Senior Accountant

Financeit • Toronto, ON

1d • CA$85,000 - CA$95,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Accountant at Financeit, it’s not just about balancing books and managing day-to-day accounting functions - you’ll dive deep to understand our consumer lending operations, drive process improvements, and provide creative solutions to complex accounting problems. If you're a proactive learner and curious problem-solver who constantly strives to do things better, you’ll thrive on our finance team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
• 3+ years of related experience, preferably for financial services or e-commerce operations
• CPA designation is required
• Advanced Excel skills for financial reporting (v-lookup, pivot tables, sumif)
• Knowledge of IFRS concepts and day-to-day accounting is required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive, is accountable, well-organized, and finds innovative and efficient methods of completing tasks and improving processes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with accounting ERP systems, tax, or audit is highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely and accurate month-end working papers and journal entries to support the financial close process
• Analyze monthly financial results, identify key trends and variances, and provide meaningful insights and commentary
• Collaborate with the Senior Manager of Accounting to evaluate and improve finance team processes, including leveraging automation and AI-powered tools
• Prepare reconciliations of high-volume cash and loan receivable accounts with complex funding structures, including investigating and resolving reconciling items and discrepancies
• Support year end reporting activities, including assisting with the annual external audit
• Assist with ad hoc initiatives, special projects and cross functional business needs
• Contribute to the development, enhancement and maintenance of internal controls to support a strong control environment
• Maintain existing accounting policies and research and document new accounting policies as needed

Benefits

• An award-winning culture with a collaborative & inclusive team.
• Competitive pay and performance-based bonus
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage + Lifestyle Account.
• RRSP Matching and Parental Leave Top UP Program.
• In office massage, meditation & workout sessions.
• Virtual events such as Lunch & Learns, company parties, fun team activities and charity initiatives.
• Career learning and development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior