Senior Accountant

Float; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech startup in Canada seeks a Senior Accountant to enhance financial reporting. This role involves streamlining accounting operations, ensuring compliance, and developing controls. Ideal for someone with a passion for accounting, attention to detail, and experience in tech environments.

Benefits

Flexible time off

Catered lunches on Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Personal Float card with quarterly stipend

Home Office stipend

Dog-friendly office

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in accounting within a tech company.
• Proficient in Google Sheets and Excel, especially with large data sets.
• Experience with Canadian ASPE accounting standards.

Responsibilities

• Streamline accounting operations including A/R, A/P, payroll.
• Coordinate month-end close process; prepare variance analysis.
• Develop and monitor controls over financial operations.

Skills

Analytical Problem-Solving

Process Improvement

Attention to Detail

Interpersonal Skills

Education

CPA or strong interest in obtaining CPA

Tools

QuickBooks

Microsoft Dynamics GP

NetSuite

Job description

Float is on a mission to simplify finance for Canadian businesses empowering them to eliminate complexity and unlock new opportunities. Through our innovative platform Float enables businesses to streamline financial operations and optimize cash flow so they can focus on what matters most : growth.

As one of Canadas fastest growing companies and toprated startups in 2024 and 2023 Float is customerobsessed passionate and entrepreneurial with a team that includes leaders from Uber Shopify Top Hat TouchBistro and Ada.

At Float everyone is an owner bringing their unique perspective to our team and product. Your voice is important and we take having a culture based on feedback seriously. We openly share our thoughts and differing opinions so we can continue to improve. We do our best to keep our decisionmaking decentralized so that all team members feel ownership in our success.

Our Product

Float is Canadas complete business finance platform combining modern financial services and software to help businesses spend save and grow. Trusted by 4000 Canadian companies Float provides highlimit corporate cards automated expense management nextday bill payments highyield accounts and fast friendly supportall built in Canada for Canada. Float is backed by worldclass venture and fintech investors including Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives and OMERS Ventures partners behind our $70 million Series B raise .

Our team is a collection of ambitious collaborative and missiondriven people from all walks of life but with one goal : helping Canadian companies not just survive but thrive. And were looking for bold innovators to help shape the future of business finance in Canada.

About the Senior Accountant role

Were looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to play a foundational role in shaping Floats financial reporting. This is a unique opportunity for an accounting professional to work at a company building tools that are transforming their daytoday work. We are looking for someone that has a deep passion for everything accounting.

As the Senior Accountant at Float :

Youll be responsible for building executing and streamlining accounting operations including A / R A / P payroll and financial reporting

Youll coordinate and execute an effective efficient and timely monthend close process including ownership of the general ledger preparation of variance analysis and other relevant reporting insights

Youll be responsible for developing and monitoring proper controls and reporting over financial operations

Youll answering accounting inquiries in crossfunctional teams

Youll develop processes for new product lines and financial reporting asks

Youll be responsible for completion of tax and and audit compliance work

Youll own all government compliance submissions (T4s EHT ITCs SR&ED etc.

A few must have experiences :

34 years of experience in a Finance or Accounting role at a fast growing tech company with a focus on accounting and financial reporting with Canadian ASPE accounting standards

CPA or demonstrated interest in obtaining the designation

Robust analytical problemsolving and processimprovement skills coupled with proficiency in Google Sheets and Excel including large data set manipulation

Strong attention to detail and can be relied upon to provide thorough wellreasoned and accurate results

Able to work with a high degree of selfdirection along with the capability to thrive in a fastmoving environment.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate teamwork skills in a growing team

Youll be great in this role if :

Youre an owner. You love producing reporting packages with your stamp of ownership on it. You take great satisfaction in answering questions from stakeholders that want to understand the details to a greater degree. You can even anticipate what the questions might be and prepare answers prior to being asked.

You understand the business context. Youll be more effective if you understand not just how to book the journal entry but also why youre doing it i.e. how will this impact the financial reporting and drive decisions.

Youre comfortable with a fastpaced environment. Float is a dynamic environment and things can change quickly. You should be flexible and able to adapt to changes as they occur.

You have spectacular attention to detail. You take pride in being thorough and accurate. Youre a stickler for detail and rarely miss important information required to complete a task.

You ruthlessly prioritize. You will have multiple responsibilities and projects. Being able to effectively manage your workload and meet deadlines is crucial.

You have the nicetohaves. You have experience with our internal tools : Metabase Float Wagepoint and Netsuite. You have worked on complex accounting topics like consolidation foreign currency transactions and translations and deferred revenue.

This role wont be a fit if :

Youre not extremely detail oriented

You dont like working in a fast paced environment

You are not open to a hybrid role

You arent a selfstarter and dont like to work independently

You are not organized and efficient

You dont like change and adapting to new ways of doing things

You lack patience for iterative work

Youre not keen on learning new things

You dont have strong stakeholder management skills

You dont like regular feedback on your work

Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role and you strongly align with our values but your past experience doesnt align perfectly we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other future positions.

Benefits & Perks of working at Float :

Flexible time off when you need to recharge

Catered lunches on Tuesdays & Wednesdays

A personal Float card with a quarterly stipend to spend on what matters most to you as well as a Home Office stipend

Lots of autonomy to make an impact

Opportunity to work with and learn from a worldclass team

A dogfriendly office

Being able to say you empowered Canadian businesses the heartbeat of our economy to thrive and grow

Were committed to building a workplace thats welcoming and accessible for everyone. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process or once you join Float just let us know! You can reach out to Vic and well work with you to make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

General Ledger Reconciliation,Accounting Software,Account Analysis,GAAP,Journal Entries,QuickBooks,General Ledger Accounting,Accounting,Account Reconciliation,SOX,Microsoft Dynamics GP,NetSuite

Employment Type : Full-Time

Department / Functional Area : Finance

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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