Finance Operations Specialist

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Finance Operations Specialist managing procure-to-pay processes in a fast-growing crowdfunding platform. Handling accounts payable, payroll, and vendor relationships in a dynamic startup environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Support the processing, review, and tracking of high-volume creator payments via wire transfer and PayPal, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
  • Monitor payment workflows and assist in maintaining timely payouts.
  • Operate and continuously improve the accounts payable function, including timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices and payments.
  • Maintain vendor and creator records, including payment details and unique payment terms, ensuring data integrity and audit readiness.
  • Review invoices and payment details to identify discrepancies and escalate issues as needed.
  • Collaborate with vendors and creators to help resolve invoicing and payment discrepancies.
  • Manage daily activity across chequing and savings accounts to ensure sufficient balances and payment execution.
  • Process payments via corporate credit cards and manage Float account balances, monitoring limits and usage to support uninterrupted operations.
  • Support cash flow visibility through accurate tracking of outgoing payments and upcoming obligations.
  • Execute semi-monthly payroll preparation and processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance with internal controls and statutory requirements.
  • Prepare Sales Tax returns, maintaining compliance and supporting audit requirements.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline, standardize and document transactional finance processes to improve efficiency, reduce risk and support scalability.
  • Support the development and maintenance of financial controls to ensure consistency, accuracy and compliance as transaction volumes grow.
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for internal payment- and invoice-related inquiries, ensuring timely responses and strong internal service levels.
  • Support month-end close activities as required, including timely completion of operational tasks, reconciliations and reporting inputs.
  • Collaborate with the Finance team, leadership and wider business to support initiatives and special projects as required.

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of accounts payable and/or payroll experience.
  • Post-secondary education.
  • An in-depth understanding, with previous experience in Payroll and Accounts Payable.
  • Has a strong understanding of month-end preparation / basic accounting cycles.
  • Proficiency in spreadsheet and financial software (i.e., ERP and Excel).
  • Ability to prepare month-end and daily monitoring tasks and journal entries.
  • Attention to detail with respect to data accuracy.
  • Bring a positive, proactive attitude with the discipline to work independently from home and the initiative to self-correct and optimize how work gets done.

Benefits:

  • Health and dental benefits from day 1.
  • 4 weeks of paid vacation (including paid time off on your birthday).
  • Additional 1 week of paid time off during the holidays.
  • Virtual & In-Person Social Events.
  • Annual Paid Volunteer Day Off.
  • 1:1 RRSP Matching Program Up to 3%.
  • $500 Pre-Tax Annual Health & Wellness Allowance.
  • $400 Pre-Tax Home Office Setup Allowance.
  • $65 Pre-Tax Monthly Phone Allowance.
  • Maternity and Parental Leave Top-Up Program.
  • Education Assistance Program.
  • Employee Referral Program.
  • Tenured Rewards Program.