Canadian Solar

Accountant

Canadian Solar$80K — $90K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Educational background in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
  • At least three years of professional accounting experience, ideally in a project-based or fast-paced environment
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience with financial systems
  • Clear communication skills for presenting financial information to diverse stakeholders
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Experience using SAP is a plus
  • Professional proficiency in Portuguese is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

  • Review and verify vendor invoices for accuracy and timely payments
  • Support project billing activities and monitor billings against budgets
  • Complete monthly project work-in-progress reconciliations
  • Assist with project revenue recognition and financial close activities
  • Support annual operating plan, monthly management reporting, and ad hoc analysis
  • Coordinate employee expense processing through Concur
  • Assist with SOX compliance and corporate tax filings

Benefits

  • Annual bonus incentive
  • Dynamic work environment in Finance and Accounting
  • Opportunities to collaborate across regions
  • Contribute to project and financial performance management
  • Comprehensive support for professional development
Full Job Description

Position Title: Accountant
Department: Finance
Compensation: $80,000 - $90,000 + annual bonus
Reports To: Sr. Accounting Manager
Location: Kitchener, Ontario


About the Role:

As an Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Finance and Accounting Department. Your responsibilities will include ensuring accurate and timely payment processing, expense verification, and invoice reconciliation. Additionally, you will contribute to project accounting tasks, supporting the overall objectives of the Finance Department.


Responsibilities:

  • Review and verify vendor invoices, ensuring accurate coding, approvals, and timely payment processing

  • Support project billing activities by preparing customer invoices and monitoring billings against project budgets and contractual milestones

  • Complete monthly project work-in-progress reconciliations and participate in WIP review meetings with key stakeholders

  • Assist with monthly project revenue recognition, financial close activities, and project closeout procedures

  • Support the annual operating plan process, monthly management reporting, and ad hoc financial analysis as required

  • Coordinate employee expense processing through Concur, ensuring submissions are complete, appropriately supported, and accurately recorded

  • Assist with SOX compliance activities, external financial statement preparation, government audits, and corporate tax filings

  • Collaborate with finance and operational teams across other regions, providing accounting support and contributing to shared priorities as needed


Required Qualifications and Skills:

  • Educational background in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline

  • At least three years of professional accounting experience, ideally within a project-based, construction, engineering, energy, or similarly fast-paced environment

  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and confidence working with financial systems, reports, and large data sets

  • Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to both finance and non-finance stakeholders

  • Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities while meeting reporting and month-end deadlines

  • Experience using SAP is considered an asset

  • Professional proficiency in Portuguese is strongly preferred


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This is a current vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position. 

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About Canadian Solar

Canadian Solar Inc. is a publicly traded company that manufactures solar PV modules and provides solar energy solutions. It was founded in 2001 in Canada and has since expanded to over 20 countries. Canadian Solar has delivered over 38 GW of solar modules to customers in over 150 countries. In 2018, Canadian Solar was ranked #6 on the list of top solar panel manufacturers by PV Tech. The company is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
Learn more about Canadian Solar
Size
13,535 employees
Market Cap
$1.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$299.3 million
Founded
2001
5 Year Trend
+13.1%
Revenue
$3.5 billion
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