Senior Accountant

Vacancy Title: Senior Accountant

Vacancy Location: Vancouver

Engagement Type: Full Time, Permanent.

The Role

Are you an experienced Senior Accountant looking for a role that challenges you, rewards your dedication, and supports your career growth? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy being a key contributor to financial operations? Survitec, the world’s largest survival technology provider, seeks a motivated Senior Accountant to join our team.

Your Main Duties Will Include

• Assisting with monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reporting, annual budgeting, and forecasting.
• Supporting external and internal audits, as well as sales tax, WCB, and custom duty audits.
• Prepare working paper reconciliations and analyse General Ledger (GL) accounts.
• Managing multi-currency exchange rates and reconciliations, ensuring accuracy in financial reports.
• Performing inventory adjustments and physical count postings.
• Reconciling intercompany accounts and preparing weekly bank reconciliations and cash forecasts.
• Maintaining fixed asset schedules, monthly depreciation, prepaid schedules, and journal entries.
• Administering duty deferral and duty drawback processes.
• Overseeing GST/HST, PST, and WCB payments and annual filings.
• Providing support to A/R, A/P, payroll, and other ad-hoc accounting activities as needed.
  
  

About You

We’re seeking a passionate and detail-oriented professional with:

• A Canadian CPA designation or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of General Accounting experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with duty deferral, duty drawback, and custom duties.
• Proficiency in Navision ERP and advanced Excel skills.
• Knowledge of payroll functions and GST/PST/HST, WCB processing for BC, Ontario, and Newfoundland.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a drive for continuous process improvement.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with high attention to detail.
• A proactive mindset, team-oriented attitude, and willingness to work extra hours during reporting deadlines.
• Motivated and dedicated self-starter.
• Ability to manage and commit to various reporting deadlines
• Willingness to work extra hours during month-end or year-end.
• Positive attitude and team player.
  
  

You will have the opportunity to develop in your role and feel proud of your work. Working at Survitec is fast paced but incredibly rewarding.

This is not just another job; this is your career.

Why You Should Work for Us

• Health and Dental benefits
• Additional day off to celebrate your birthday.
• Company Anniversary Holiday Benefit
• Gift card vouchers upon reaching 5 years of service.
• Short Term and Long-Term disability
• Life Insurance, Optional life insurance
• 5 paid sick days as per government regulations
• 13 Paid statutory (Bank) holidays
• Vacation time based on years of service
  
  

Who are Survitec and what do we do?

Survitec is the world’s largest survival technology provider. For over 166 years, we have been protecting lives in the air, on land, and at sea through the design, manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology.

Today, we are a global community of 3,000 professionals with a presence in 96 countries. We partner with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce risk and help keep you safe.

That is why the world's leading maritime, defence & government, energy and aerospace organisations trust us when it matters most and why the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme has awarded us the Gold Award.

How To Apply

To Apply, please click the Apply button and submit your application via our website.

Please note that we do not accept direct applications via email or speculative CVs from recruitment agencies.

Survitec is an equal-opportunity employer. Our diverse global workforce protects lives every single day. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive culture where our people feel valued, appreciated, and free to be who they are at work. We must mirror our customers' diversity to provide service and excellence, and more importantly, because it is the right thing to do.

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