Senior Accountant
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07-11-2025
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Job Summary
Modern Niagara helps building owners managers and general contractors meet the mechanical electrical integrated building technology and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Toronto Southwestern Ontario and Ottawa. We also develop custom turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canadas infrastructure and on the communities where we live learn work and heal.
WE BUILD FOR LIFE.
We value passion initiative determination professionalism and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and as a result our award-winning safety culture has a record thats well above industry standards.
At Modern Niagara you will work alongside values-driven safety-conscious and high-impact teams in a fast-paced innovative and collaborative environment. Here your knowledge skills and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canadas infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.
Modern Niagara is one of Canadas Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNAs Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazines Gold Winner for Canadas Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canadas Best Health Safety Culture Award as well as Canadas Best Health Safety Leader Award.
We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join our growing team at Modern Niagara in Ottawa. Reporting to the Corporate Finance Director you will embody and promote Modern Niagaras Core Values in all your actions supporting the teams efforts to achieve established financial and business Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This role offers a unique opportunity for professional development and career advancement within Modern Niagara through diverse experiences.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of the day-to-day accounting and financial close process for Modern Niagaras Corporate entities.
- Generate monthly financial reports and quarterly reporting packages.
- Prepare timely and accurate journal entries as required in completing the month-end quarter-end and year-end close process.
- Maintain monitor and reconcile monthly general ledger reconciliations and documentation.
- Perform bank and other account reconciliations.
- Prepare and process intercompany invoices and settlement of intercompany balances.
- Help champion a strong partnership and act as a liaison between the finance team and its operational counterparts.
Qualifications and Job Requirements:
- 3 years experience performing full-cycle accounting.
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or equivalent in relevant work experience. CPA designation or near competition is considered an asset.
- Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills with a team-oriented mindset.
- Experience in the construction industry is a plus.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
At Modern Niagara we recognize the value of fostering a diverse equitable and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women Indigenous Black racialized 2SLGBTQIA people with disabilities and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities experience equitable outcomes and can thrive and reach their full potential.
We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Accounting Software
- Account Analysis
- GAAP
- Journal Entries
- QuickBooks
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Account Reconciliation
- SOX
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- NetSuite
About Company
Modern Niagara offers mechanical contracting, electrical contracting, HVAC service, commercial plumbing, sheet metal fabrication and more across Canada.
