Accounting Manager - Remote

Employment Hero; Australia; Remote; AUD 123,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP (employee share options)

Remote work with time flexibility

Generous parental leave policy

WFH office expense budget

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Employment Hero Canada (formerly Humi) is seeking a hands-on Finance Manager to lead the Canadian finance team, in partnership with the Global team, and to run the monthly close while maintaining payroll and tax calendars on time.

You will collaborate with the Employment Hero group finance team mostly based in Australia, external tax advisers and auditors. This role is remote with time-zone flexibility in a fast-growing global SaaS company.

Qualifications

• CPA designation, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of accounting experience, ideally having led a team.
• Hands-on Canadian payroll experience, including source deductions, EHT and ROE processing.
• Working knowledge of GST/HST and provincial sales tax.
• Strong NetSuite or similar ERP experience.
• Comfortable working for a global company and across time zones
• Strong AI skills and a willingness to learn

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close for all Canadian entities including reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Prepare the ARR and KPI pack and monthly reporting for group finance.
• Own the day-to-day Canada money movement: monitor wires/e-transfers, payroll funding, and resolve variances to prevent incidents.
• Review and approve semi-monthly Canadian payroll runs before cut-off, and process payroll inputs and corrections.
• Manage payroll remittance calendar, including EHT, LTD deductions and other deductions; lead T4s and ROE requests.
• Coordinate GST/HST and provincial sales tax filings across entities.
• Support T2 filings and year-end audit work, including year-end adjustments and cost allocations.
• Approve payments and money movement within delegated limits; ensure segregation of duties across banking, AP and payroll.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to manage business risk while balancing clients’ payroll needs.
• Liaise with external parties such as the CRA for reviews, audits and engagements.
• Lead, coach and review two Senior Financial Analysts; set priorities and conduct regular one-to-ones.
• Document processes and controls so the close does not depend on any one person.

Skills

AI skills

Payroll processing

Cross time zones

Education

CPA designation or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite ERP

Job description

Full-time Permanent Mid-level Senior

Description

Who we are

Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll and benefits into an all-in-one solution.

Since our inception in 2014, we’ve scaled to a $2 billion valuation and gained a presence in 6 countries globally - Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK and Canada. We now service over 300,000 businesses and more than 2 million employees.

The EH Way

At Employment Hero, we’re proud of our unique DNA, which we call The EH Way.

We are Mission First - everything we do (from what we work on, to how we allocate capital and where we focus) is driven by our Mission

We are Remote First - we champion a remote environment with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy

We are AI First - we are committed to using AI to accelerate our mission; AI is not just a tool, it’s a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale

We are Apolitical - we do not take a position on political or social topics, unless it relates to our Mission

We Live by Our Values - we role model our values 100% of the time

We Expect High Performance - we set a high standard and we’re not satisfied with being average.

This role

Employment Hero Canada (formerly Humi) needs a hands-on Finance Manager to lead the Canadian finance team, in conjunction with the Global team, run the monthly close, and keep the payroll and tax calendar on time. You will work closely with the Employment Hero group finance team mostly based in Australia, external tax advisers and auditors.

What you will do

• Lead the month-end close for all Canadian entities including reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Prepare the ARR and KPI pack and monthly reporting for group finance.
• Own the day-to-day Canada money movement: collaborate with support, engineering, compliance, and product in monitoring and reconciling incoming wires and e-transfers, funding the payroll float account, and resolving payment variances and delays to ensure incidents are prevented, raised, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Review and approve semi-monthly Canadian payroll runs before cut-off, and process payroll inputs and corrections.
• Manage the payroll remittance calendar, including EHT, LTD premium deductions and other deductions. Lead T4s and support ROE requests.
• Coordinate GST/HST and provincial sales tax filings across entities.
• Support T2 filings and year-end audit work, including year-end adjustments and cost allocations.
• Approve payments and money movement within your delegated limits, and protect segregation of duties across banking, AP and payroll.
• Collaborate cross functionally to manage business risk while balancing clients’ payroll needs.
• Liaise with external parties, such as the CRA, for reviews, audits and other engagements.
• Lead, coach and review the work of two Senior Financial Analysts. Set priorities and hold regular one-to-ones.
• Document processes and controls so the close does not depend on any one person.

What we are looking for

• CPA designation, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of accounting experience, ideally having led a team.
• Hands-on Canadian payroll experience, including source deductions, EHT and ROE processing.
• Working knowledge of GST/HST and provincial sales tax.
• Strong NetSuite or similar ERP experience.
• Comfortable working for a global company and across time zones
• Strong AI skills and a willingness to learn

Nice to have

• Experience in SaaS or payroll technology

What we can offer

• At Employment Hero, we don’t just talk about a better way to work - we live it.
• You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
• You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs
• You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
• You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
• You’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits that includes - a very generous parental leave policy, subsidized egg freezing (so you can make the choice that’s right for you, on your terms), a WFH office expense budget, and outstanding learning & development opportunities

Privacy and AI Notices

• AI Notice: We’re AI-first, so may use AI tools to review your applications and support our early interviewing and hiring process. They help us cut the noise, surface great talent fast and make sure every candidate gets a fair, consistent experience.
• We verify candidate identity and location as part of our hiring process.
• Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.
• At Employment Hero, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your application data. By applying to this role, you acknowledge our Applicant Privacy Policy made available here: employmenthero.com/legals/applicant-policy/.

Company Overview

Employment Hero is the world’s first Employment Operating System: an end-to-end system built to make employment easier for everyone. From hired to retired, everything employment is managed in one place. Employment Hero helps over 300,000 businesses worldwide hire great people and manage everything from hiring, HR and payroll, through to rewards, recognition and offboarding —all automated behind the scenes. And for the 2M+ employees and jobseekers using Employment Hero, Employment OS is their work passport to unlock great job opportunities, manage work admin and grow their career.