Our client is sourcing for a Senior Manager, Accounting for a 3-month period with potential to become permanent.

The Senior

Manager of Accounting is a key member of the Finance & Accounting team, responsible for leading the full-cycle accounting function, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, and driving a timely, well-controlled month-end and year-end close. This role owns account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and journal entry preparation and review, while partnering closely with FP&A;, Reporting, and external auditors. The ideal candidate is a hands-on accounting leader with strong technical knowledge, a process-improvement mindset, and the ability to mentor a growing accounting team Full Cycle Accounting Own the full-cycle accounting process, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, payroll accruals, and intercompany transactions.

Manage the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process, ensuring deadlines are met and the general ledger is accurate and complete. Prepare and review consolidated financial statements in accordance with ASPE/IFRS, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. Maintain and continuously improve the chart of accounts, accounting policies, and internal controls to safeguard company assets.

Ensure compliance with tax filing requirements (HST/GST, corporate tax, payroll remittances) in coordination with external tax advisors.

Reconciliations

Oversee the preparation and review of monthly balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring all accounts are supported and variances are investigated and resolved. Perform and review bank reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations, and inventory/COGS reconciliations across multiple entities. Establish reconciliation standards, templates, and review cadences to ensure consistency and audit-readiness across the accounting team.

Identify and resolve reconciling items, aged balances, and discrepancies in a timely manner, escalating risk areas to the Director of Finance. Partner with Treasury and Operations to ensure cash, deposit, and clearing accounts are reconciled and monitored on an ongoing basis. Schedules & Supporting Analysis Prepare and review key supporting schedules, including prepaid expenses, accruals, fixed assets/depreciation, deferred revenue, and debt schedules.

Maintain rolling continuity schedules for balance sheet accounts and ensure they tie out to the general ledger each period. Support the year-end audit by preparing audit-ready working papers, schedules, and reconciliations, and act as a key point of contact for external auditors. Develop schedules and analyses to support budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting requests from FP&A; and senior leadership.

Journal





Entries & General Ledger Review and approve journal entries prepared by the accounting team, ensuring accuracy, proper supporting documentation, and appropriate account coding. Ensure the general ledger reflects accurate, complete, and timely financial activity to support reliable financial reporting. Team Leadership & Process Improvement Lead, mentor, and develop a team of accountants and accounting analysts, providing coaching, training, and performance feedback.

Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to streamline the close, reconciliation, and reporting processes. Document accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to strengthen consistency and institutional knowledge. Champion the effective use of ERP and accounting systems to improve efficiency, accuracy, and reporting capabilities.

Serve as a trusted finance partner to FP&A;, Operations, and other departments, providing accounting guidance and analysis as needed. Support internal and external audits, including preparation of audit schedules and responses to auditor inquiries. Monitor changes in accounting standards and regulatory requirements, assessing and implementing impacts on the organization.

Respond to ad hoc requests from senior leadership with timely, accurate financial information and analysis.

7-10 years of progressive full-cycle accounting experience, including 2+ years in a supervisory or management role. Demonstrated experience owning month-end/year-end close, account reconciliations, and journal entry review in a corporate environment. Prior experience in a mid-to-large size organization with multiple entities or business units is preferred.

Experience working directly with external auditors through year-end audit engagements.

Technical Skills

Robust technical accounting knowledge of ASPE/IFRS and internal control frameworks. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including reconciliations, schedules, and large data sets. SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Business Central) for journal entries, close, and reconciliations.

Familiarity with reconciliation and close-management tools (e.g., Blackline) is an asset. Ability to use AI to support process efficiency and decision making. Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and data integrity.

Effective communicator, able to explain accounting matters clearly to non-finance stakeholders. Determining compensation for this role (and others)



at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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office location and other geographic considerations;

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

📌 Senior Manager, Management Accounting (Toronto)
🏢 Vaco by Highspring
📍 Toronto