Senior Accountant

Overview

This is a full-time, fully remote Senior Accountant role reporting to the Director of Finance, with a strong preference for candidates in Toronto. This position is only open to candidates located in Canada who are authorized to work in Canada (Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or other work permit).

The role supports core finance operations for a technology organization with offices in Calgary and Toronto and additional locations opening in the US.

Responsibilities

Accounting Operations

• Own full-cycle accounting, including general ledger, journal entries, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Take ownership of accounts payable, including vendor management, invoice processing, coordination of approvals, payment execution, employee expenses, and corporate cards.
• Prepare and reconcile payroll journal entries, including departmental allocations, benefits, commissions, and related accruals; partner with the Director of Finance on payroll reporting and accounting.
• Ensure accounting records are accurate, complete, and maintained in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Treasury, Revenue & Planning

• Manage day-to-day banking and treasury activities, including cash positioning, bank reconciliations, transfers, and payment execution.
• Own the end-to-end accounts receivable process, including customer invoicing, collections, account reconciliations, and follow-up on outstanding balances.
• Maintain deferred revenue and revenue recognition schedules to ensure accurate accounting in accordance with customer contracts and applicable accounting standards.
• Support cash flow forecasting and budget maintenance by updating actuals, maintaining supporting schedules, and analyzing variances against plan.

Reporting & Insights

• Own the monthly financial reporting process, including preparation of financial statements, reconciliations, variance analysis, and supporting schedules.
• Maintain financial and operating KPI reporting and dashboards, including revenue, ARR, cash burn/runway, and other key business metrics.
• Support the Director of Finance with management and Board reporting, including financial analysis and key business insights.

Business Partnership & Systems

• Collaborate with Sales, Delivery, and Marketing to ensure accurate and timely financial information across the customer lifecycle, from contracting and billing through delivery and collections.
• Support integration of CRM and finance processes to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and appropriate financial controls.
• Use technology, reporting tools, and automation to improve efficiency and accuracy within established finance processes.

Controls & Scalability

• Support audit, tax, and compliance requirements, including preparation of schedules and coordination with external advisors.
• Support multi-entity and multi-currency accounting across Canadian and US operations, including intercompany reconciliations.

Requirements

• CPA designation preferred or working towards.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting or finance, ideally in a Senior Accountant capacity.
• Strong hands-on full-cycle accounting experience, including month-end close, reconciliations, payroll accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and treasury.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting standards, revenue recognition, internal controls, and multi-entity accounting.
• Advanced proficiency with accounting systems and MS Excel; QuickBooks Online experience is an asset.
• Pipedrive or other CRM experience is an asset, particularly in reporting, data management, and integration with finance processes.
• Curious, hands-on, and collaborative mindset with the initiative to take ownership, anticipate next steps, and follow through independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with attention to detail and a proactive approach to sharing progress, raising concerns, and keeping stakeholders informed.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary plus performance incentives.
• Stock options.
• Fully remote work.
• Flexible work hours with core working hours 10:00AM to 3:00PM in your local time zone.
• Comprehensive benefits, including health and dental.
• Opportunity for growth as the organization scales.

Location

• Fully remote.
• Strong preference for candidates in Toronto.
• Candidates must be located in Canada and authorized to work in Canada (Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or other work permit).