ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST
Accounting & Transactions | VCT Group & CED Co-op
Location: Kitchener, Ontario (on-site)
Reports To: Director of Finance
Compensation: $52,000 to $60,000 base salary, depending on experience
Benefits: Comprehensive health plan, RRSP matching, generous vacation, and staff purchase program for solar and EV charging systems
ABOUT VCT GROUP
We believe electricity is the foundation of the next economy. AI, data centres, electric transportation, IoT, and everything waiting to be plugged in and connected all need power. The buildings, fleets, and communities that generate and manage their own energy will have a structural advantage. For 18 years, VCT Group has been building that advantage for commercial, industrial, institutional, agricultural, and multi-residential clients across Ontario, and increasingly in the US through our Heliostation solar carport business. We turn underutilized space (rooftops, parking lots, and fleet yards) into energy generation and storage infrastructure.
Across five business lines (solar EPC, Heliostation carports and canopies, EV charging, O&M fleet management, and energy management consulting), we have delivered 300+ projects generating 35 million kWh annually and avoiding 25,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions, and now monitor 400+ sites across our O&M portfolio.
VCT Group is at an inflection point. With a strengthening commercial pipeline and anticipated strategic capital, we are preparing for a step-change in scale, headcount, and market reach over the next few years.
Our five core values: Be Curious, Be Nimble, Be Intentional, Be Frugal, and Be Genuine.
ABOUT CED CO-OP
VCT Group founded and actively manages Community Energy Development Co-operative Ltd. (CED Co-op), a renewable energy investment co-operative that has raised over $29 million from 850+ members to develop a portfolio exceeding $45 million in community-owned clean energy projects. CED Co-op holds Offering Statement approval under FSRA and was the first co-operative in Canada to become a public corporation for tax purposes (not publicly traded, not exchange-listed), enabling member investments to be held in RRSP, RESP, TFSA, FHSA and RRIF accounts.
For this role, CED Co-op is a substantial part of the work. The co-op carries its own accounting: member investment subscriptions, dividend and bond payments, project revenue distributions, and the inter-company and IFRS lease treatments that come with a regulated co-operative operating alongside VCT Group.
THE ROLE
VCT Group is hiring an Accounting Specialist to keep the books moving across our group of companies, reporting to the Director of Finance. This is the financial engine room: tens of thousands of transactions a year across multiple entities in QuickBooks and connected systems, entered accurately, reconciled, and paid on time. Pace, accuracy, and follow-through matter here far more than years on a resume.
We will teach you our systems and the way we run the books across the group. What we cannot teach is the disposition: precise, reliable, and genuinely bothered by a number that does not tie out. Bring that and a real head for the work, and the rest can be learned.
The work spans two worlds. On the VCT side it is construction and operating accounting: payables and receivables, progress and milestone billing, cost attribution, sales tax, and the full range of payments. On the CED Co-op side it is regulated investment accounting: member subscriptions, dividends, bond payments, and lease treatments under IFRS. Some of this you will own from your first weeks; the rest you will grow into.
You will not be thrown in. The Director of Finance owns this function, sets the standards, and will train and develop you, with a documented playbook for the recurring cycles to learn from. As you find your footing, the seat has room to grow toward reconciliation, analysis, and broader ownership.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
VCT GROUP: CONSTRUCTION & OPERATING ACCOUNTING
- Process accounts payable and receivable across multiple companies, at volume and on schedule.
- Prepare progress and milestone billing on construction projects, tracked against contract and completion.
- Attribute electrical and project material costs to the right jobs.
- Track HST/GST and support remittances across entities.
- Handle USD transactions and foreign exchange on purchases and sales.
- Reconcile bank accounts across multiple accounts and entities.
- Run outgoing payments: cheques, EFT and AFT, and e-transfers.
CED CO-OP: REGULATED INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING
- Process member subscriptions for bonds and shares.
- Process dividend payments, bond payments, and shared project revenue distributions.
- Reconcile inter-company transactions across the VCT and CED entities.
- Record IFRS lease accounting and process lease payments.
ACROSS BOTH
- Keep clean, audit-ready records across every entity, with the detail to stand up at month-end, quarter-end, and year-end.
- Follow the documented routines for daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly cycles, and help keep the playbook current as you learn the work.
- Protect the confidentiality of sensitive financial and member information.
WHO YOU ARE
- You are accurate and detail-driven, even at volume and under deadline. A number that does not tie out bothers you until it does.
- You are organized and reliable. You finish what you start, and nothing slips through the cracks.
- You learn fast and own what you learn. Taught a process once, you run it without being asked twice.
- You are steady with rhythm and repetition, and you take real satisfaction in clean, balanced books.
- You are curious about how a business actually runs, not just the entry in front of you.
- You pick up software quickly and are comfortable living in several systems at once.
- You are discreet with sensitive financial and investor information.
- You fit how we work: curious, nimble, intentional, frugal, and genuine.
WHAT YOU NEED
- A sharp eye for detail and a high personal bar for accuracy.
- Strong organization and follow-through, with the discipline to manage high transaction volume without losing track.
- Comfort with numbers and a knack for picking up new software quickly. We use QuickBooks alongside other systems, with Claude and Microsoft 365 in daily use.
- Clear, careful communication, and the judgment to ask before guessing.
- Post-secondary education in any field, or equivalent aptitude shown on the job.
- Eligibility to work in Canada and to be on-site in Kitchener.
HELPFUL, NOT REQUIRED
- Coursework, a diploma, or prior experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or AP/AR.
- QuickBooks experience.
- Exposure to construction, energy, or investment and co-op accounting.
- Familiarity with HST/GST, progress billing, or multi-entity bookkeeping.
- We mean it. The right aptitude and disposition beat a long resume, so apply even if your accounting experience is light.
GROWTH
This seat is built to grow. You will start by owning the transactional cycles, and as you master them there is room to take on reconciliation, analysis, and broader ownership within the finance function. How far and how fast is set by what you show. Specifics are agreed with the successful candidate during onboarding.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should forward a resume and cover letter through this website. Only candidates advancing in the process will be contacted.
If you do not meet every required qualification but believe you bring relevant experience or perspective, apply anyway and tell us what you bring. Required-qualification lists are aspirational; the right hire rarely checks every box.
Pay: $52,000.00-$60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Kitchener, ON N2B 1W3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
