Accounting Manager

Overview
Cyclic Materials is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager with 5–6 years of progressively responsible accounting experience to lead core accounting operations in a fast-growing, capital-intensive environment. This role will manage a team of three direct reports and will be hands-on across full-cycle accounting, financial close, and internal controls. The Accounting Manager will play a key role in strengthening accounting processes, establishing and maintaining manufacturing cost accounting frameworks, and strengthening inventory controls.

This position is well suited for a technically strong accounting professional who thrives in a scaling late-stage private or public company and is comfortable operating across both strategic and operational levels while the finance organization evolves. As production scales across Canada, the United States and Europe, strong manufacturing accounting, inventory controls, and cost visibility are essential to operational and financial success.

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Salary Range: 90K – 145K

Employment Type:

Permanent, On-Site

Cyclic Materials is a rapidly growing cleantech company, building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical materials essential to the clean energy transition. The company s proprietary Mag Cycle℠ and REEPure℠ processes transform end-of-life products into valuable raw materials used in EVs, wind turbines, and electronics. With its successful commercial demonstration, Cyclic Materials is rapidly scaling commercially across North America, Europe and Asia.

Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Toronto, Cyclic Materials has scaled rapidly with plants established in Ontario and Arizona, as well as an expansion by building a campus in South Carolina. Cyclic Materials recently announced a Series C of $75 Million led by T. Rowe Price, in addition to backing by global leaders including Microsoft, Amazon, Hitachi Ventures, BMW i Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover s ln Motion fund, Energy Impact Partners, Arc Tern Ventures, Fifth Wall and more.

The company has forged strategic commercial partnerships with key industry leaders such as Solvay, Vattenfall, Lime, and VACUUMSCHMELZE to recycle magnets containing REEs and bring a circular and resilient rare earth supply chain to scale. We are proudly named as one of Top 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch by MIT Tech Review in 2025. Learn more about Cyclic Materials cyclic materials.earth.

Cyclic Materials is looking to add curious, hard-working, and driven individuals to our growing team. Come join us and help build a global cleantech leader together!

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee daily accounting, treasury, and inventory management activities.

Own and maintain manufacturing cost accounting processes, including standard costing, variance analysis, and cost allocation methodologies.

Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to ensure accurate tracking of raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), finished goods, and scrap.

Review and analyze inventory valuation, reserves, and obsolescence in accordance with GAAP.

Support month-end inventory close processes, including inventory reconciliations and production cost roll-ups.

Manage timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.

Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll tax, inventory, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations.

Review and approve journal entries, accruals, and bank reconciliations.

Qualifications

CPA designation preferred (or actively working toward designation).

5–6 years of hands-on accounting experience, including ownership of full-cycle accounting.

Prior experience in manufacturing, metals, chemicals, industrial, clean-tech, or capital-intensive environments strongly preferred.

Experience producing GAAP-compliant financial statements in multi-entity or cross-border (Canada/U.S.) environments.

Strong working knowledge of SOX controls and other public company requirements and US GAAP.

Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams (ideally 5+ direct reports).

Advanced Excel and Database skills; experience with Quick Books and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a strong…