Our client is looking for an Accounting Manager for a 2 month contract.

Location: 2-3 days in office located in Mississauga

Responsibilities:

- Own and manage the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close process, including the close calendar, task coordination, review, and resolution of outstanding items.
- Prepare and review monthly multi-entity level financial statements and management reporting, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and supporting schedules.
- Review journal entries, accruals, balance sheet account reconciliations, intercompany balances, and other close deliverables to ensure completeness, accuracy, consistency and appropriate support.
- Analyze results and investigate variances and trends against budget, forecast, and prior periods; provide explicit and meaningful commentary for management.
- Manage foreign exchange accounting and reporting for transactions, balances, and related revaluations.
- Support the commission and bonus calculations and related accruals, ensuring alignment with approved plans and underlying financial results.
- Partner with department leaders to improve understanding of financial results and strengthen cost control.
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls over financial reporting, accounting processes, and company assets; identify control gaps and ensure remediation is completed.
- Ensure timely and accurate government and regulatory filings, including sales tax and other recurring compliance requirements, in coordination with internal and external tax resources.
- Support the coordination of external audit activities and prepare or review working papers, account support, and responses to auditor requests.
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports.
- Assign and prioritize work across the accounting team.

Requirements

- University degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and a Canadian CPA designation.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience,



including experience leading a team.
- Strong knowledge of ASPE.
- Demonstrated experience with month-end close, financial reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, audit support, and internal controls.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance is preferred.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to work confidently with large and complex data sets.
- Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet firm deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

----- DISCLAIMERS ----- This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present you as a candidate for the foregoing position. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications.

Lastly, you also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law,



any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if one is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected] .

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and is committed to providing transparent notice of our policies in English here and in French here . Additionally, the company uses AI to perform preliminary screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.

Having said that Vaco by Highspring believes that the salary range referenced reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).

📌 Accounting Manager, Contract (Mississauga)
🏢 Vaco by Highspring
📍 Mississauga