E&PI PI Accounting Supervisor

Accounting Supervisor Responsibilities

• Contributes financial information to strategic planning and operational reviews by analyzing results, resolving issues, identifying improvement opportunities, and supporting continuous process enhancements.
• Develops and maintains sales, margin, inventory, costing, and job variance reporting to support business decision-making and operational performance.
• Partners with commercial and operational teams to review product costing, pricing strategies, and margin performance.
• Supports the annual budgeting process by providing accounting information, monitoring expenditures, analyzing variances, and recommending corrective actions.
• Manages month-end and year-end close activities, including account reconciliations, journal entries, financial analyses, and preparation of financial reports.
• Oversees fixed asset accounting, including asset records, capitalization activities, depreciation, and related account reconciliations.
• Manages cash flow objectives through strategic disbursement planning and monitoring of working capital requirements.
• Renews and administers business insurance programs by maintaining accurate property, equipment, vehicle, personnel, and other insured asset valuations.
• Provides financial analysis, reporting, and recommendations to management through the evaluation of accounting data, business trends, and operational performance.
• Ensures the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial records through the preparation, recording, reconciliation, and validation of financial transactions and account balances.
• Maintains and strengthens accounting and SOX controls through policy development, internal control compliance, revenue recognition testing, financial data management, and maintenance of SOX databases and supporting documentation.
• Researches and interprets accounting guidance, policies, and regulations to ensure compliance and resolve accounting-related issues.
• Coordinates and supports internal and external audits by preparing schedules, providing requested documentation, and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Safeguards confidential financial and employee information while ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Manages and supervises the payroll function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing of payroll transactions.
• Maintains payroll system integrity by overseeing employee records, processing personnel changes, investigating discrepancies, and coordinating with HR to ensure accurate payroll data.

• Oversees payroll processing cycles, reviews payroll reports for accuracy, and serves as the primary point of contact for payroll-related inquiries and issue resolution.
• Leads payroll process improvement initiatives, including procedure optimization, system enhancements, and collaboration with IT to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Supervises, coaches, and develops payroll staff while providing guidance on complex payroll and compliance matters.
• Generates, analyzes, and presents payroll and ad hoc reports to management and leadership to support decision-making, regulatory compliance, and business objectives.
• Collaborates with HR, operations, and management to ensure seamless integration of payroll, employee data, and organizational processes.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in accounting, or MBA.
• Minimum three-years accounting experience
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Experience with Microsoft NAV and/or SAP is an asset.