We are looking for an Accounting Manager to join our team on a contract basis. This position will oversee the organization’s accounting operations while delivering accurate financial insights that support project performance and business planning and support growth. The successful candidate will bring a hands-on approach to full-cycle accounting, strong business partnering skills, and the confidence to strengthen processes as the company continues to grow.

Responsibilities:

- Lead day-to-day accounting activities across the organization, ensuring financial records are complete, accurate, and up to date.
- Manage end-to-end accounting duties, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, revenue recognition, work-in-progress tracking, project costing, payroll administration, budgeting, and variance review.
- Coordinate period-end and year-end close activities, including the preparation of corporate tax, payroll tax, and sales tax reporting requirements.
- Provide financial updates and meaningful analysis to leadership and project managers to support informed and timely operational decisions.
- Evaluate existing finance procedures and recommend practical improvements that enhance controls, efficiency, and scalability.
- Mentor and support team members by sharing technical knowledge, offering guidance, and encouraging skill development.
- Build and maintain tools and spreadsheets in Excel to improve reporting accuracy and support business-specific financial analysis.
- Support the effective use of accounting and project-related systems and contribute to process enhancements where needed.
- Proven experience managing full-cycle accounting in a hands-on capacity within a growing organization.
- Strong understanding of revenue recognition, work-in-progress accounting, project costing, and financial reporting obligations.
- Experience processing Canadian payroll,



including payroll considerations within a unionized environment.
- Demonstrated ability to assess finance operations, identify gaps, and introduce best practices that strengthen performance and support growth.
- Confident communicator who can explain financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Ability to lead initiatives independently, influence process improvements, and constructively challenge existing approaches when needed.
- Prior experience in construction, project-based, or similar operational environments is strongly preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills and working knowledge of Sage or comparable accounting software.

If you are an experienced accounting and financial professional, please submit your resume to Robert Half Management Resources today. Please contact our Vancouver office by submitting your resume and noting "Accounting Manager" in the subject line. Please quote Job Order number 05060-(phone hidden) in all correspondence.

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📌 Accounting Manager (Central Vancouver)
🏢 Robert Half
📍 Central Vancouver