Accountant

About us

Weareafast-growing,AI-basedremoteyardactivityreportingcompanyservingclientsacrossNorthAmerica.OurFinance&AccountingteaminToronto/Mississaugasupportsamulti-entity,multi-currencygroupwithoperationsinfourdifferentcountries.Wearelookingforahands-onAccountantwhoiscomfortableowningrealbalance-sheetareasendtoend,workingtoahardmonthlycalendar,andimproving the way things get done as they go.

Position summary

TheAccountantisanindividualcontributorwithintheHQaccountingteam,reportingtotheController. 

Thesuccessfulcandidatewillpersonallyprepareprepaidandaccrualschedules,leaseandamortizationschedules,intercompanyentries,payrolljournalsandtherecurringlenderandsponsorreportingpackages,andwillbetheday-to-dayfinancecontactforseveralvendorandservice-providerrelationships. 

Thescopeofthisroleisdeliberatelybroad.Beyondtherecurringdeliverableslistedbelow,adhocanalysisandreportingrequestsarearegularpartofthework,andthemixofresponsibilitieswillchangeandexpandasthepersongrowsintotheroleandasthebusinessdoes.

Key responsibilities

Month-end close and reconciliations

• Prepareassignedmonth-endjournalentriesandclosetherelatedaccountstothepublishedclose calendar.
• Owntheprepaidexpenseandamortizationschedules,includingset-upofnewprepaidsandmonthly release.
• Owntheaccruedpayablesschedule:buildtheaccrual,trackitagainstsupportingengagementletters,contractsandpurchasecommitments,reverseoninvoicereceipt,andexplaintheresidual.
• Maintainright-of-useassetandleaseliabilityschedules,includingre-measurementwhenpayment terms change.
• Preparebalancesheetaccountreconciliationsforassignedaccountsandclearreconcilingitemsrather than carrying them forward.
• Prepareandpostintercompanyentriesbetweenentities,andreconcileintercompanybalancesso they eliminate cleanly on consolidation.
• SupportthemonthlyconsolidatedreportingpackagepreparedwithourSubsidiaryfinanceteams, including review of the submitted trial balances and follow-up on variances.

Treasury, banking and lender reporting

• Report daily and month-end cash positions across all bank accounts and currencies.
• Prepare and support covenant reports.
• Prepare the monthly reporting package for different stakeholders.
• Coordinate banking activities with the Controller and CFO, and maintain the supporting records.
• Prepare the payment release file for approval, verify that supporting approvals exist, and releaseapproved payments for approval.

Payroll and payroll tax

• Process/support/backupsemi-monthlypayrollfortheCanadianandUSentitiesinconjunctionwithourpayrollprovider,includingnewhires,terminations,benefitchanges,bonuscalculationand off-cycle payments.

Vendor, intercompany and outsourced-provider reconciliation

• Reconcile monthly invoices from outsourced service providers and staffing partners to contracts,headcount, hours and approved bonus data, and resolve discrepancies before release.
• Review professional fee invoices against engagement letters and flag amounts outside scope.
• Supportaccountspayableandaccountsreceivablecolleaguesontechnicalquestions,accountcoding and entity allocation.

Audit, tax and compliance

• Prepare audit schedules and respond to auditor requests for the annual group audit.
• Supporttheexternaltaxprovisionandcorporatetaxcomplianceprocess,andtheannualSR&EDclaim, including gathering and reconciling the underlying cost data.
• Maintaindocumentationtosupportsalestax,indirecttaxandstatutoryfilingsacrossjurisdictions.

Requirements

• A university degree or college diploma in accounting, finance or a closely related discipline.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including full-cycle month-end close ownership.
• Demonstratedexperiencepreparingprepaid,accrual,leaseandintercompanyscheduleswithout supervision.
• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
• Working knowledge of IFRS and ASPE.
• Hands-on experience with a mid-market ERPsystem;ideallyNetSuiteor equivalent.
• Advanced Excel (lookups, pivots, large reconciliations built from raw system extracts).
• FamiliaritywithCanadianandUSpayroll,sufficienttopreparepayrolljournals,reconcilepayrollliability accounts and provide backup coverage.
• Strongwrittencommunication—muchofthisroleisexplaininganumbertosomeonewhodidnot prepare it.
• Comfortable working to deadlines in a month-end environment, including peak-period flexibility.
  

What we offer

• Broadexposureacrossamulti-jurisdictiongroup—close,reconciliations,treasury,reporting,tax and audit — in a single role.
• DirectworkingrelationshipswiththeControllerandCFO,andvisibilitywithourlender,sponsorand external advisors.
• Afinancefunctionactivelybeingrebuiltanddocumented,withrealscopetoshapehowprocesses run.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, and support for professional development.

This role will require the candidate to complete background checks (includes but not limited to: references, educational verification, criminal check, credit check - where applicable). Certain roles may also require testing.

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