Plant Accountant

Newmarket, ON
Hybrid
Posted Oct 24, 2026
1 position

$45–$55 / hour

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 35 hours per week
Office presence: 4 days per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Analyze SAP data and prepare daily, weekly, and month-end plant reports covering costs, labour, yield, materials, and financial results. Investigate cost and inventory variances, prepare accounting entries and reconciliations, and work with plant management to explain performance and identify improvement opportunities.

Job details

Plant Accountant | Newmarket | 5-Month Contract Location: Newmarket, ON — Hybrid, 4 days onsite, Monday to Thursday, with some travel required to another plant Duration: 5-month contract, with the possibility of extension Hours: 35 hours per week About the Opportunity: Our client in the food manufacturing sector is seeking a Plant Accountant to support plant performance reporting, cost analysis and month-end accounting. Working closely with Finance and plant operations, you will analyze production results, investigate cost variances and explain what is driving business performance. This role is ideal for a hands-on accounting professional with strong Excel and SAP skills who enjoys working with operational data and turning numbers into useful insights. Key Responsibilities: - Extract, organize and analyze SAP data in Excel to support plant reporting. - Prepare daily and weekly plant performance reports covering costs, labour, yield and materials movement. - Compare actual costs against standard costs, investigate variances and explain the key drivers. - Support inventory controls, including cycle-count postings, inventory adjustments and investigation of discrepancies. - Prepare journal entries, accruals and account reconciliations. - Provide month-end accounting support for the plant and Agricultural Operations. - Work closely with plant management to communicate financial results and identify opportunities to improve costs and performance. - Support additional financial analysis and reporting as required. Qualifications: - Post-secondary education in finance, accounting or business. - At least two years of relevant accounting or financial analysis experience in an ERP environment. - Strong Excel proficiency, including Pivot Tables, macros and data manipulation. - SAP experience strongly preferred, particularly extracting data and processing journal entries. - Solid understanding of accruals, journal entries, account reconciliations and cost variance analysis. - Manufacturing experience preferred; food manufacturing experience is an asset. - Ability to explain financial results clearly to non-finance stakeholders. - Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and ability to work independently under tight deadlines. If you are qualified and interested in this opportunity, please send your resume in Word format to Rabia Azeem at rabia.azeem@randstad.ca.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires post-secondary education in finance, accounting, or business and at least two years of relevant accounting or financial analysis experience in an ERP environment. Candidates should have strong Excel skills, preferably SAP experience, knowledge of accounting and cost variance analysis, and the ability to communicate clearly with non-finance stakeholders; manufacturing experience is preferred.