Senior Accounting Associate

The Mason Group - Strategic Search Partners; Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Accounting Associate for a cloud-based financial services start-up in Ontario. The role includes providing client support and technical accounting, managing payroll, and ensuring compliance with Canadian tax filings. Candidates should have 4+ years of experience, CPA credentials, and proficiency in cloud accounting tools. This position offers a competitive salary range of $50,000 to $80,000 depending on location.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in public practice or related accounting fields.
• In-depth working knowledge of ASPE.
• Experience in Canadian federal and provincial sales tax filings.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive and warm client support.
• Post transactions and record sales entries.
• Prepare and file payroll compliance returns across Canada.

Skills

Proactive client support

Technical accounting

Revenue recognition principles

Cloud accounting tools

Data processing in Excel/GSheets

Effective communication

Education

CPA or pursuing CPA designation

Tools

Xero

Netsuite

Stripe

Shopify

Job description

Our client is a cloud-based financial services start-up that focuses on supporting online accounting and CFO services for start-ups across Canada and the US. They leverage financial and technological automation allowing CEOs to focus on optimizing and scaling their business.

Responsibilities of the Senior Accounting Associate include but are not limited to:

• Providing proactive and warm client support as the first point of contact for accounting-related questions and support information, including recognizing issues and changes as they arise.
• Providing a high standard of technical accounting to multiple clients, as assigned.
• Posting transactions and recording sales entries from multiple e-commerce systems, demonstrating a strong knowledge of recognized revenue principles.
• Creating monthly reconciliation reports, reviewing bookkeeping entries, calculating accruals and other month-end entries, and preparing working papers to support all balance sheet accounts.
• Processing accounts payable for clients, including cash flow management.
• Processing semi-monthly or bi-weekly payroll for Canadian and US clients across multiple payroll platforms.
• Preparing and filing sales tax returns across Canada (GST/HST, PST/RST/QST).
• Preparing and filing payroll compliance returns across Canada (EHT, Worker's Compensation, T4s).
• Challenging current tools, processes, and methodologies when appropriate to ensure best practices are in place to support clients.
• Building effective working relationships with clients and co-workers by collaborating on work deliverables.
• Meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high-quality work.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in public practice or related accounting fields, ideally experiencing high growth in a cloud environment.
• CPA or pursuing CPA designation.
• In-depth working knowledge of ASPE.
• Experience and working knowledge in Canadian federal and provincial sales tax filings.
• Proficiency with cloud accounting tools (e.g., Xero, Netsuite, Stripe, Plooto, Shopify, GSuite, Slack, Dext, Humi, Wagepoint, Rippling) and ability to apply an integrated tech stack to optimize efficiencies and minimize manual processes.
• Strong aptitude for structuring and processing data in Excel/GSheets to draw insights, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Effective communication style that fosters trust, respect, and reliability, especially in remote and asynchronous work environments.
• Ability to quickly understand and adapt to complex and changing environments.
• Self-management skills to prioritize and meet deadlines flexibly.
• Enjoyment working in a close-knit team and collaborating with others to learn and grow.

If you are already registered with The Mason Group, please contact your Recruiting Consultant directly with reference to job #20049.

Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Accounting / Auditing and Finance

Industries: Accounting

Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada or Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Salary: $50,000.00-$80,000.00 (Oakville), $50,000.00-$60,000.00 (Toronto)