General Accountant
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Salary: $65,000-75,000 · Full-time
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- Pay
- Salary: $65,000-75,000
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 2–4 years of practical accounting experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
General Accountant
Location: Toronto, ON
Workplace: 4 days on-site
Salary: $65,000-75,000
Position Type: Open Vacancy
The Opportunity:
Our client, a well-established, privately held, multi-location company, is seeking a General Accountant to join its growing finance team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with established schedules and IFRS standards.
- Analyze monthly profit and loss statements to identify variances, discrepancies, and areas requiring further review.
- Oversee all aspects of the month-end close process, including accruals, intercompany transfers, and journal entry preparation and adjustments.
- Perform monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accuracy of reporting and proper ledger maintenance, investigating and resolving discrepancies as needed.
- Collaborate with operations and management teams to understand reporting requirements and provide financial insights to support business decisions.
- Partner with on-site management teams to coordinate and streamline accounting processes across multiple business units.
- Communicate regularly with operations staff to resolve account discrepancies and ensure financial accuracy.
- Prepare and distribute bi-weekly payroll and gratuity reports.
- Record and reconcile sales across multiple locations to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Reconcile credit card and gift card transactions to actual payments received.
- Prepare customer invoices for events and verify details with the sales team.
- Process intercompany charges and verify transactions between related entities.
- Manage accounts receivable for multiple entities and reconcile balances to the subledger and general ledger.
- Perform additional accounting duties and support special projects as assigned.
What We Need From You:
- 2–4 years of practical accounting experience.
- Professional accounting designation (CPA) or currently pursuing the designation.
- Experience in the hospitality or service industry is considered an asset.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics NAV or similar ERP systems is an advantage.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational and analytical skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Next Steps:
- We here at Clarity Recruitment would like to thank you for your application
- Only those chosen for a phone interview will be contacted via email and text to set up a phone interview
Clarity Recruitment and our client are firmly committed to fostering diversity within our community. Our clients welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of their staff, including, but not limited to, women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Please notify us if you require accommodation in the application process.
Clarity Recruitment helps start-ups and scale-ups build top-performing finance & accounting teams with a structured recruitment process and better results. Visit findingclarity.ca to learn more.
Job ID # 3691353
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare financial statements and analyze monthly results, while managing month-end close, journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations. Support accounting across multiple locations and entities, including payroll and gratuity reporting, sales and payment reconciliation, event invoicing, and accounts receivable.
Requirements
Candidates need 2–4 years of practical accounting experience and must hold or be pursuing a CPA designation; hospitality or service-industry experience is an asset. They should be proficient in Microsoft Office, with ERP experience such as Microsoft Dynamics NAV advantageous, and demonstrate strong analytical, organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
Skills
- IFRS
- Financial Analysis
- Month-End Close
- Accruals
- Intercompany Accounting
- Journal Entries
- Account Reconciliation
- Payroll Reporting
- Sales Reconciliation
- Accounts Receivable
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- Attention to Detail
- Organization
- Communication
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- General Accounting
- Financial Statements
- IFRS
- Profit And Loss Statements
- Variance Analysis
- Month-End Close
- Accruals
- Intercompany Transfers
- Journal Entries
- Account Reconciliation
- General Ledger
- Subledger
- Payroll
- Gratuity Reports
- Sales Reconciliation
- Credit Card Transactions
- Gift Card Transactions
- Customer Invoicing
- Accounts Receivable
- CPA
- Hospitality Industry
- Service Industry
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- ERP Systems