Location: Toronto, ON, Hybrid, 4 days on-site

Language: Strong written and verbal English communication skills required

Duration: 1 year contract with potential conversion to perm

Background Check Requirement: Background check required

About the Opportunity
An established global organization within the insurance and financial services sector is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its Financial Reporting team in Toronto. This role is ideal for a technically strong accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced reporting setting and enjoys owning complex financial statements from end to end.

Working closely with Finance, Actuarial, Treasury, and Accounting teams across multiple regions, you’ll play a key role in delivering accurate quarterly and annual reporting under US GAAP. You’ll also contribute to a major finance transformation initiative as the organization transitions its ledger environment from PeopleSoft to Oracle, offering valuable exposure to systems modernization and cross-functional collaboration.

What’s In It for You
Join a collaborative and high-performing Finance team that values accountability, continuous learning, and strong communication. You’ll gain exposure to global stakeholders, meaningful financial reporting work, and opportunities to contribute beyond day-to-day reporting activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to deepen their insurance or financial services reporting expertise while working in an environment that encourages professional growth, knowledge sharing, and team partnership.





Your Responsibilities

You’ll prepare quarterly and annual US GAAP financial statements, cash flow statements, and shareholder equity reporting

You’ll support month-end and quarter-end close activities through journal entries, reconciliations, analysis, and reporting deliverables

You’ll collaborate with Accounting, Actuarial, Treasury, and Finance teams to gather and validate financial inputs for reporting purposes

You’ll investigate variances, assess reporting accuracy, and challenge information where needed to ensure high-quality financial outputs

You’ll support audit requests, internal controls, and compliance activities within established reporting frameworks

You’ll contribute to finance transformation initiatives and support process improvements tied to future systems changes

Skills and Qualifications

3+ years of post-qualified accounting experience within insurance, reinsurance, or financial services environments

Strong hands-on experience preparing and analyzing US GAAP financial statements

Experience supporting statutory, management, or regulatory reporting in a controlled environment

Exposure to insurance reporting, financial services, or Big 4 audit experience supporting insurance clients

Strong communication skills with the ability to interact confidently with senior stakeholders and business leaders

Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing deadlines in a collaborative environment

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📌 Senior Accountant (Ontario)
🏢 Altis Recruitment
📍 Ontario