Senior Accounting Specialist

Location: Hamilton, Ontario (Hybrid)

Our Client

Our client is a growing organization seeking a Senior Accounting Specialist to oversee day-to-day accounting operations across multiple legal entities. This is a hands-on role for a detail-oriented accounting professional with strong bookkeeping, reconciliation, and Excel skills.

Responsibilities

- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records across multiple legal entities
- Process a high volume of daily accounting transactions while ensuring accuracy and proper segregation of records
- Manage full-cycle bookkeeping, including:
- Accounts receivable
- Bank, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations
- Vendor reconciliations
- Related-party reconciliations
- Journal entries and general ledger maintenance
- Support month-end and year-end closing processes across multiple entities
- Prepare and review intercompany transactions and reconciliations
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and applicable regulations
- Assist with financial reporting and internal management reports
- Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, and tax advisors as required
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy
- Provide guidance and support to junior accounting staff




- Respond to finance-related inquiries from internal stakeholders

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- 5+ years of progressive bookkeeping or accounting experience
- Professional accounting designation or progress toward one is an asset
- Experience supporting multiple legal entities
- Strong understanding of general ledger accounting and reconciliations
- Hands-on full-cycle bookkeeping experience
- Proficiency with accounting software such as QuickBooks or similar
- Advanced Excel skills, including Power Query, Pivot Tables, and Macros
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

The Ideal Candidate

- Highly detail-oriented and committed to accuracy
- Takes ownership and accountability for their work
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with others
- Comfortable managing competing priorities in a rapid-paced environment
- Demonstrates strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Maintains a high level of confidentiality and integrity
- Proactive and interested in improving accounting processes and efficiencies

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