Financial Accountant (12-Month Contract)

Position Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Financial Accountant to join our client in Financial Services. In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial statements in accordance with JGAAP, US GAAP and IFRS.

The ideal candidate will manage routine accounting functions, oversee complex account reconciliations, assist with mandatory Canadian regulatory filings, and support ongoing system implementations and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare timely, accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management reports.
• Calculate, prepare, and post month-end journal entries, balance sheet adjustments, and revenue/expense accruals with complete supporting documentation.
• Conduct detailed variance analyses against prior periods and budgets, providing meaningful operational insights to senior management.
• Oversee fixed asset accounting, including asset creation, modifications, disposals, depreciation runs, and subledger-to-general ledger system reconciliations.
• Compile, validate, and file required statutory and regulatory returns for government and supervisory bodies (including OSFI, CRA, and Statistics Canada).
• Ensure accounting treatments and financial disclosures consistently align with both IFRS and US GAAP guidelines.
• Perform daily reconciliations of complex, high-volume general ledger accounts and resolve reconciling items promptly.
• Identify control deficiencies, update standard operating procedure (SOP) documentation, and recommend improvements to enhance internal control frameworks.
• Serve as cross-functional support and coverage for key close and reporting duties across the finance team.
• Support finance systems implementations, data migration testing, and process automation initiatives.
• Execute ad-hoc financial analysis and project-based assignments to support strategic business decisions.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• CPA designation or actively enrolled in the CPA is considered an asset
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in financial reporting, corporate accounting, or financial analysis.
• Solid technical working knowledge of IFRS; working familiarity with US GAAP.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency (e.g., complex formulas, pivot tables, nested logic, and VBA/Macros).
• Proven experience managing large datasets and reconciling high-volume, multi-million-dollar transactions.
• Prior hands-on involvement with ERP implementations or financial system integrations.
• Strong analytical, reconciliation, and root-cause problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.

If you’re qualified and interested in this opportunity, send your resume in word format to Hira Khan at hira.khan@randstad.ca.