Manufacturing Accountant

Posted 25 September 2026
LocationWinnipeg
Job type Permanent
Category Accounting & Finance
DivisionAccounting & Finance Recruitment
Ref #23080
Step into a Manufacturing Accountant role where you’ll support month-end close, financial reporting, inventory management, job costing, and operational analysis. You’ll work closely with the Controller and various operational teams to investigate variances, maintain accurate costing and inventory records, and support key accounting processes. If you’re detail-oriented, analytical, and enjoy working collaboratively in a hands-on accounting environment, send an email to Courtney today!

WHY WORK WITH THIS COMPANY?
Join a well-established organization that values teamwork, continuous improvement, and providing excellent service. This is an opportunity to become part of a collaborative and supportive team with a strong focus on quality, growth, and making a positive impact. 

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES 
* Support the Controller with monthly financial close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, schedules, and working papers.
* Assist with monthly financial statements, management reports, and financial/operational variance analysis.
* Maintain inventory accounting, job costing, and work-in-progress records.
* Support inventory counts, reconciliations, variance investigations, and adjustment documentation.
* Analyze job margins, manufacturing performance, operational results, and product/customer profitability.
* Identify and resolve data-integrity issues in Epicor and improve the accuracy of accounting, inventory, costing, and production records.
* Provide backup support for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and other accounting functions as needed.
* Support improvements to business processes, internal controls, and procedures.
* Collaborate with production, purchasing, engineering, sales, and other departments to investigate variances and improve costing and inventory accuracy.
* Assist with year-end financial reporting and supporting working papers.
* Perform other accounting and financial analysis duties as required.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
* CPA designation or progress toward CPA preferred; equivalent education and relevant manufacturing accounting experience will be considered.
* 2–3 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a manufacturing, industrial, or job-costing environment.
* Strong knowledge of inventory accounting, job costing, WIP, and manufacturing costs.
* Experience with manufacturing ERP systems; Epicor is an asset.
* Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, and reconciliations.
* Strong analytical, problem-solving, and discrepancy-investigation skills.
* Highly detail-oriented with the ability to meet monthly reporting deadlines.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across financial and operational teams.
* Collaborative, proactive, and growth-oriented, with a focus on continuous improvement.

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