Senior Accountant, Prairie Region

Who Are We?

Ardel Steel was founded in 1980, focusing primarily on the home building market, eventually growing to have a focus on industrial and commercial markets. With the customers being the focus of everything we do we have obtained a solid reputation in the fabrication, distribution and installation of reinforcing steel and related products in Saskatchewan. Ardel Steel joined the Salit Group of Companies in 2014 and continues to provide key services to our customers. At Ardel Steel we believe that safety is a paramount in all that we do. With safety being of top importance, Ardel Steel has been COR™ certified since 2013.

Position Summary:

The successful incumbent in this role will join a small team that provides financial services, analysis and support to our 5 locations in the Prairies, reporting to the Controller, Prairie Region. This role ensures all financial activities align with company goals and objectives while supporting the alignment and integration of business processes and financial operations within our Salit Group of Companies to enhance efficiency and consistency. A strong attention to detail and accuracy is required to be successful in this position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee AP, AR, payroll, inventory and general ledger activities across multiple legal entities.
• Perform and review various day-to-day accounting transactions and journal entries, in a timely and accurate manner.
• Review monthly bank reconciliations for Canadian and US accounts.
• Participate in various monthly accounting cycle activities and reporting of key metrics.
• Variance and margin analysis, ensuring proper revenue and expense recognition.
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Review / submit provincial and federal government tax reporting as required.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly financial statements
• Participate in the preparation of forecasts and budgets.
• Coordinate the compilation of year-end audit reports and requests.
• Participate in cross-training to provide coverage for other positions within the team as needed.
• Support ongoing projects and initiatives.
• Proactively identify data discrepancies by applying intuitive reasoning and investigative research.
• Willingness to learn new skills and provide input to improve current processes to create efficiencies.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines with accuracy and professionalism.
• Able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with internal teams to streamline workflows and enhance accounting systems.

What You’ll Need:

• Post-secondary education in accounting, finance or business, with a minimum of 5 years of progressive full-cycle accounting experience including financial reporting and analysis.
• CPA designation preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, along with strong organizational and time management capabilities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities with excellent attention to detail.
• High proficiency working with Google Workspace apps and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in aSa/Sage MAS 500 and Ceridian Dayforce software would be an asset.
• Experience with accounting entries in QuickBooks would be an asset.
• Experience working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas is preferred.
• Industry experience in construction, manufacturing, or steel fabrication is an asset.
• Travel may be required to our other 4 locations.

Please apply by May 6, 2026. We appreciate your interest and thank you for applying. Only those selected to move forward in the process will be contacted.