits, and year-end processes to round out your skill set
We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, we will provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection, and/or assessment process. Please inform the recruiter of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.
AI tools may be used to support parts of the recruitment process (such as screening resumes and scheduling or organizing candidate information). Final decisions on all hiring steps are always made by HR and our management teams.