General Accountant/Bookkeeper - Financial Services - Toronto

Michael Page International (Canada); Old Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private equity firm in Toronto is seeking an experienced accountant for a hybrid role in their Financial District office. The successful candidate will manage accounts payable/receivable, perform monthly closings, and ensure efficient accounting processes. With a competitive compensation package, this position offers the opportunity to work closely with a dynamic accounting team.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Hybrid working environment

Qualifications

• +5 years bookkeeping experience.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles.
• Ability to interact effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Handle all aspects of accounts payable/receivable and bank reconciliations.
• Perform monthly closing and related journal entries using Quickbooks.
• Process payments and generate semi-monthly cash reports.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Communication

Cash Management

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Post-Secondary Education in Accounting or similar

Tools

Quickbooks

MS Office

Excel

Job description

• A hybrid position with the office located in the Financial District
• Working closely with an experienced corporate accounting team

About Our Client

Our client is a Toronto-based private equity firm.

Job Description

• Hybrid position: perform duties from the Downtown Toronto (Financial District) office location, at least 3 days a week.
• Handle and process all aspects of accounts payable/receivable, bank reconciliations, inter-company transactions, and government filings.
• Perform monthly closing and all related journal entries using Quickbooks.
• Process payments and generate semi monthly cash reports.
• Ensure accounting processes are executed efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to work independently and complete duties and projects with little direct supervision

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class otherwise protected under applicable human rights legislation. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled and all other qualified applicants

The Successful Applicant

• +5 years bookkeeping experience, previous experience preparing financial statements, cash management, budgets, audit working papers.
• Must have considerable knowledge with basic accounting principles (i.e. journal entries, debits, credits, etc.) and accounting functions.
• The ability to effectively interact with internal & external stakeholders.
• Experience with MS Office products, including Intermediate skills in Excel.
• Quickbooks experience an asset, but not required.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Post-Secondary Education (with a diploma in accounting or similar) an asset, but not required.

What's on Offer

Competitive compensation package

A hybrid position