About the Company

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, this is a broad accounting role with responsibility for day-to-day accounting operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations and general ledger accounting, as well as increasing involvement in month-end reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis. We are looking for someone who has developed a solid foundation in full-cycle accounting and is ready to take greater ownership and continue developing their accounting and financial reporting skills.

Responsibilities

Day-to-Day Accounting

- Manage accounts payable, including invoice processing, coding, approvals and preparation of vendor payments.
- Manage accounts receivable, including customer invoicing, cash application and collection follow-up.
- Record and maintain accurate general ledger transactions.
- Prepare routine and non-routine journal entries.
- Complete bank and credit card reconciliations.
- Reconcile payroll-related transactions and accounts.
- Maintain prepaid expense, accrual and fixed-asset schedules.
- Prepare and reconcile intercompany transactions and balances.
- Assist with HST/GST and other accounting reconciliations.
- Maintain complete and organized accounting records and supporting documentation.

Month-End and Financial Reporting

- Assist with and progressively take greater ownership of the monthly financial close.
- Prepare balance-sheet account reconciliations.
- Calculate and record accruals, prepaids and other month-end adjustments.
- Assist with preparation of monthly financial statements and management reporting.
- Review financial results and investigate unusual transactions or variances.
- Assist with inventory and revenue reconciliations.
- Prepare supporting schedules and working papers for year-end reporting and external accountants.

Budgeting, Forecasting and Analysis

As you develop in the role, you will also have the opportunity to:

- Support the annual budgeting process.
- Maintain and update financial forecasts.




- Prepare actual-versus-budget and actual-versus-forecast analysis.
- Assist with cash-flow forecasting.
- Develop financial and operational KPI reporting.
- Perform ad hoc financial analysis to support management decision-making.

Systems and Process Improvement

- Become a key finance user of our Acumatica ERP system.
- Identify opportunities to improve or automate accounting processes.
- Help develop and document accounting procedures and internal controls.
- Work with the CFO to improve the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting.

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

- Approximately 3–5 years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in an industry/corporate environment.
- Hands-on experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger accounting.
- Experience preparing account reconciliations and journal entries.
- Understanding of accrual accounting and the month-end close process.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience using an ERP or accounting software system.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Good organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned responsibilities.
- Interest in developing beyond transactional accounting into financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and analysis.

Education

- College diploma or university degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant accounting experience.
- A CPA designation is strongly preferred but not required.

Required Skills

- Hands-on experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger accounting.




- Experience preparing account reconciliations and journal entries.
- Understanding of accrual accounting and the month-end close process.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience using an ERP or accounting software system.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Valuable organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned responsibilities.
- Interest in developing beyond transactional accounting into financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and analysis.

Preferred Skills

Assets The following would be helpful, but are not required:

- Experience with Acumatica or another ERP system.
- Experience with inventory accounting, manufacturing or distribution.
- Experience working with multiple legal entities or intercompany transactions.
- Knowledge of Canadian ASPE.
- Exposure to budgeting, forecasting or financial modeling.
- Experience improving or automating accounting processes.

Who This Role Would Suit

- This role would be a good fit for an accountant who has already developed robust day-to-day accounting skills and wants broader responsibility and exposure.
- You may currently be working as an Accountant, Intermediate Accountant, Staff Accountant, Junior Accountant or experienced Full-Cycle Accountant and be ready for the next step in your career.
- You should be comfortable working directly with transactional accounting while also wanting to develop your skills in month-end reporting, financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting.

Career Development

- The successful candidate will initially focus on taking ownership of day-to-day accounting operations and supporting the month-end close.
- As their knowledge of the business and accounting processes develops, they will progressively take on greater responsibility for financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting.

Pay range and compensation package

Equal Opportunity Statement

📌 Accountant (Ontario)
🏢 MacuMira
📍 Ontario