Accountant

theFinanceStack; Canada; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance and accounting firm in Canada is seeking an Accountant to support portfolio companies' day-to-day accounting. Responsibilities include processing transactions, preparing compliance returns, and owning payroll for small teams. Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented, driven for growth, and proficient in cloud-based accounting software. This role offers a unique chance to gain expertise in finance within a supportive learning environment. Competitive salary ranges from $50,000 to $75,000 CAD.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in cloud-based accounting software, especially Xero and QBO.
• Strong understanding of full-cycle accounting and financial statements.
• Competency in Microsoft Excel and Canadian tax compliance.

Responsibilities

• Process transactions and reconcile accounts with accuracy.
• Prepare compliance returns and own the payroll process.
• Handle recurring cash flow tasks and support month-end preparation.

Skills

Proficiency in Xero and QBO

Full-cycle accounting

Microsoft Excel

Canadian tax compliance

Payroll processing

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Initiative

Experience in start-up environments

Job description

At theFinanceStack (tFS), we don't just offer a job, we offer a comprehensive learning experience. We partner with leading tech companies and innovative startups to provide a full range of finance and accounting services. Supported by industry-leading CFOs, we offer a unique opportunity to gain expertise in diverse areas of finance and accounting, including FP&A, accounting, capital raising, and more.

About you

Detail-oriented and curious, you excel in processing transactions, reconciliations, month-end reporting, and full-cycle accounting duties. You might be early in your career but are driven by growth or a love for bookkeeping. You enjoy questioning processes to find better ways of doing things.

As our newest Accountant you’ll be supporting a number of our portfolio companies in their day to day accounting and operations. You will ensure smooth completion of AP and AR, working paper preparation, payroll processing, as well as performing ongoing and ad-hoc analyses in support of the rest of the accounting team.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Process transactions and reconcile accounts with accuracy.
• Follow daily, weekly, and monthly workflows for quality bookkeeping.
• Prepare compliance returns, including GST/HST, PST, WCB, and EHT filings.
• Own the end-to-end payroll process for assigned companies (generally <30 employees), including gathering inputs, preparing and submitting payroll runs, issuing Records of Employment (ROEs), preparing annual T4s/T4As, and ensuring full compliance with employment standards and tax regulations.
• Handle recurring cash flow tasks, including bank monitoring, AR, AP, and transfers.
• Support month-end and year-end working paper preparation.
• Contribute to ad-hoc analyses, reporting, and team initiatives to optimize processes.
• Identify opportunities for process automation and workflow improvements, especially in billing, payment, and reconciliation activities.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proficiency in cloud-based accounting software, particularly Xero and QBO.
• Strong understanding of full-cycle accounting, financial statements, and working papers.
• Competency in Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of Canadian tax compliance.
• Experience in payroll processing (familiarity with systems like Rippling, Payworks).
• Excellent communication and organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Willingness to take initiative in a lean team environment.
• Experience with start-up or growth-stage technology ecosystems is an asset.

Compensation: $50,000 - $75,000 CAD

What might a day look like for you?

You start your morning in MissiveApp (inbox manager), going through and triaging each of the companies you work on inboxes. You push all invoices received to Float (expense manager) for automatic processing within the accounting software, there is an urgent request you elevate to the Senior Accountant, and a couple small tasks you set aside for the afternoon. It’s payroll week. You have three companies with payroll due on the 15th, one with a handful of hourly and multiple commissioned employees. You start your day by checking to see if the teams have gotten back to you regarding hours and any staff changes, two out of three have, so you follow up with the one missing and then get started on the other two. You see a few things which don’t seem right to you, so you take some time to dig in to determine what went wrong and how to fix it. A couple of adjustments and confirmations later you queue the payroll up for approval and reach out to the Senior Accountant to ensure they take a look before EOD. You take a quick break for a coffee in the sunshine, give your cat some well deserved chin scratches and then get back to your computer. You spend the rest of the morning working through accounts receivable for a small local tech company, processing invoices and ensuring that all prior invoices have been followed up on. Lunchtime rolls around and you decide that you’ll work through today as you’d rather be off 30 minutes earlier to make it to try that new workout class at 5pm. You do AR for one more company and then pivot back to completing the payroll for the final company who has now gotten back to you. Once complete, you work through the inboxes again and get started on the tasks that have come up. Before you sign off, you take a look at what tomorrow brings and come up with a game plan for how to effectively complete all your responsibilities. You work with your Senior Accountant to make sure you are prioritizing all the right things, and then shut your laptop and head out.