General Accountant

Elevate Service Group; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Career growth and leadership develop.

High-growth national initiative from 0

Job summary

Elevate Service Group is seeking a General Accountant to support day-to-day corporate finance activities across all operating companies. The role demands proactive thinkers who can allocate costs, manage intercompany transactions, and work in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to corporate finance leadership, this position offers growth into a broader national initiative with opportunities for career development and exposure to multi-entity accounting across Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 2+ years of accounting experience.
• Experience across multiple business entities is required.
• Experience with multi-jurisdictional books (Canadian/US) is an asset.
• Experience in facilities services or multi-entity environments is preferred.
• CPA certification is preferred but not required.
• Solid understanding of month-end close and reconciliations.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and MS Excel.
• Comfortable adopting AI tools to work more efficiently.
• Clear communication across entities and teams.

Responsibilities

• Process day-to-day transactions at the Elevate corporate level including accounts payable and bank transactions.
• Perform push-down accounting, allocating shared corporate costs to operating companies.
• Review charges to determine entity ownership and apply appropriate splits.
• Manage intercompany transactions and chargebacks to business units.
• Handle confidential corporate financial information with discretion.
• Support month-end, quarterly-end, and year-end close and related reconciliations.
• Assist external audits by preparing documentation and being available throughout the audit process.
• Coordinate with accounting and finance teams across operating companies.

Skills

Cross-entity collaboration

AI tool adoption

Clear communication

ERP systems proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA certification preferred

Tools

MS Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Hybrid | Burlington or Mississauga, ON, Canada

About us

Elevate Service Group is building Canada's leading integrated facilities management and essential commercial services platform. Through six operating companies — Infinity Group Construction, First Choice Maintenance, Charged Electric Services, Think Green Solutions, JJ&A Mechanical, and TFI Food Equipment Solutions — Elevate delivers electrical, plumbing, mechanical and HVAC, lighting and energy solutions, grease trap and drain care, general repair and maintenance, renovations and build-outs, preventive maintenance, capital asset management, and foodservice equipment service to multi-location customers across the country.

The platform has scaled to approximately $90 million in pro forma annualized revenue with an in-house technician base of 130-plus and continues to add capability through disciplined acquisition.

The commercial thesis is straightforward. Most facility owners and operators manage dozens of vendors across trades, banners and regions — with inconsistent service, no portfolio-level visibility, and administrative cost buried in every invoice. Elevate consolidates that spend under one accountable provider, one point of contact, and one technology, analytics and dispatch platform.

That thesis only becomes revenue if someone sells it. That is this role.

About the role

The General Accountant sits at the Elevate corporate level and supports the day-to-day accounting tasks of the holding company, with exposure across all of Elevate's operating companies. This is more than a transactional AP role: we are looking for someone who thinks on their feet, asks the right questions about where a charge belongs, and is comfortable allocating costs and transactions across multiple business entities.

The role reports to corporate finance leadership and works closely with the rest of the accounting team across the group's companies. It is a fast-paced, publicly traded environment with a clear path to grow.

Responsibilities

Process day-to-day transactions at the Elevate corporate level, including accounts payable and bank transactions.

Perform push-down accounting, allocating shared corporate costs (e.g., CRM and ERP charges) to the operating companies.

Review incoming charges, determine which entity or entities they belong to, and apply the appropriate split across business units.

Manage intercompany transactions and chargebacks to business units (e.g., corporate credit card and expense usage).

Handle sensitive and confidential corporate financial information with discretion.

Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close, including account reconciliations and reporting deadlines.

Support external audits by preparing documentation and being available throughout the audit process.

Communicate and coordinate with accounting and finance teams across the operating companies.

Qualifications and skills

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

2+ years of accounting experience.

Experience working across multiple business entities is required

Experience with multi-jurisdictional books (e.g., Canadian and U.S. entities) or with businesses rolled up into a parent entity is an asset.

Experience in facilities services, construction, or a similar multi-entity environment is preferred.

A CPA certification is preferred but not required

Solid understanding of month-end close and account reconciliations.

Proficiency with ERP systems and MS Excel.

Comfortable adopting new technology, including AI tools, to work more efficiently.

Clear communication skills, as the role works across different entities and teams.

Proactive, curious and resourceful, with the drive to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Compensation and what we offer

Paid vacation.

Career growth and leadership development opportunities.

Opportunity to be part of a high-growth national initiative from the ground floor.

Required disclosures

This posting is for a newly created position.

Artificial intelligence is used to screen, assess or select applicants for this position.

Elevate Service Group is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities under the AODA — please let us know what you need and we will work with you.

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