Finance & Accounting - Accountant - Senior Accountant - Senior

Artech LLC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A Toronto-based client is seeking an Accountant for a 12-month contract role focused on investment fund accounting. The successful candidate will review financial statements and tax returns, ensuring compliance with Canadian regulations. The role offers a hybrid work model, requiring on-site presence during the tax season.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in preparing, reviewing, and analyzing financial statements for investment funds.
• Fundamental knowledge of Canadian Income Tax regulations.
• Proficiency with relevant accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Review financial statements for accuracy and compliance with regulations.
• Ensure timely filing of T3 and T2 Returns.
• Analyze complex corporate actions affecting accounting and tax impacts.

Skills

Investment fund accounting

Financial statement preparation and analysis

Tax return preparation for investment funds

IFRS knowledge

Proficiency in Excel

Tools

Accounting software

Word

Excel

Job description

We are currently seeking an Accountant for a contract role with one of our clients in Toronto, ON.

Duration: 12 Months

Work model: Hybrid, primarily remote but with certain requirements on-site; paper filings during Tax season (March 15 or March 31).

Key Accountabilities:

• Review financial statements to ensure they are prepared in a timely, accurate manner and comply with regulatory requirements.
• Review T3 Returns for timely, accurate filing, ensuring compliance with the Income Tax Act of Canada.
• Review T2 Returns for timely, accurate filing, ensuring compliance with the Income Tax Act of Canada.
• Analyze complex corporate actions affecting funds, including their accounting and tax impacts, in a timely and accurate manner.
• Calculate and analyze income and capital gains distributions for Mutual Fund Trusts, Mutual Fund Corporations, and Pooled Funds, ensuring compliance with the Income Tax Act of Canada.
• Calculate and analyze tax factors for each class or fund for T3 unitholder filings.

Must-Have Skills:

• Extensive experience in investment fund accounting.
• 3-5 years of experience in preparing, reviewing, and analyzing financial statements and notes for investment funds.
• 3-5 years of experience in preparing, reviewing, and analyzing investment fund distributions and tax returns for mutual fund trusts, unit trusts, and mutual fund corporations.
• Fundamental knowledge of IFRS, Canadian Income Tax regulations, and their application to investment funds.
• Proficiency with computer applications such as Word, Excel, and relevant accounting software.