Financial Accountant

NORR Architects Engineers Planners; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NORR Architects Engineers Planners, a leading integrated Architecture and Engineering firm, seeks a Senior Financial Accountant to join the team in Toronto. You will work with the accounts payable group, manage banking activities, and support month-end and year-end processes.

The role emphasizes accuracy, strong accounting principles, and collaboration across cross-functional teams. NORR offers flexibility in work location and a competitive base salary with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education typically equivalent to a college diploma in accounting.
• Advanced knowledge of general accounting principles and guidelines.
• Strong analytical and strategic planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries with accuracy across financial statements.
• Maintain and update the journal entry log.
• Ensure monthly work papers are accurate and up-to-date with supporting backups.
• Oversee fixed asset accounting functions.
• Reconcile intercompany balances related to GL, AP, and AR.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and analyze GL postings.
• Monitor banking activity for fraud.
• Support Accounts Payable with cash receipts postings and reconciliation.
• Prepare commodity tax calculations for approval and remittance.
• Coordinate with external auditors during audits.
• Identify finance process challenges and develop informed recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work.

Education

College diploma in accounting

Tools

Excel

VantagePoint

Microsoft Office

Accounting software

Internet

Job description

This is an exciting time to join our team. As we continue to grow, we are looking for talented professionals who are ready to make an impact, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and help shape the future of the built environment. If you are looking for a place where your expertise will be valued, your career can grow, and your work will make a difference, we invite you to explore what is possible with us.

We empower our people to choose where they work whether from home or from one of our office locations because we believe flexibility, trust, and collaboration drive great results. Together we are advancing sustainable design, helping clients reduce environmental impact, and defining a net-zero future.

We are seeking a Financial Accountant to join our team who will work closely with the accounts payable team, managing banking activities, handling month-end duties and assisting with year-end audit.

You Will Make an Impact by

• Preparing and processing all journal entries, maintaining accuracy in all financial statements
• Maintaining and updating the journal entry log
• Ensuring Monthly work papers are accurate and up to date including back up
• Overseeing and managing all fixed asset accounting functions
• Reconciling all Intercompany balances related to general ledger accounts, accounts payable, and accounts receivable
• Monthly analysis of General Ledger postings and variances
• Performing monthly bank reconciliation
• Monitoring banking activity for fraud
• Supporting AP team with cash receipt postings and reconciliation
• Preparing commodity tax calculations and submitting them to Financial Accounting Manager for approval and remittance
• Coordinating with external auditors during audits
• Helping to identify finance process challenges, collect, and analyzing information to develop informed recommendations
• Collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work
• Performing other accounting duties as assigned

You will Bring to the Team

• Successfully completed related post-secondary education, equivalent to a college diploma in accounting
• Possessing advanced knowledge of general accounting principles and guidelines
• Highly detail oriented, strong analytical and strategic planning skills
• 10+ years of general accounting experience
• Experience in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Internet, VantagePoint or other accounting systems software

We are:

As an employee-owned, integrated Architecture and Engineering company, we empower our people to think differently, embrace innovation, and solve complex challenges together. We invest in your growth, support flexible ways of working, and create opportunities to build a meaningful career while helping create a more sustainable future.

The spaces we design and the technology we embrace influence how people live, work, learn, and connect. At NORR, you will collaborate with talented professionals to deliver projects that make a lasting impact on communities across Canada, the US, and the UK.

The hiring base salary range for this position is $60,000.00 - $90,000.00 annually. Actual compensation will be based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, internal equity and skills.

NORR is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic: Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.