Financial Accountant

Aston Carter•East York, ON

1d•CA$35 - CA$45•Hybrid

About The Position

The Financial Accountant plays a key role in the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting and strong internal controls. This role focuses on full-cycle accounting, general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, treasury support, and financial analysis, while also contributing to the optimization of financial systems and processes. The position partners closely with internal stakeholders across clinical and corporate departments and supports a mission-driven organization in the hospital sector.

Requirements

Solid accounting experience, including full-cycle accounting and general ledger management.
Proven experience preparing financial reports, statements, reconciliations, and projections.
Hands-on experience with bank reconciliations and account reconciliations.
Demonstrated ability to manage month-end routines, including recurring journal entries and close activities.
Experience analyzing variances and discrepancies and recommending corrective actions.
Experience with invoice processing and related accounts payable activities.
Experience supporting treasury functions, including cash forecasting and monitoring daily cash balances.
Proficiency with general ledger systems and uploading data into Cognos BI or similar reporting tools.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in all financial work.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Demonstrated initiative with a positive, collaborative, and customer-service-oriented approach.
Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., complex formulas, pivot tables, data analysis).
University degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
Completed or actively working towards a CPA designation.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with SAP S/4HANA in a financial accounting environment.
Experience with SAP Ariba, including administration of user access and procurement workflows.
Experience using Cognos or similar business intelligence and reporting tools.
Experience supporting external audits, including preparation of audit working papers and year-end schedules.
Experience administering and maintaining chart of accounts, cost centres, and financial master data.
Experience in a hospital or healthcare environment, or exposure to ministry-funded programs and specialized funding models.
Experience with ancillary service agreements and lease arrangements, including financial tracking and reconciliations.
Experience documenting processes and developing standard operating procedures and training materials.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with both clinical and corporate stakeholders.
Interest in contributing to community-focused and mission-driven work.

Responsibilities

Perform month-end activities, including scheduled system interfaces, reallocations, accruals, and journal entries.
Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes to ensure accurate and timely financial results.
Prepare detailed account analyses and reconciliations, and post related adjusting or reclassification journal entries as required.
Analyze financial results, investigate variances and discrepancies, and identify trends that require follow-up or corrective action.
Prepare and maintain financial reports critical to the close process, including the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, and operational portfolio reporting.
Prepare month-end data files and upload information into reporting tools such as Cognos BI.
Maintain supporting schedules and reconcile sub-ledgers to general ledger balances to ensure data integrity.
Perform bank reconciliations and investigate and resolve discrepancies as needed.
Support treasury management activities, including daily cash monitoring, banking administration, cash forecasting, and liquidity reporting.
Prepare audit working papers and support annual external audit requirements, including year-end audit activities.
Administer user access and maintain internal controls for SAP Ariba requisitioners and approvers.
Administer and maintain the chart of accounts, including account creation, cost centre maintenance, terminations, and related change management activities.
Ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial master data, including the chart of accounts, cost centres, and system hierarchies.
Support and maintain strong internal controls, ensuring compliance with organizational policies, accounting standards, and audit requirements.
Support financial systems optimization, testing, and implementation activities related to SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, and reporting tools.
Support the administration, financial tracking, and reporting of ancillary service agreements and lease arrangements, including landlord and tenant obligations, billing coordination, renewals, amendments, and reconciliations.
Review, validate, and process specialized funding and billing reconciliations, including bundled care and other ministry-funded programs.
Identify and implement process improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls within Finance and operational areas.
Develop and maintain process documentation, standard operating procedures, and training materials related to assigned responsibilities.
Provide financial and operational support to internal stakeholders by responding to inquiries and assisting with financial interpretation and reporting.
Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders across clinical and corporate departments to support financial decision-making.
Participate in other duties and special projects as assigned to support the broader Finance function.