Company Overview
Interior Plumbing & Heating Ltd. (IPH) is a proud, community-driven mechanical contractor with 76 years of experience building projects across Western Canada — from Vancouver Island to Calgary, Alberta, and beyond. We specialize in projects involving Plumbing, HVAC, Fire Protection, Sheet Metal and Pipefitting.
We are unique, with fully integrated in-house design and prefabrication capabilities, providing our teams exposure to the full build process — from concept to installation. Through collaboration, innovation and building strong teams in the communities where we work, IPH delivers efficient, high-quality construction projects.
About the Opportunity
IPH is seeking an Accounting Manager to oversee financial performance and profitability. Reporting to the Director of Construction, this role is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting across our multi-division operations, while playing a key role in financial reporting, informing financial strategy, managing cash flow, and controlling costs.
The Accounting Manager works closely with the leadership team, project managers, and trade contractors to support accurate forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis across active projects and the business. This role contributes to continuous improvement initiatives, helping drive innovation and support IPH’s growth as an industry leader and employer of choice.
As an IPH people leader, you will provide strong leadership by coaching and mentoring team members to enhance performance, build capacity and foster an accountable high-performing work environment. You will support operational performance by guiding teams, strengthening client relationships, providing accurate and timely reporting, managing budgets and timelines, and fostering collaboration across internal and external stakeholders
What You Will Do
Financial Planning and Analysis
- Support budget setup from estimate through to project execution
- Analyze project performance against budget, identifying areas for cost control and improvement to support project managers
- Monitor cash flow to ensure sufficient liquidity for operations and project needs
- Prepare detailed monthly financial reports including profitability analysis by project, client, and division
- Lead the monthly Work-in-Progress (WIP) process, ensuring accurate and reliable adjustments in partnership with operations
Project Cost Management
- Collaborate with project managers to track project costs such as labour, materials, subcontractors, and overhead
- Identify potential cost overruns early and support corrective action
- Analyze project profitability and identify opportunities for cost optimization
- Assist in the preparation of progress invoices and project financial reports
Accounting and Compliance
- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with ASPE (or applicable GAAP)
- Oversee accounts payable and receivable, including collections and payment management
- Manage tax compliance and reporting requirements (GST/PST and corporate tax)
- Mitigate risk by ongoing review, implementation and maintenance of internal controls to safeguard company assets
- Support ongoing system initiatives such as the EFT approval workflow systems such as Viewpoint Spectrum and the KOJO procurement
Insurance and Surety
- Manage the company's insurance program, including general liability, property, and related coverages, ensuring appropriate limits and renewals
- Coordinate surety bonding requirements with the company's surety provider, including bid, performance, and payment bonds
- Prepare and submit the financial reporting required to maintain and grow bonding capacity (WIP reports, year-end financials, interim statements)
- Serve as the primary point of contact with brokers, surety agents, and auditors on insurance and bonding matters
Leadership and Strategic Initiatives
- Co-own strategic financial planning with the leadership team, contributing insights and recommendations that shape company direction — with final decisions resting with ownership
- Lead the accounting team with clear expectations, coaching, and mentoring.
- . Champion continuous improvement across the accounting function, driving efficient operations and cross-functional collaboration.
- Identify and advise on opportunities to improve financial performance such as cost reduction and revenue enhancement
- Other related duties as required
About You
CPA designation backed by a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field along with 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including demonstrated leadership and responsibility. Experience in the construction industry and/or project finance is strongly preferred. A combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Experience managing surety bonding and commercial insurance programs
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to coach performance, guide multidisciplinary teams and support staff development
- Highly skilled technically with accounting, office and project software, an openness to learning, sharing knowledge and improving digital practices (Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, complex formulas, data modelling, building reports from raw ERP exports. Applied understanding to effectively utilize AI tools to improve accounting workflows, reporting, and analysis. Experienced with Construction ERP software such as Spectrum)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective collaboration, coordination, change management and issue resolution and the ability to convey financial information to non-financial stakeholders
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, complemented by strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills to effectively manage complex priorities and drive sound decision-making at the managerial level
Live the IPH Values: We Care enough to go beyond our lane—taking responsibility for the difference we make and doing what’s needed, because our passion for results drives us to succeed. We Help Each Other by stepping up and showing up for our teammates, taking ownership together, and measuring success by what we achieve—and learn—as a team. We Take It On with productive optimism—confidently stepping up to any challenge, combining a positive mindset with decisive action, and turning obstacles into opportunity. We See It Through by staying accountable to our goals, delivering on our commitments, and pushing past obstacles to achieve real results.
What We Offer
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including 100% company-paid Extended Health premiums, company events, and swag. We strive to create a workplace where you feel you belong and are supported—both at work and in your life outside of it.
Opportunities to grow a well-rounded career through exposure to commercial, multi-family, healthcare, and industrial projects. Learn more about us at https://iphltd.com/
What Kamloops Offers
A compelling balance of opportunity and lifestyle:
- Affordable housing compared to major BC centres.
- Short commutes and a family-friendly community.
- Year-round recreation—mountain biking, skiing, hiking, golf, lakes, and outdoor adventure.
- A growing economy with major institutional, healthcare, commercial, and industrial projects.
- A strong sense of community, making it an ideal place to build both a career and a life.
Pay: $105,000.00-$130,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Kamloops, BC V2C 5P3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- Accounting: 5 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- CPA Designation? (preferred)
Work Location: In person
