Conseiller(ère) Comptabilité III

Hydro-Québec is looking for a seasoned accounting professional to fill the role of Conseiller(ère) Comptabilité III in Montréal. This is a temporary assignment with an indefinite duration, based at 1001 Robert-Bourassa, and it follows a 35-hour work week spread over five days with potential for flexible hours. The position supports a hybrid work arrangement, ideal for someone who can blend in-office collaboration with focused remote work. The contest reference for the posting is 189165, and it represents an opportunity to join a team focused on responsible, forward-looking energy management.

As a long-standing energy producer since 1944, Hydro-Québec aims to mobilize Quebec’s collective strength to accelerate the energy transition and strengthen the economy, while building a durable future. The company invites applications from professionals who want to grow their careers in a workplace that values safety, innovation and accountability. If you’re drawn to governance, financial stewardship and cross-unit collaboration, this could be a strong fit.

The right candidate will operate in a role that blends financial expertise with the ability to influence how the business reports, controls and improves its processes. You’ll be part of a team that places health and safety as a core priority, and you’ll contribute to a culture that emphasizes secure, responsible management of financial information.

Making sense of the numbers across the business

In this role you help manage the company’s finances by executing accounting activities, overseeing financial disclosures and management reporting, and ensuring controls align with legal and regulatory obligations. You’ll act as an expert, offering insights and support to business units, coordinating and carrying out accounting and operational control tasks, and analyzing issues to propose appropriate solutions. You’ll prepare and interpret both financial and management information, while shaping corporate guidelines, governance structures and the related strategies, then driving their implementation and monitoring. A key part of the daily work is developing and tracking performance indicators and accounting processes that align with your unit’s mission, identifying improvement opportunities and proposing practical remedies. You’ll influence evolving practices in your area and monitor changes in accounting standards, while coordinating or leading special projects. For roles serving subsidiaries, you may also participate in financial planning activities.

What you bring to the table

Your profile fits Hydro-Québec if you meet the must-have requirements and bring the nice-to-haves outlined below, plus a collaborative mindset that aligns with the company’s core strengths.

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field
• Membership in the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (CPA)
• Between six and nine years of relevant accounting experience, with a focus on transactional processes

• Experience implementing new work processes and optimizing how teams operate
• Ability to build and roll out governance structures, corporate frameworks and standard processes
• Understanding of risk management and how to manage change and stakeholder expectations
• Proven skill in communicating effectively across different levels of the organization and with diverse business units
• Solid Excel skills and familiarity with Power tools such as Query, Pivot and BI
• Knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA and the FI-CO and MM modules
• Experience with process-improvement approaches like Agile, Kaizen, Lean or similar
• Creativity and adaptability as core behavioral traits
• French language proficiency appropriate for the role
• Hydro-Québec essentials: strong team spirit, openness and benevolence, results orientation and a willingness to evolve

Hydro-Québec seeks teammates who collaborate well and continually push for better outcomes, with a curiosity to learn and adapt as standards and priorities shift.

Pay, benefits and practical details

The role carries a salary range from 81 112,20 CAD to 135 187,00 CAD per year, reflecting the seniority and scope of the work. Hydro-Québec describes its compensation as competitive, paired with a pension plan considered among the most generous in the market. The position supports a hybrid work program and a schedule that prioritizes work-life balance, including four weeks of vacation and opportunities for an autofinanced leave. The company also provides a comprehensive package of health, life and salary insurance, with the potential for flexible arrangements depending on job needs.

Key logistics include a 35-hour week over five days, with variable hours possible, and a base in Montréal at 1001 Robert-Bourassa. The posting notes the position is temporary, with an indefinite duration, and the closing date to apply is 19/10/2026. An agreement to hire may include background checks in line with HQ-SC-N-1001, conducted by Mintz Vérifications mondiales.

Hydro-Québec promotes equal opportunity in the workplace and supports a diverse, inclusive environment. They encourage applications from women, Indigenous people, visible and ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities, and they acknowledge all gender identities and sexual orientations. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

Advice for applicants

Put the must-haves up front on your resume so recruiters see the CPA status, the accounting degree and the six-to-nine years of relevant experience right away, ideally in a short summary at the top.

When you describe your experience, show concrete proof of the must-have capabilities, such as a project where you designed or implemented a new process, governance framework or control environment, and include metrics where possible. Mention any SAP S/4HANA FI-CO and MM work, plus your proficiency with Excel and Power BI tools to demonstrate the technical fit.

Be ready to talk through real-world examples of driving process improvements, managing stakeholders, and navigating change. You may be asked to outline a governance or risk-management scenario and how you would address it from planning through execution, so bring a crisp, structured approach with outcomes you can quantify.

End with a thoughtful question that shows your interest in how Hydro-Québec measures success in this role. You might ask how the team defines impact for a Conseiller Comptabilité III, what KPIs guide ongoing improvements, or how they balance standardization with business-unit autonomy in governance efforts.