Senior Accountant

Vaco LLC; East Gwillimbury; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks a Senior Accountant in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, to lead financial reporting, tax compliance, and fund support for a private equity client. The role emphasizes accuracy, internal controls, and timely financial statements across multiple entities.

The position offers a hybrid work arrangement (3 days in office, 2 days from home), competitive compensation, and benefits. Ontario residence and right to work in Canada are required.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and prioritization skills to balance a broad variety of assignments and tasks.
• Acute attention to detail to ensure all processes are followed and that financial information is reported appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability to identify potential issues, strong problem-solving skills, proactive resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to support Core Values – Partner of Choice, Intellectual Honesty, Team Work, “A” Performance, Learn from Experience, Enjoy Life.
• Accredited accounting designation.

Responsibilities

• Financial reporting: ensure timely and accurate statements for all entities; prepare notes for annual tax return.
• Income tax, withholding tax, and HST compliance: assist tax planning and prepare working papers for filings.
• Fund support: assist fund managers with cash reconciliations, wires, and quarterly inputs.
• Process: help develop policies, controls, and reporting processes for financial transactions.
• Other: perform cash/treasury management and other projects as required.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Team work

Core values alignment

Education

Accredited accounting designation

Job description

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a private equity firm. They are looking for a Senior Accountant to join their team!

Why Work Here

• Hybrid work arrangement - 3 days per week in office, 2 days from home
• Strong work life balance with a flexible and collaborative culture
• Opportunity for career growth and development
• Work with an excellent team and Manager

About the Opportunity

• Financial Reporting
  • Overall responsibility for timely and accurate reporting of all entities referred to above.
  • More specifically, the role will be responsible for preparing all legal entity financial statements (including notes to financial statements) for the purpose of preparing the annual tax return.
  • Ensure the proper maintenance of all general ledgers and the chart of accounts and the timely and accurate processing of all financial transactions.
• Income Tax, Withholding Tax, and HST Compliance
  • Work with Senior Manager, Tax to plan, organize and prepare all of the “tax kits” that are provided to our tax advisors.
  • Review of all draft and final returns prepared by our tax advisors.
  • Work with the Senior Manager, Tax to make all required income tax installments.
  • Prepare supporting working papers for annual HST filings and prepare all relevant withholding tax calculations and required remittances.
• Fund Support
  • Provide support to Fund Managers, including cash reconciliations for incoming capital calls, preparing all outgoing wires for capital distributions, and confirming relevant fund financial statement inputs on a quarterly basis.
  • Collaborate with Fund Team and external advisors on planned new investments and realization transactions, including providing input into structuring memos, reviewing legal documents, tax implications, and other matters.
  • Complete responses to Fund level investor queries, including audit confirmations and other ad hoc requests.
• Process
  • Assist with the development of policies, practices, and controls for the processing of all financial transactions and reporting.
• Other
  • The Senior Accountant will perform other duties as required, including cash and treasury management, various tax and other projects.

About You

• Strong organizational and prioritization skills to balance a broad variety of assignments and tasks to a high level of accuracy, timeliness and follow-through.
• Acute attention to detail to ensure all processes are followed and that financial information is reported appropriately for all requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to identify where potential issues may exist, strong problem-solving skill, and a proactive approach to ensuring prompt resolution of issues.
• Demonstrated ability to support Core Values – Partner of Choice, Intellectual Honesty, Team Work, “A” Performance, Learn from Experience, Enjoy Life.
• Accredited accounting designation.

Salary Range

$90,000 - $100,000 / year

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail] .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal .

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here .
• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here .
• Residents of all other states may access our policies here .
• Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here .
• Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here .

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here ( https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/ ). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.