Location: North York
Type: Permanent, Full time, In-Office
Reports to: Finance Director, CFO
Salary Range: $75,000 - $80,000 Annually
About The Company
Anova Fertility & Reproductive Health is the premier fertility health centre in Canada exclusively focused on reproductive medicine and women’s health. Since 2016, we have built a reputation as the leader in innovation, education, and communication for best-in-class, inclusive, humanized fertility and reproductive care. Anova Fertility is known for its collaborative and holistic approach, leveraging an award-winning, multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including Reproductive Endocrinologists, OB/GYNs, Family Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse, and other specialized healthcare professionals. Our high-functioning team provides exceptional patient care through advanced fertility treatments and personalized treatment plans.
About The Role
The General Accountant is a key contributor to Anova’s Finance function, responsible for maintaining the integrity of the general ledger and delivering accurate, timely financial reporting across multiple clinic entities. This role consolidates and reviews financial inputs from Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, performs reconciliations, prepares journal entries, and completes the full month-end close cycle.
Working closely with the CFO and Finance Controller, the General Accountant supports management decision-making through reliable financial statements, variance analysis, and forecasting support. The role also plays an important part in audit readiness, compliance with tax and statutory requirements, and the continuous improvement of accounting processes and internal controls. Success in this position requires strong technical accounting knowledge, analytical thinking, and the ability to operate effectively in a deadline-driven healthcare environment.
Crucially, you will share the founder, Dr. Marjorie Dixon’s commitment to being the gold standard for successful reproductive health and fertility centres. This position will work closely with all members of the Finance team but will ultimately report to the CFO.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
General
- Collaborates effectively with co-workers across departments
- Consistently arrives at work, appointments, meetings, and events on time
- Writes clearly and informatively and edits work for spelling and grammar
- Maintains confidentiality and security of business and patient information
- Handles expected share of workload at required quality level (productivity)
- Complies with policies and protocols, as amended from time to time
- Completes all required training to perform job duties effectively
Role-Specific
- Review and reconcile Accounts Receivable transactions posted to the general ledger, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and appropriate entity allocation.
- Monitor accounts payable and accounts receivable activities.
- Perform monthly bank and credit card reconciliations for multiple legal entities, investigating and resolving reconciling items promptly.
- Reconcile intercompany transactions.
- Prepare monthly Physician reconciliations
- Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, intercompany charges, reclassifications, and adjustments.
- Ensure all journal entries are properly supported, documented, and approved in accordance with internal controls.
- Maintain and reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts, ensuring balances are accurate and fully supported.
- Assist in preparing monthly financial statements, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Assist in analyzing financial results and prepare variance explanations for management review.
- Complete the full month-end close process, ensuring all reconciliations, entries, and schedules are completed within defined timelines.
- Maintain ongoing audit working files using inputs from AP and AR teams, ensuring documentation is complete and audit-ready.
- Support forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning activities by providing accurate historical data and analysis.
- Liaise with departments across the organization to obtain financial information, clarify transactions, and ensure transparency.
- Respond to internal inquiries related to financial results, balances, and accounting treatment.
- Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, responding to auditor questions, and providing supporting documentation.
- Prepare and file government remittances, HST returns, and other tax-related reports.
- Identify process improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls.
- Monitor financial controls and ensure adherence to accounting policies and procedures.
- Assist the CFO and Finance Controller with ad hoc financial analysis, reporting, and special projects.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and internal governance requirements.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound professional judgment in all financial matters.
Qualifications And Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA designation (completed or in progress) preferred.
- Knowledge of Canadian accounting principles and taxation requirements.
- 5+ years of accounting experience in a corporate or public accounting environment
- Strong hands-on experience with month-end close, reconciliations, and financial reporting
- Solid understanding of general ledger accounting, accruals, prepaids, and balance sheet reconciliations
- Experience preparing financial statements, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow
- Experience supporting internal and external audits
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial analysis and reconciliations, Pivot tables, look-up
- Experience with ERP/accounting systems such as SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, or QuickBooks, Payworks, Accuro
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict reporting deadlines
- High level of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
- Medical clinic office experience an asset
Profile
- Strong customer service orientation
- Meticulous attention to detail and very organized
- Punctual, dependable, and strong work ethic
- Comfortable working in team environment
- Friendly, calm, welcoming demeanour
- Unfazed under pressure
- Able to work in office 5 days per week
Why Join Us?
- Enjoy a dedicated, high-energy work environment
- Competitive compensation and Benefits package
- On-site parking and transit-oriented location
- Career development opportunities
- Company culture events and team building
- Work in a clinical environment that offers the latest fertility advancements, expertise, alongside the inspiring Dr. Marjorie Dixon
- Work in the most renowned fertility clinic in Canada, with best in-class-care, top in-house laboratory
- Become part of an award-winning, influential team that improves access to care, are leaders in inclusivity and that gives back to the community
- Have an opportunity to grow your professional profile alongside Anova
- Work in a stunning, modern office, conveniently located at Yonge & Sheppard
Anova Fertility is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and accommodations are available throughout all stages of the recruitment process.
In compliance with the new Employment Standards Act (ESA) guidelines regarding the use of artificial intelligence, please note that we
do not use AI tools to screen or evaluate applications. All candidate assessments are conducted by our recruitment team.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those candidates who are shortlisted for further consideration will be contacted.
Note 1: as the Company grows and legislation changes, management may change tasks assigned to this role accordingly.
Note 2: work is performed with considerable independence, subject to review through educational opportunities, written reports, and evaluation of results.
