Corporate Accounting Manager (2-Year Contract)

Vaco by Highspring; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a Corporate Accounting Manager for a 2-Year Contract in Toronto. This role involves leading consolidated reporting, overseeing the audit process, and ensuring compliance with GAAP or IFRS across multiple entities. The ideal candidate will possess a CPA designation, 6–8+ years of accounting experience, and expertise in consolidation systems. This position offers a blend of in-office collaboration in Downtown Toronto 2 days a week and a focus on internal controls and process improvement.

Qualifications

• 6–8+ years of progressive accounting experience with significant exposure to consolidations and audits.
• Hands-on experience with consolidation systems required.
• Strong communication skills to interact with auditors and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation process.
• Maintain and enhance internal controls over consolidation and financial reporting.

Skills

CPA or equivalent professional designation

Progressive accounting experience

Strong technical accounting knowledge under GAAP or IFRS

Experience leading external audits

Hands-on experience with consolidation systems

Strong communication skills

Tools

Hyperion

OneStream

SAP

NetSuite

Job description

Vice President, Recruitment Services at Vaco

Our client is looking for a Corporate Accounting Manager for a 2-Year Contract. The Corporate Accounting Manager will lead the consolidated reporting process and serve as the primary liaison with external auditors. This role will own audit coordination for group financials, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-supported consolidated results in a multi-entity environment.

The role will require working in office, in the Downtown Toronto core, 2 days a week.

Job#: 464991

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors on all matters related to consolidated financial statements.
• Coordinate audit planning, timelines, and deliverables across corporate and entity-level accounting teams.
• Prepare, review, and manage audit support schedules, technical memos, and PBC documentation for group reporting.
• Respond to audit inquiries, resolve issues efficiently, and ensure timely closure of audit findings.
• Partner with auditors on complex accounting areas impacting consolidation, including business combinations, FX translation, equity transactions, and intercompany eliminations.

Consolidations & Group Reporting

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation process across multiple legal entities.
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements, including eliminations, intercompany balances, and non-controlling interests.
• Maintain consolidation models and ensure accuracy of ownership structures, FX rates, and reporting hierarchies.
• Oversee intercompany reconciliation processes and ensure audit-ready support.
• Lead corporate-level close activities impacting consolidated results.
• Review entity-level financials for consistency, accuracy, and compliance with GAAP or IFRS.
• Ensure consolidated reporting aligns with accounting policies, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Support preparation of external financial statements and related disclosures.

Internal Controls

• Maintain and enhance internal controls over consolidation and financial reporting.
• Document key judgments, assumptions, and accounting treatments to support audit conclusions.
• Support management representation processes and audit committee materials as needed.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with FP&A, tax, treasury, and regional finance teams to align consolidated reporting and disclosures.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to resolve audit questions and data gaps.
• Support leadership with audit status updates, key risks, and resolution plans.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve audit efficiency, documentation quality, and close timelines.
• Support implementation or enhancement of consolidation and reporting tools.
• Drive standardization of reporting packages and audit support across entities.

Qualifications

• CPA or equivalent professional designation required.
• 6–8+ years of progressive accounting experience with significant exposure to consolidations and audits.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge under GAAP or IFRS.
• Demonstrated experience leading external audits in a multi-entity environment.
• Hands‑on experience with consolidation systems (e.g., Hyperion, OneStream, SAP, NetSuite, or similar).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact confidently with auditors and senior stakeholders.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Services for Renewable Energy