General Accountant (Canada)

General Accountant (Canada)

29 Aug
|
Leading
|
Canada

29 Aug

Leading

Canada

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on Accountant with 3 to 8 years of experience to join our team in Mississauga. This Individual Contributor role focuses on handling general accounting workflows, core financial schedules, and day-to-day transaction processing. If you enjoy executing diverse accounting routines, working through structured workflows, and meeting tight deadlines within a cooperative team environment, this position is an excellent fit.

Details

- Salary: $70000 - $80,000 CAD per year
- Work Model: Hybrid (3 days minimum in Mississauga office)
- Structure: Reports directly to the Controller
- What to Expect: This is a strictly execution-focused, hands-on independent contributor role. Success requires a candidate who genuinely enjoys being "in the weeds" of daily transactional workflows

What You'll Be Doing

60% – General Accounting & Closing Routines

- Perform complete monthly bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, and intercompany reconciliations flagging variances for review of the Controller.
- Prepare and post standard month-end accruals for unbilled items (utilities and other monthly vendor billings) under strict closing deadlines.
- Actively update and maintain Fixed Asset registers and Prepaid expense schedules.

20% – Accounts Payable (AP) Support & Expenses

- Review, code, and process high-volume corporate credit card statements under tight timelines.
- Match, code,



and post non-PO invoices accurately to the right GL account.
- Process and verify personal employee expense claims according to company policy.

20% – Projects & Ad-Hoc Requests

- Assist the Controller with special projects, process updates, and financial testing.
- Use Excel (Pivot Tables, SUMIF, VLOOKUP) to analyze, clean, and organize large lists of transactions for ad-hoc queries.

What You Bring/ Key Skills/ Who You Are

- 3 to 8 years of hands-on accounting and transactional processing experience.
- Proven ability to deliver accurate results under tight deadlines.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Commerce or any related fields.
- Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, SUMIFs, Index/Match functions).
- Open to any ERP software; familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a plus.
- Collaborates effectively within and across departments to gather details, answer questions, and support overall company objectives.
- Detail oriented with high level of accuracy.

Pay: $70,000.00-$80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Experience:

- Accounting and Transactional Processing: 3 years (required)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, etc.): 3 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Mississauga, ON

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