Our client, an organization whose mission is to manage, operate, and maintain various transportation infrastructures, with activities spanning engineering, construction, and maintenance operations, is currently seeking an Accounting Technician to join its Finance Management team.

Nature of position

Reporting to the Manager, Financial Operations, you will be responsible for actively participating in the execution and coordination of activities related to financial accounting, payroll, billing, general accounting, budget monitoring, and account reviews, while ensuring the quality, compliance, and reliability of the financial information produced. You will also actively contribute to the evolution of the Finance Department's accounting practices by combining transactional expertise, sound judgment, proficiency with digital tools, and a continuous improvement mindset. Without limitation, your responsibilities may include the following:

• Prepare, analyze, reconcile, and monitor the general ledger accounts under your responsibility, including journal entries, accounting validations, variance explanations, required follow-ups, and documentation of controls performed;
• Participate in the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, as well as period-end and year-end audit files;
• Perform monthly analyses of prepaid expenses, revenues, contract holdbacks, security deposits, and other accrual accounts under your responsibility;
• Prepare consumption tax remittance reports and assist with the preparation of government and tax forms, including tax slips when required;
• Contribute to payroll-related activities in a support, collaborative, or replacement capacity, including understanding SAP and Nethris interfaces, controls, processing, accounting entries, remittances, and related reconciliations;
• Assume operational responsibility for specific accounting or administrative processes within your area of responsibility, ensuring their rigorous execution, proper documentation, continuous improvement, and the quality of the resulting financial information;
• Contribute to the evolution of your role by leveraging available digital tools, participating in the improvement of work methods, and proposing ways to increase the efficiency, quality, and reliability of accounting processes;
• Participate, as required, in validations related to timesheets, payroll pre-processing, collective agreements or applicable agreements, pension funds, tax slips, records of employment, and other payroll-related follow-ups;
• Communicate accounting instructions, work methods, and best practices to team members, support the onboarding of new employees, and provide technical assistance within your area of accounting expertise;
• Collaborate with other areas of the Finance Department and business units to ensure consistency in processing, smooth information flow, and compliance with operational deadlines;
• Contribute to the coordination, control, and oversight of accounting and administrative processes within your area of responsibility, ensuring compliance with applicable standards, procedures, governance rules, and confidentiality requirements;
• Prepare accounting, financial, statistical, or budget-related files as required and support analysts, the Manager, Financial Operations, and the Manager, Budgets and Management Information in preparing files, analyses, follow-ups, and reporting activities;
• Coordinate and carry out billing and accounts receivable follow-up activities, including leases, permits, recharges to business partners, deferred revenue, receipts, payment applications, and outstanding balances, while ensuring processing compliance and the quality of the information produced;
• Prepare bank deposits, assign cash receipts to the appropriate accounts, perform required bank reconciliations, and verify the accuracy of financial data under your responsibility;
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of accounting, taxation, payroll, financial tools used by the Finance Department, and best practices applicable to accounting operations;
• Perform any other duties or responsibilities related to the position.

Required qualification

• Minimum of a college diploma in finance or accounting;
• Minimum of seven years of relevant experience in financial accounting, transactional processing, reconciliations, financial operations support, and payroll;
• Practical knowledge of payroll systems and related payroll processes;
• Practical knowledge of accounting software or a financial system used in an organizational environment;
• Ability to coordinate accounting activities, provide technical support to colleagues, and clearly communicate work methods, instructions, and best practices;
• Demonstrated understanding of internal control requirements, financial information quality, transaction traceability, and compliance with organizational procedures;
• A Payroll Compliance Professional certification or equivalent training is considered an asset;
• Hands-on experience with Nethris and payroll processes integrated with financial operations is considered an asset;
• Good proficiency in Excel and commonly used office software for preparing, monitoring, and validating financial information is considered an asset.

Salary and condition

Salary and conditions according to company's policy and candidate's experience.

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