Accountant
About The Position
The Accountant provides technical accounting, reporting, and analytical support for the organization’s not-for-profit entities. The role owns key accounting processes, including month-end and year-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, deferred funds, intercompany accounting, revenue recognition, cost allocations, funder reporting, and audit preparation. As part of the Business Support Services (BSS) team, this position supports financial integrity, audit readiness, internal controls, and reporting accuracy across multiple entities. The role provides technical accounting guidance, assists with the review of complex accounting matters, and supports improvements to accounting processes, documentation, and reporting practices.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of Canadian accounting standards, financial reporting principles, and accounting practices for not-for-profit and charitable organizations.
- Experience with month-end and year-end close, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, deferred revenue/funds, revenue recognition, fund accounting, and audit support.
- Understanding of internal controls, audit readiness, account reconciliation standards, financial documentation, and process improvement.
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, complex formulas, reconciliations, and financial analysis.
- Experience using NetSuite or a similar accounting system.
- Solid analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in a not-for-profit, charity, multi-entity, or fund accounting environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Salesforce, SAP Concur, or related systems experience is an asset.
- Active pursuit of a CPA would be an asset.
Responsibilities
- Supports assigned accounting processes across multiple entities, including close activities, reconciliations, deferred funds, intercompany accounting, revenue recognition, cost allocations, and audit support.
- Helps coordinate key components of the month-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, variance review, and reporting support.
- Reviews balance sheet reconciliations, accounting schedules, working papers, and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards.
- Supports the management of deferred funds, restricted fund accounting, intercompany accounting, revenue recognition, and related not-for-profit accounting treatment.
- Coordinates the preparation of audit schedules and supports the development of responses to auditor inquiries for assigned areas.
- Reconciles donor and gift information between Salesforce and NetSuite in partnership with Philanthropy.
- Supports cross-functional coordination with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, procurement, banking, and transaction processing teams to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant recording of financial activity within the general ledger.
- Provides technical accounting guidance to team members and stakeholders on reconciliations, coding, funding allocations, documentation, and finance processes.
- Supports continuous process improvements related to accounting accuracy, internal controls, audit readiness, documentation, and standard operating procedures.
- Participates in system enhancements, process reviews, and cross-functional initiatives impacting accounting and reporting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
