Description
Kelly Services is hiring a Cost Accountant/Controller for our client, a growing organization with operations in Canada and the U.S. This role is ideal for a Cost Accountant/Controller who enjoys working closely with operations, owning the numbers, and contributing to stronger financial processes in a dynamic, growing environment. This is a highly hands-on role with visibility across the business and the opportunity to grow into a broader accounting leadership position over time.
What You'll Do:
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities
- Prepare and analyze financial statements and reports (ASPE / GAAP)
- Perform detailed cost accounting, variance analysis, and margin analysis
- Maintain and analyze inventory, standard costs, and cost allocations
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and working capital analysis
- Assist with cash flow reporting and financial planning
- Identify cost drivers and support operational decision-making
- Contribute to process improvements, system enhancements, and special projects
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve financial accuracy and controls
What We're Looking For:
- 3–7 years of hands-on cost accounting or financial management experience
- College or University degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA designation required
- Experience with ASPE reporting
- Strong understanding of inventory, costing, and variance analysis
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (strong Excel skills required)
- Microsoft Dynamics Business Central experience is an asset
- Detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable working hands-on
- Strong problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset
- Effective communicator who can partner with operations and leadership
Why Join?
- Competitive salary $110,000-$150,000 per year (based on experience)
- Permanent, full-time role
- RRSP match, benefits, PTO, tuition reimbursement
- Stable, growing organization with room to make an impact
Why Kelly®?
As a worker today, it's up to you to take charge of your career and look for opportunities to learn, grow and achieve your potential. Helping you find what's next is what we're all about. We know what's going on in the evolving world of work—just ask the nearly 500,000 people we employ each year. Connecting with us means getting the support, guidance and opportunities needed to take your career where you may have never imagined.
About Kelly®
At Kelly, we're always thinking about what's next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, we're a leading advocate for temporary/non-traditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live. Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels and industries around the world.
Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce and providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process as required under its Employment Accommodation Policy. Kelly will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known to Kelly in advance.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
With Kelly®, it all adds up.
You're looking to keep your career moving onward and upward, and we're here to help you do just that. Our financial staffing experts connect you with top companies for opportunities where you can learn, grow, and thrive. Jobs that fit your skills and experience, and most importantly, fit right on your path of where you want to go in your career.About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.Kelly is committed to providing a workplace environment that is inclusive and respects the dignity of those in our workforce. Consistent with that commitment, Kelly will ensure that persons who are otherwise able to work are not unfairly excluded from doing so based upon any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation, and will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate the needs of applicants and employees in all employment processes including but not limited to, hiring, advancement, discharge, compensation, or training.
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