Accounting Team Lead

Talentify; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing firm is seeking an Accounting Team Lead in Vaughan, ON to supervise a team of accountants and oversee full-cycle accounting. This hybrid position involves managing reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statements while providing coaching and maintaining process documentation. Ideal for candidates with strong accounting backgrounds and experience in shared services environments, this role offers a competitive salary between $95,000 and $105,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Supervise and coach a team of accountants to achieve service levels.
• Oversee full-cycle accounting, including reconciliations and journal entries.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, SOPs, and training materials.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for SSC accounting processes.
• Conduct reporting and data analytics to support KPI reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure compliance.

Skills

Proficiency in accounting

Experience with full-cycle accounting

Expertise in financial statement preparation

Tech-savvy with master data management

Knowledge of Oracle or SAP

Strong analytical skills

Job description

Job Title: Accounting Team Lead

Job Description

We are seeking an Accounting Team Lead to supervise and provide coaching to a team of accountants, ensuring the achievement of the Shared Services Center's activities and service levels. This role involves overseeing full-cycle accounting, including reconciliations, journal entries, intercompany transactions, financial statement preparation, Oracle Fusion period close, and audit support. You will serve as a subject matter expert for SSC accounting processes, providing guidance and training to the organization, and developing and maintaining process documentation, SOPs, and training materials.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coach a team of accountants to achieve service levels.
• Oversee full-cycle accounting, including reconciliations, journal entries, intercompany transactions, and financial statement preparation.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for SSC accounting processes, providing guidance and training.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, SOPs, and training materials.
• Conduct reporting and data analytics to support KPI reporting and ad hoc analysis.
• Act as a backup for teams as needed.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure compliance with company controls and policies.
• Support Global ERP rollout (Oracle Fusion) for the SSC processes.
• Support global shared services transition projects as needed.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in accounting, project accounting, and reconciliation.
• Experience with full-cycle accounting, including journal entries and intercompany transactions.
• Expertise in financial statement preparation and month-end/year-end close processes.
• Tech‑savvy with experience in master data management.
• Knowledge of Oracle or SAP.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in shared services environments.
• Ability to work with multiple countries.
• Strong analytical skills for reporting and data analysis.

Work Environment

This position offers a hybrid work environment with three days per week onsite. Working hours require flexibility due to international meetings, particularly with Australia, as part of the Master Data project. Overtime is covered, and travel may be required up to 20% or more as the project ramps up, especially to Indonesia where another Shared Service will be located.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Vaughan, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $95000.00 - $105000.00/yr.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Vaughan,ON.

À propos d'Aston Carter

Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, l’acquisition de talents, la chaîne d’approvisionnement et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de l'industrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre réseau expansif pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie‑Pacifique et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service d’un grand nombre d’entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d’avoir remporté le double diamant ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® pour notre service aux clients et aux talents.

Aston Carter est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d’ancien combattant, d’un handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

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About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world‑class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry‑leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and the talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.