Greater Sudbury Utilities | Senior Accountant

The MEARIE Group

$97K — $103K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree in Commerce, Business, or equivalent with Accounting specialization
  • Recognized professional accounting designation (CPA)
  • Minimum of five years of progressively responsible accounting experience
  • Strong knowledge of accounting practices, financial reporting, and internal controls
  • Eagerness to learn advanced Excel and business-intelligence tools like Power Query, Power Pivot, and Power BI
  • Demonstrated sound judgement, analytical skills, and creative problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage general ledger activities, including journal entries and reconciliations
  • Prepare timely and accurate financial reports with insightful analysis
  • Collaborate with departments to understand needs and provide practical solutions
  • Lead initiatives to improve systems, reporting, and business processes
  • Act as primary contact for external auditors with audit-ready documentation
  • Support compliance with internal controls and accounting standards

Benefits

  • Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS
  • Potential for hybrid work schedule after probation
  • Competitive benefit package
  • 35 hours work week
Full Job Description
Senior Accountant

GREATER SUDBURY UTILITIES

has an opening for the following position

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Reporting to the Controller or Manager of Regulatory and Management Systems, the successful candidate will serve as a key financial and accounting resource to leaders and departments across the organization. This position combines hands-on accounting responsibilities with proactive analysis, sound judgement, and leadership of projects and process improvements.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:
  • Managing assigned general ledger activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, variance analysis, financial reporting and supporting working papers
  • Preparing timely, accurate financial information and translating results into meaningful insights, risks, opportunities and recommended actions
  • Working closely with interested parties to understand business activities, anticipate financial and reporting needs, and bring forward practical solutions
  • Identifying, initiating, prioritizing and leading system, reporting, control and business-process improvements, while consulting with the Manager for feedback, recommendations and support before implementing agreed solutions
  • Acting, under the Manager's oversight, as the primary contact for external auditors in assigned areas and preparing accurate, audit-ready working papers and reconciliations for supervisory review
  • Supporting compliance with internal controls, corporate policies, applicable accounting standards and OEB and other regulatory requirements

The successful candidate will:
  • Possess a university degree in Commerce, Business or an equivalent discipline, with a specialization in Accounting, and a recognized professional accounting designation (CPA)
  • Have a minimum of five years of progressively responsible accounting experience
  • Have strong knowledge of accounting practices, financial reporting, internal controls, advanced accounting systems and applicable accounting and regulatory requirements
  • Demonstrate an aptitude for working with systems and data, along with curiosity and eagerness to learn and develop skills in advanced Excel and business-intelligence tools such as Power Query, Power Pivot and Power BI.
  • Be self-motivated and proactive, someone who identifies what needs to be done develops recommendations and moves work forward without waiting for detailed direction
  • Demonstrate sound judgement, analytical ability, resourcefulness and creative problem-solving
  • Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, provide guidance and lead through collaboration

Hours of work are 35 hours per week, with an annual salary starting at $97,570 with progressions up to $103,139. GSU offers a competitive benefit package including a defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, and a hybrid work schedule may be available upon completion of a probationary period.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a detailed resume by Friday, September 11, 2026, no later than 4:30 p.m., in confidence to:

Email: job

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