Manager, Accounting

The Kindred team is at the heart of our cooperative, bringing our values to life every day. More than financial professionals, we care deeply about our members and our communities. With integrity, stewardship and compassion, we work to connect values and faith with finances, inspiring peaceful, just and prosperous communities.

We are currently recruiting a full-time Manager, Accounting for a 12-month contract, to join our Finance Department at Head Office (Kitchener, Ontario)

Reporting to the Director, Finance, you will lead general accounting operations and support accurate, timely financial reporting. You will coach the Accounting team, apply your CPA expertise to financial controls and accounting questions, and collaborate across Kindred to support effective decisions. This contract provides coverage while the current incumbent is seconded to a transformation project, with access to their knowledge and support during the assignment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead accounting operations. Coordinate daily, monthly and quarterly processes; review reconciliations and adjusting entries; investigate unusual balances; and support timely, accurate financial reporting.
• Build team capability. Set priorities, coordinate workloads and respond to escalated concerns. Provide coaching and feedback that help Accounting Representatives build skills, deliver reliable service and meet expectations.
• Apply technical expertise and strengthen controls. Research accounting questions, recommend appropriate treatment and advise the Director on significant judgments and reporting issues. Help maintain and improve financial controls and processes.
• Support audit and reporting. Coordinate supporting schedules and responses to external audit requests, and contribute to regulatory and Board reporting in line with applicable requirements and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

What to Bring

You bring sound judgment, curiosity and a careful eye for detail. You build solutions by investigating issues and translating technical requirements into practical actions. You build relationships through clear communication and dependable service, and develop others through supportive coaching and constructive feedback. You organize competing priorities and deliver accurate work within reporting deadlines. You also bring an active commitment to Kindred’s shared values and purpose.

Plus you bring your qualifications and experience

• CPA designation and a degree in Accounting, Commerce or a related field.
• Three or more years of relevant experience in public accounting, audit or financial accounting.
• Experience reviewing financial statements, assessing controls and resolving accounting issues.
• Experience supporting less experienced colleagues, reviewing work or coordinating assignments. Formal supervisory experience is an asset.
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills, proficiency in Excel and the ability to learn accounting systems.
• Experience with IFRS, financial services or credit unions is an asset.

Why Kindred

We believe that your life is bigger than any job, so we’ll work together to achieve work-life quality and care for your overall wellness. For many roles, we offer flexible and remote options that we can discuss with you. Your total rewards package includes competitive compensation, wellness support and preferred employee rates on financial products and services.

Our total rewards package includes

• Starting salary: $90,000 - $100,000
• Employer-paid group benefits 
• Four weeks of vacation and generous paid time off provisions
• Staff benefits on financial products and services

When you choose Kindred to further your career, you’re joining an engaged workforce at a certified B Corp™ that is committed to using business as a force for good™ and acting as an advocate for a Living Wage.

RSVP

Ready to choose Kindred? Visit www.kindredcu.com/careers to learn more about why people enjoy working with us. If this role sounds like a good fit, please apply.

At Kindred, we value genuine connection. We don’t use AI to screen applications; every application is reviewed by a member of our Talent team. If selected, you’ll hear from a Kindred team member by phone, and when possible, we prefer to meet candidates in person. If you choose to use AI to support your application materials, we encourage you to ensure your own voice and personality still come through. Kindred will acknowledge all applications received and advise all candidates when the position is filled.

Kindred is committed to an accessible, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.

As a team of people who, with compassion, integrity, and stewardship, care deeply about each other, our members, our communities, and our world, Kindred is committed to building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace. Kindred’s values-centered and faith-inspired, warmly professional, expressly invitational characteristics compel us to be a place that understands, respects, and values, and treats equitably all people of every race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, and disability.