Senior Financial Reporting Analyst

Beacon Software; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software holding company based in Toronto is seeking a Senior Financial Reporting Analyst to oversee corporate reporting. This role involves preparing financial statements, managing audits, and implementing consolidation software. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of financial reporting experience and strong GAAP knowledge. The position offers a hybrid work environment, working in-office 3-4 days per week.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in financial reporting, technical accounting, or audit.
• Public accounting background with experience supporting audits or financial statement preparation.
• Strong GAAP knowledge and ability to draft MD&A, notes, and policy documentation.
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and capable of operating independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain quarterly consolidated financial statements.
• Draft MD&A and accompanying note disclosures.
• Manage audit relationships and oversee preparation of supporting schedules.
• Ensure accuracy of intercompany transactions and elimination entries.
• Support selection, implementation, and ongoing configuration of consolidation software.

Skills

Financial reporting

Technical accounting

Audit preparation

GAAP knowledge

Advanced Excel/Sheets

Tools

Consolidation software

ERP systems

Job description

Beacon Software is a permanent capital holding company which acquires and grows essential businesses. We are a profitable series B+ firm that combines great technologists, operators and M&A professionals to accelerate the scale of the ambition of the dozens of business we own and operate. We are supported by capital from tier-1 venture capital, crossover, and endowment investors as well as the founders of the leading technology companies from the past decade.

We are growing our team in Toronto, San Francisco, and New York. Apply below.

Beacon Software is hiring a Senior Financial Reporting Analyst to lead the company’s corporate reporting function across a growing portfolio of software businesses. This role is essential to establishing a high-integrity, audit-ready reporting cadence and supporting the company’s financial infrastructure as we scale. You will be responsible for consolidated financial statements, MD&A, technical schedules, audit support, and the implementation of consolidation software.

You’ll work closely with the Director of Finance and external auditors, and collaborate with Accounting and FP&A to ensure alignment between financial results and internal operational reporting. This is a foundational hire for the finance team and an ideal role for someone with experience in public accounting, financial reporting, and technical accounting who is ready to take ownership in a high-growth environment.

Location: Toronto, ON

Working Arrangements: Hybrid (In-office 3-4 days / week)

Scope of Responsibility

Financial Reporting & Audit Readiness

• Prepare and maintain quarterly consolidated financial statements (IS, BS, CF)
• Draft MD&A and accompanying note disclosures
• Manage audit relationships and oversee preparation of supporting schedules and tie-outs
• Maintain and reconcile schedules for intangible assets, earnouts, holdbacks, and related amortization/accretion
• Support purchase price allocation (PPA) documentation and opening balance sheets for new acquisitions

Technical Accounting & Policy Governance

• Research technical accounting issues and maintain internal accounting policy documentation
• Draft and maintain accounting memos and policies around revenue recognition, capitalization, and other key areas
• Monitor and implement new standard as applicable

Intercompany & Consolidation

• Ensure accuracy of intercompany transactions and elimination entries across portfolio companies
• Develop and maintain intercompany reconciliation logs
• Support onboarding of new entities into consolidation process

Controls & Documentation

• Create and maintain internal documentation to support audit readiness and financial controls
• Partner with Accounting to improve monthly close timelines and reporting integrity
• Contribute to building scalable processes and standard templates for reporting

Consolidation Software Implementation

• Support selection, implementation, and ongoing configuration of consolidation software
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of data flow from ERP systems to consolidation platform
• Document processes and train stakeholders on reporting tools as needed

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in financial reporting, technical accounting, or audit
• Public accounting background with experience supporting audits or financial statement preparation
• Strong GAAP knowledge and ability to draft MD&A, notes, and policy documentation
• Advanced Excel/Sheets skills and experience with accounting/consolidation systems
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and capable of operating independently in a fast-paced environment

Ideal Candidate

• Has led consolidated reporting and audit prep across multiple legal entities
• Comfortable managing schedules for intangibles, earnouts, and other acquisition-related accounts
• Has experience implementing or working within a consolidation/reporting platform
• Proactive, process-driven, and motivated to build best-in-class reporting infrastructure from the ground up