Your Crane Accounting Career Starts Here

Looking for a self-starting, innovative, and challenging position where your ideas for improvements are welcome?

Do you consider yourself a team player with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, excellent attention to detail, and have a great sense of humor?

Due to expansion, Bigfoot Crane Company is excited to be hiring for a newly appointed full-time Assistant Controller position. Reporting to the Controller, the position will assist in a wide variety of financial reporting and full-cycle accounting responsibilities, including fixed asset and inventory management.

Our primary focus in the financial department over the next few years will be the continuing evolution to improve our systems and are currently implementing phases of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP system. If you have experience with that software or implementations in general go ahead and brag about it in a cover letter, we’d love to hear about how you can help!

Working at Bigfoot

“Legendary Service” can only be achieved by a team of people who are focused on being legendary in their own skill set and character.

Bigfoot team members want every aspect of their personal and professional lives to be the best, and that dedication is reflected in how we bring our brand of “Legendary Service” to the market.

To be clear, we have industry-leading culture, safety and compensation programs. We are looking for exceptional people worthy of the level of respect these compensation programs provide our employees and their families.

Not everyone who applies will be a fit at Bigfoot, but for those who are, we can promise challenging work, high standards, and opportunities to take your career to new heights.

Compensation Outline

Those who are a fit at Bigfoot will have above average compensation in these main areas:

Highly competitive wages
Benefits for you and your family
Retirement planning including Bigfoot contributions to your RRSP
Education including paid time-to-train, certification tuition & professional dues

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Key Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist with systems implementation programming and training – Microsoft Navision/ Dynamics 365
Prepare monthly consolidated and multi-currency financial statements while managing the month-end close schedule
Manage journal entries and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts for monthly and annual closing
Analyze financial information and summarize financial results
Bank reconciliations and cash flow projections
Prepare various monthly reports and projections
Review intercompany transactions and reconcile intercompany balances
Manage inventory sub-ledgers, work with operations and sales teams on setting up parts, sell prices, physical count adjustments
Assist with year-end financial statements and schedules for external accountants
Maintain schedules and documents for additions, disposals, and depreciation of all fixed assets
Maintain records of the company’s owned and leased vehicles
Preparation and reconciliation of tax filings (GST, PST, Corporate Income Tax etc.)
Review and assist with bi-weekly payroll processing, supervision of annual T4 reporting, assist with preparing and maintaining company HR policies and procedures
Collaborate with the Controller to develop and document business processes and accounting policies
Mentor and assist junior accounting staff
Provide Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable back up support if needed
Other duties as assigned

Who You Are

You bring these skills/attributes to the job:

Required Experience

You have an Accounting Designation (CPA or equivalent)
Recent experience preparing financial statements and variance analysis
Solid fixed asset and inventory knowledge
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV or ERP implementations
Five (5) or more years of work experience at a senior accounting level
Strong understanding of accounting principles
Canadian payroll knowledge, particularly BC Employment Standards

CHARACTER and SKILLS

You can think outside the box! Accuracy is extremely important, so is the bigger picture
Ability to lead a team, manage the monthly reporting process, communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
Strong computer skills with proficiency MS Office Suite and Jet Report writing
A self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision
A natural desire to learn and accept change readily
Demonstrate consistent reliability and responsibility
Ability to monitor deadlines and prioritize workflow
Maintain a flexible approach under pressure

What We Offer

Because we highly value all our employees, we offer:

A unique, challenging and rewarding company culture
Competitive salary
Two weeks of paid vacation to start
Extended Medical, Dental, and Paramedical (Chiro, etc.)
RRSP program with employer contributions
Where applicable, paid time and tuition for on-going professional development
Paid CPA membership dues, and professional development opportunities

Our core values include Integrity, Passion, Innovation, Preciseness, Balance, and Caring. If these align with what you want in a workplace, please apply and we’ll be talking soon.

If your qualifications match up to our needs please apply with your resume and cover letter either by using this form or by emailing them to and we’ll be talking soon.