Accountant

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Accountant managing finance and accounting services at theFinanceStack for various portfolio companies. Focused on transaction processing, payroll, and accounting tasks in a growth-oriented environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Process transactions and reconcile accounts with accuracy.
  • Follow daily, weekly, and monthly workflows for quality bookkeeping.
  • Prepare compliance returns, including GST/HST, PST, WCB, and EHT filings.
  • Own the end-to-end payroll process for assigned companies (generally <30 employees), including gathering inputs, preparing and submitting payroll runs, issuing Records of Employment (ROEs), preparing annual T4s/T4As, and ensuring full compliance with employment standards and tax regulations.
  • Handle recurring cash flow tasks, including bank monitoring, AR, AP, and transfers.
  • Support month-end and year-end working paper preparation.
  • Contribute to ad-hoc analyses, reporting, and team initiatives to optimize processes.
  • Identify opportunities for process automation and workflow improvements, especially in billing, payment, and reconciliation activities.

Requirements:

  • Proficiency in cloud-based accounting software, particularly Xero and QBO.
  • Strong understanding of full-cycle accounting, financial statements, and working papers.
  • Competency in Microsoft Excel.
  • Knowledge of Canadian tax compliance.
  • Experience in payroll processing (familiarity with systems like Rippling, Payworks).
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills with high attention to detail.
  • Willingness to take initiative in a lean team environment.
  • Experience with start-up or growth-stage technology ecosystems is an asset.