Job Title:  Accounting Manager

Reporting to the Senior Director of Finance, this onsite role is responsible for leading the day-to-day accounting operations. This role has both hands-on accounting duties and management duties. This role is a high-impact role that works closely with leadership and cross-functional teams, and is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating all daily accounting operational functions.

Responsibilities section:

• Oversee the accounting operations, including the cash, accounts receivable, fixed assets, accounts payable, payroll, sales tax and other general ledger accounting.
• Direct accounting responsibilities for significant accounts including inventory and deferred revenue.
• Manage inventory transactional details, E&O provisions, standard cost updates, cycle count oversight and other support as needed.
• Lead the month end, quarter end and year end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting. Reporting of actual results to our U.S. parent company, Ametek.
• Review and posting of journal entries, and review of working papers (on a tight close cycle).
• Approval of weekly selection for vendor payments.
• Treasury responsibilities including daily cash reporting, foreign exchange, tax payments, maintain bank account information, authorized signatory records, assist in bank guarantees.
• Review / approval of bi-weekly payroll processing for Canada and US employees.
• Review all Capital Expenditure submissions to ensure submission is complete and adheres to Company policy.
• Monitoring of financial KPI’s including Working Capital.
• Provide accounting guidance and research for financial matters as required.
• Manage, mentor, and train the accounting team, fostering a high performance and collaborative environment. Manage cross training within the team.
• Establish and maintain strong accounting policies and internal controls under Sarbanes Oxley (“SOX”), including quarterly SOX testing and sign off.
• Coordinating activities of Statistics Canada.
• Coordinate with external and internal auditors as required.
• Provide financial analysis and support for budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Identify areas for automation and continuous improvement and develop the necessary procedures.

Requirements section:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field designation. CPA designation preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3 years of managing team members.
• US GAAP knowledge is an asset.
• Manufacturing experience is a significant asset.
• Experience with fully integrated ERP and CRM systems including Epicor and SalesForce is an asset.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft applications.
• High attention to detail in all areas of work and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, communication, presentation, problem solving, and organizational skills are essential.
• Ability to be a committed team player and provide exceptional internal and external customer service.

Salary Range:  CDN $120,000 to $150,000.

This position is an existing vacancy.  AI technology may be used in the evaluation of candidates.

Virtek encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available upon request.  Should you need an accomodation at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us at 519-746-7190 ext. 202.

Virtek Vision international is a high technology company based in Waterloo, Ontario. We are the world’s leader in providing laser and vision-based projection and inspection solutions. Virtek has a dominant product position in the aerospace, prefabricated construction and industrial fabrication markets.

Virtek’s solutions support manufacturers world-wide in a variety of specialized industries to assist with assembly processes. Our solutions project laser light onto a 3D work surface with high accuracy, speed, and precision for applications such as composite fiber ply layup, paint masking, placement of components or materials, quality inspection and reverse engineering.

For more information, please visit http://www.virtekvision.com or https://www.youtube.com/user/virtekvision

In 2024, Virtek was acquired by AMETEK, Inc., a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions.