Staff Accountant – Corporate Accounting

Location: Dorval, QC, Canada

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Job Summary The Staff Accountant will join a Corporate Accounting and Reporting team and support the maintenance of the books and records for multiple corporate entities across various jurisdictions.

This position will be responsible for general ledger accounting, month-end and year-end close activities, account reconciliations, intercompany transactions, fixed assets, financial reporting, and supporting tax, audit, and compliance requirements.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Books & Records Maintenance

- Maintain accurate, timely, and complete financial information for multiple corporate entities in accordance with GAAP, applicable agreements, and company policies.
- Develop an understanding of cost centers and profit centers and how they are utilized for financial reporting.
- Assist with establishing new cost centers, profit centers, general ledger accounts, and legal entities as needed.
- Monitor fixed asset additions and coordinate depreciation activities with the appropriate accounting teams.
- Develop an understanding of significant agreements and the calculation and payment of various revenues and expenses.
- Process and record capital contributions and distributions for corporate entities.
- Provide reporting related to capital activity to internal and external stakeholders as needed.
- Coordinate with external service providers and prepare supporting documentation for compliance, reporting, advisory, and tax purposes.
- Support GST/VAT filings and other international tax-related requirements as applicable.
- Calculate and record monthly equity flow-through income and loss from investments.
- Assist with estimating annual taxable income and related reporting.
- Support accounting for cross-border transactions, including foreign currency impacts and transfer pricing considerations.




- Gather information from accounting teams to properly record, estimate, and budget revenues and expenses.
- Review expense reports to ensure costs are properly coded and classified.
- Identify and correct misclassified balances within the income statement and balance sheet.
- Review and approve invoices for payment in accordance with established procedures.
- Maintain additional books, records, schedules, and supporting documentation as required.
- Assist with audit requests, ad hoc reporting, budgeting, and other accounting projects.

Month-End & Financial Close
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for corporate entities.
- Prepare and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries, accruals, amortization, allocations, intercompany billings, and other accounting adjustments.
- Review cost center expenses, profit center revenues, intercompany balances, foreign currency impacts, and other assigned financial activity for accuracy and proper classification.
- Prepare and maintain account reconciliations for assigned balance sheet and income statement accounts.
- Ensure account activity is accurate, complete, properly supported, and reconciled within established close deadlines.
- Assist with financial statement and account variance analysis.
- Perform post-close follow-up and adjustments to ensure financial reporting is complete and accurate.
- Ensure accounting activities are performed in accordance with company policies and applicable accounting standards.

Qualifications
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and general accounting principles.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.




- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple concurrent projects.
- Ability to meet strict deadlines, particularly during month-end and year-end close.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with Yardi or another accounting/ERP system is preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with employees, management, executives, auditors, and external service providers.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while contributing effectively within a team workplace.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish positive working relationships.

Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
- 0–2 years of accounting experience preferred.
- Internship or entry-level experience in corporate, public, real estate, or investment accounting is a plus.
- Experience with multi-entity accounting or international accounting is preferred but not required.

Language Requirements
- French is required.
- Advanced written and spoken English is required.
- English is necessary for regular communication with managers, employees, auditors, external service providers, and other stakeholders located outside Québec, including the United States, English-speaking Canada, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Work Environment
- Hybrid work arrangement.
- Onsite work is performed in a professional office environment.
- May require occasional travel of less than 5% annually based on business needs.

Physical Requirements
- Ability to remain seated and work at a desk for the majority of the workday.
- Regular use of a computer and standard office equipment.
- Ability to occasionally lift boxes or materials weighing up to approximately 50 lbs.

Core Competencies
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Accountability
- Organization & Time Management
- Problem-Solving
- Communication
- Collaboration & Teamwork
- Initiative
- Adaptability
- Ability to Meet Deadlines

📌 Staff Accountant (Dorval)
🏢 Frederick Fox
📍 Dorval