Senior Accountant - Contract - 19627

LRO Staffing; Ottawa; Remote; CAD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

LRO Staffing seeks a Senior Accountant for a six-month contract. You will manage year-end close, draft IFRS notes, and deliver audit-ready schedules for the external auditors.

As part of Corporate Finance and Accounting, you will handle journal entries, reconciliations, and IFRS revenue recognition on POC transactions, collaborating with global and regional teams to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required, CPA preferred.
• Experience with IFRS and year-end close processes is essential.
• Experience with POC revenue recognition and external audits is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Complete monthly, quarterly and year-end close activities including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Prepare IFRS notes and disclosures for financial statements.
• Draft schedules for external auditors and respond to audit queries.
• Research IFRS accounting questions and maintain working papers.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

POC revenue recognition

Excel skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

CPA designation (preferred)

Tools

SAP

Job description

About The Opportunity

Our client, a global organization, is looking for a Senior Accountant for a six-month contract for an existing role. You will be covering year-end close, financial statement notes and the external audit. As part of the Corporate Finance and Accounting team, you’ll manage your own accounts, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, draft the IFRS financial statement notes, and deliver audit-ready schedules on deadline.

About The Opportunity

Our client, a global organization, is looking for a Senior Accountant for a six-month contract for an existing role. You will be covering year-end close, financial statement notes and the external audit. As part of the Corporate Finance and Accounting team, you’ll manage your own accounts, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, draft the IFRS financial statement notes, and deliver audit-ready schedules on deadline.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Complete assigned monthly, quarterly and year-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals and supporting schedules, within reporting deadlines
• Prepare general ledger account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies and resolve reconciling items with global and regional teams
• Prepare assigned notes to the IFRS financial statements, including disclosures and supporting schedules, and reconcile note amounts to the financial statements and underlying accounting records
• Apply IFRS revenue recognition requirements to assigned percentage-of-completion (POC) transactions; review contracts, prepare accounting analyses and entries, and elevate complex judgments for review
• Prepare audit schedules and supporting evidence, respond directly to external auditor queries and track assigned requests through resolution for corporate and local audits
• Research assigned IFRS accounting questions, document supporting conclusions and maintain clear, review-ready working papers

About You

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in accounting or finance preferred
• CPA designation preferred
• Progressive accounting experience at the Senior Accountant level, including hands‑on year‑end close responsibilities; experience in a global, multi‑country environment is an asset
• Very strong technical accounting skills under IFRS and demonstrated practical experience with percentage‑of‑completion (POC) revenue recognition
• Experience preparing notes to IFRS financial statements and supporting disclosure schedules
• Direct experience working with external auditors, preparing audit‑ready working papers and responding to audit queries; prior public accounting audit experience is an asset
• SAP experience preferred
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to quickly take ownership of assigned accounts, work independently and manage competing year‑end and audit deadlines
• High attention to detail, strong time management and investigative skills, and the ability to troubleshoot accounting discrepancies

About the Job

• Six‑month contract
• Remote, open to candidates across Canada
• Rate: $50.00/hr