Accountant

Paw Prosper • Mississauga, ON

15d

About The Position

The Accountant is responsible for account reconciliations, vendor management, accounts payable control, and month-end close support across Paw Prosper's multi-brand operations. This is a judgment-based role requiring critical thinking, analytical rigor, and the ability to investigate anomalies and communicate findings clearly. The Accountant is the quality gate between daily transaction processing and financial reporting.

Requirements

• 3+ years accounting experience (public or corporate)
• Proficiency in QuickBooks Online or similar ERP
• Experience with account reconciliations, vendor management, and AP
• Strong Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables)
• Comfort with automation tools
• Strong written and verbal English

Nice To Haves

• Multi-entity or multi-brand accounting (a plus)
• FP&A skills an asset

Responsibilities

• Own monthly account reconciliations for assigned GL accounts
• Investigate reconciling items, aging schedules, and unusual balances; propose resolutions
• Maintain audit trails in QuickBooks Online and supporting spreadsheets, supporting audit as required.
• Identify trends, anomalies, or errors and escalate to Controller with recommendations
• Perform vendor reconciliations — match invoices to payments, resolve aging issues
• Conduct intercompany reconciliations and flag mismatches
• Ensure Bank transaction coding is up to date and accurate
• Review vendor invoices in Bill.com [http://Bill.com] or accounting inbox
• Apply GL account and cost center assignments with critical judgment
• Flag invoices with missing info, duplicate entries, or policy violations
• Approve invoices up to assigned threshold (e.g., under $5,000); escalate above threshold per approval matrix
• Maintain vendor master data accuracy
• Partner with Controller on close execution and financial statement preparation
• Prepare and review account reconciliations before Controller's financial statement review
• Investigate variances flagged by Controller with analysis and recommendations
• Ensure all supporting documentation is complete and audit-ready
• Coordinate with Bookkeeper to resolve outstanding transaction issues before close
• Investigate customer or vendor inquiries requiring account-level analysis
• Prepare ad-hoc reports (aging schedules, vendor spend analysis, etc.)
• Identify process improvements and propose solutions to Controller
• Support special projects (acquisition integration, policy updates, system migrations)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees