Senior Accountant

TLTC Restaurant and Café; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

A private multi-racquet and fitness club in Toronto is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage full-cycle accounting and payroll. This role involves overseeing financial operations, including month-end close, reporting, and compliance with financial policies. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of relevant experience, is detail-oriented, and demonstrates strong leadership and collaboration skills. A total compensation up to $95,040 including salary, perks, and benefits is offered.

Benefits

Group Health benefit

RRSP matching

Fitness Reimbursement

Daily Staff Meal

Paid personal emergency days

Performance-based bonus

Career Development Fund

Cell Phone Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in full-cycle Canadian payroll administration.
• Minimum 3 years in a senior accounting role.
• Experience in not-for-profit sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cash flow and prepare forecasts.
• Lead the month-end close process.
• Prepare financial statements and report packages.

Skills

Full-cycle Canadian payroll administration

Balance sheet reconciliations

CRA remittance administration

Month-end close processes

Reporting directly to senior leadership

Education

CPA designation (preferred)

Tools

Advanced Microsoft Excel

ADP accounting software

Job description

Senior Accountant (Permanent, Full-time)

Overview

The Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, located in the heart of Rosedale, is a premier private multi-racquet, fitness, wellness, dining, and social club with a longstanding tradition of excellence.

Who We Are:

A historic past. A vibrant future.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to support the financial operations of a dynamic not-for-profit club environment. This role is responsible for full-cycle accounting and payroll, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, statutory remittances, and financial reporting. It also plays a key role in supporting the Club's capital projects and strategic planning initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical skills, sound judgment, a strong sense of ownership, and the ability to demonstrate leadership, initiative, and a highly collaborative approach within a high-performance team. Demonstrated leadership in maintaining a strong internal control environment and ensuring compliance with financial policies is essential.

Hours of Work

40 hours per week, typically, Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm with flexibility and ability to work from office at least 4 days a week required.

Total Compensation Package

Your total annual compensation package including your salary, perks and benefits offered by the Club is up to $95,040.

Your total annual compensation package includes the following:

Your annual base salary will be $75,000

Group Health benefit: It covers medical, prescription, dental and much more (value up to $5,400)

RRSP: You can also participate in our RRSP program, where The Club will match your contribution up to 5%. (value up to $3,750)

Fitness Reimbursement: You may also take advantage of our Fitness Reimbursement Plan where the Club will reimburse up to $60.00 of your health activity fee each month. (value up to $720)

Daily Staff Meal: Including daily lunch, coffee, teas, and soups, which are provided to all employees as a part of TLTC Staff Meal Benefits Plan (value up to $5,520)

Personal Emergency Days: You are also eligible for 9 paid personal emergency days a year

Bonus: Your maximum performance based bonus will be equal to 5% of your annual salary (value up to $3,750)

Career Development Fund: Your career development fund that has been designed to reimburse any webinars, seminars, classes or courses that will help advance your career at the Club. (value up to $300)

Cell Phone Reimbursement: The Club is also offering a monthly phone reimbursement plan to select employees. (value up to $600)

Experience

• Full-cycle Canadian payroll administration: Minimum 3 years
• Senior or supervisory accounting role: Minimum 3 years
• Balance sheet reconciliations: Minimum 3 years
• CRA remittance administration (e.g., payroll tax, HST): Minimum 3 years
• Month-end close processes and journal entries: Minimum 3 years
• Reporting directly to senior leadership (Director or above): Minimum 2 years
• Not-for-profit sector: At least 1 year (preferred)

Technical and Functional Competencies

• General accounting and payroll systems
• Cash flow forecasting and oversight
• Accounts payable and receivable operations
• Capital project tracking and budget monitoring
• Month-end and year-end processes, including journal entries and subledger closures
• Reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis
• Preparation of financial statements and reporting packages
• Administration of all annual filings, including T4s, EHT, WSIB, and other statutory requirements
• Strong understanding of internal control environments and compliance with financial policies and procedures
• Experience preparing audit working papers and supporting year-end audits

Technical Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Proficiency with accounting and payroll software systems, preferably ADP
• Ability to use technology to streamline financial processes and improve operational efficiency

Professional Attributes

• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to work collaboratively and professionally with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Ability to support and adapt to organizational change initiatives

Education & Credentials

• CPA designation (preferred), or currently working toward designation

Ability to commute to 44 Price St, Toronto, ON Canada is required.

Who You Are

You are a self-motivated, detail-oriented, and highly organized accounting professional who takes pride in accuracy, integrity, and service excellence. You are adaptable and proactive, with a strong ability to problem-solve, prioritize competing demands, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.

You thrive in a collaborative environment and bring a professional, team-oriented approach to your work. You communicate effectively with colleagues, management, and external stakeholders and understand the importance of clear financial reporting, confidentiality, and compliance with established controls and regulations.

You have a strong understanding of financial operations, payroll, and reporting, and are committed to continuous improvement and operational efficiency. You take initiative, follow through on tasks, and contribute meaningfully to a positive work culture.

What A Typical Workload Looks Like

This is a permanent, full-time position. You will be responsible for performing the following duties:

Ongoing

• Overseeing cash flow requirements and prepare cash flow forecast
• Oversee Accounts payable and Accounts receivable functions and employees
• Maintaining an effective filing system for detailed financial records
• Maintaining records of organization\'s credit card transactions
• Payroll masterfile maintenance

Bi-weekly

• Full cycle payroll administration

Monthly

Leading month-end close process, including

• Closing all subledgers;
• Preparing journal entries for review by management and posting to general ledger;
• Tracking accrued expenses and ensuring completeness of liabilities recorded in general ledger;
• Reconciling all balance sheet accounts on monthly basis;
• Preparing financial statements
• Preparing bi-weekly payroll tax remittance
• Preparing monthly HST returns
• Tracking spending on capital projects to ensure expenditures do not exceed budget
• Supporting ad hoc analysis as required

Annually

• Assisting in preparation of working papers for annual audit of financial statements
• Preparing annual T4 information return for review by management
• Preparing annual EHT and WSIB returns
• Preparing all annual tax filing requirements

If this sounds like you and excited at the thought of becoming a member of our team, please apply now

The Lawn celebrates people regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, origin, disability, or age. TLTC is committed to an inclusive workplace, we believe in diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you\'re excited about this role but your past experience doesn\'t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles

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Thank you for your interest. We will only contact those who we believe have the best qualifications and opportunity for success in this role.

Job Type : Full-time

Pay : From $75,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Work from home

Ability to commute / relocate

Toronto, ON M4W 1Z4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience

• Administering full cycle Canadian payroll : 3 years (required)
• Recent experience in a senior or supervisory accounting role : 3 years (required)
• Balance sheet reconciliations : 3 years (required)
• Administering Canadian government CRA remittances : 3 years (required)
• Administering month end journal closure entries : 3 years (required)
• Reporting to a Director or more senior role : 2 years (required)
• not for profit : 1 year (preferred)

Work Location : In person