Accounting and Finance Specialist
Full-Time, In-Office (Dorval, QC) • Reports to the President
About CFT Canada
Our client is a leading Canadian specialist in the transportation of dangerous goods (TDG). From their Dorval, Québec base, they serve organizations nationwide through three complementary business lines: accredited TDG training for every mode of transport (air, road, marine, and rail); a complete range of compliance products (UN-rated packaging, placards, labels, and publications); and specialist services including compliance audits and logistics support through CFT Logistics. Following a recent ownership transition, they're strengthening the team and the operational infrastructure to support significant growth over the next several years.
Why This Role Exists
They're consolidating three functions - day-to-day accounting, reception, and client-facing support - into one disciplined, high-ownership role. They're looking for someone who takes real pride in tight, accurate books and who can run the front office. Someone who is a team player and willing to chip in. This role is central to the business: you'll be the first voice callers and visitors hear, and the steady hand keeping our financial records clean and current.
The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the President, you will own the full cycle of day-to-day accounting in QuickBooks Online (QBO), serve as the initial point of contact for clients and visitors, and occasionally provide front-line customer support. The role is split roughly as follows:
Function:
Share of Role
Accounting & Bookkeeping -70%
Reception- 20%
Customer Service / Support-10%
This is not a role where any one piece is an afterthought - we're looking for someone who can bring genuine rigour to the accounting work while still being warm and capable at the front desk.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Bookkeeping (70%):
- Own monthly reconciliations (bank, credit card, intercompany) and resolve exceptions promptly and accurately.
- Manage accounts receivable end-to-end: invoicing, aging review, and proactive collections follow-up against a defined DSO target.
- Process accounts payable through Plooto (QBO tool).
- Support month-end close and coordinate with the Company's external accountant on documentation requests.
- Maintain clean, error-free, audit-ready records in QuickBooks Online.
Reception (20%):
- Serve as the initial point of contact for incoming calls and visitors - greeting clients, routing inquiries, and representing CFT professionally.
- Manage day-to-day office operations: office supplies, mail and occasional deliveries.
Customer Service / Support (10%):
- Handle initial client inquiries related to training registrations, product orders, and general compliance questions, routing technical matters to the right team member.
What Success Looks Like in Year 1
- Reconciliations, AR, and AP are current, accurate, and reliably on schedule, with no material errors.
- Help align current customers to pay on a schedule that is consistent with our payment terms
- Mastery of the QBO platform and the supporting tools of Plooto (payments) and DEXT (expense management)
- You are recognized as a trusted, precise, and dependable presence by clients, vendors, and the internal team alike.
- Clients and visitors consistently describe their first point of contact with CFT as prompt, and professional.
- The office runs smoothly with minimal day-to-day intervention needed from leadership.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 2+ years of bookkeeping or accounting experience, with hands-on QuickBooks Online proficiency (experience with other platforms will be considered; however, QBO expertise is preferred).
- Willing to embrace technology and AI, with a strong aptitude to learn quickly. Comfortable working with cloud-based tools such as Plooto and Dext, or experience with similar tools.
- A demonstrated track record of accuracy and attention to detail - this role has little tolerance for error.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to move between focused accounting work and working with our team without losing accuracy.
- Bilingual (English/French), written and spoken - our clients and vendors span both.
- Prior reception or customer service experience is a plus, but average front-desk polish is perfectly acceptable if the accounting skill set is strong.
