Senior Associate, Accounting and Controls

Job summary

Coordinate monthly and quarterly accounting close activities, reconciliations, reporting, analytics, journal entries, and legal entity financial statement preparation. Support regulatory compliance and audits, maintain financial governance and controls, and collaborate across teams to document processes and improve efficiency.

Job details

Contract: 12 Months Location: Toronto or Waterloo, ON Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week, with flexibility to choose onsite days Interview Process: 2 rounds Background Check: Tier 1 About the Role We are looking for a Senior Associate, Accounting and Controls to join a Finance team on a 12-month contract. The successful candidate will support legal entity accounting, financial reporting, financial controls, and data inputs related to management equity plans. This role will also support monthly and quarterly accounting close activities, reporting, analytics, audits, and various finance initiatives. The ideal candidate is self-driven, detail-oriented, comfortable working with new technologies and processes, and able to navigate a fast-paced and changing environment. Key Responsibilities Coordinate and complete monthly and quarterly finance activities, including accounting close, reconciliations, reporting, analytics, and chart of value requests. Prepare and post journal entries in SAP to support finance projects and initiatives. Assist with the preparation of legal entity financial statements and perform detailed analytical reviews and variance analysis. Support compliance and regulatory reporting requirements, including excess minimum capital calculations and participation fees. Support internal and external audits by coordinating deliverables, preparing audit samples, and responding to auditor requests. Collaborate with various teams to implement new processes and prepare process documentation. Identify and implement process efficiencies, including opportunities for automation. Establish and maintain effective governance and financial controls. Work with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree with 5–7 years of experience in finance, accounting, reporting, or a related function. Strong finance and accounting background. CPA, CA, CMA, or CGA designation is strongly preferred. Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to summarize detailed information clearly. Self-starter with the ability to take ownership and deliver assignments within deadlines. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and time-management skills. Excellent attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset. Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills. Experience using financial reporting systems and tools; SAP experience is preferred. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Experience with Power BI and/or Tableau is an asset. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment while managing competing priorities. Experience within a financial institution or asset management environment is an asset. AI-enabled tools may be used to sort applications based on job-related criteria. All AI generated results are vetted by our team and the decision of which candidates move forward is always made by a human.

What you’ll do

Coordinate monthly and quarterly accounting close activities, reconciliations, reporting, analytics, journal entries, and legal entity financial statement preparation. Support regulatory compliance and audits, maintain financial governance and controls, and collaborate across teams to document processes and improve efficiency.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree and 5–7 years of experience in finance, accounting, reporting, or a related function; a CPA, CA, CMA, or CGA designation is strongly preferred. Candidates should have strong analytical, communication, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, and experience with financial reporting systems; SAP is preferred, while Power BI or Tableau and financial institution experience are assets.

Listed skills

• Power BI · Preferred
• SAP · Preferred
• Tableau · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Accounting · Preferred
• Month-End Close · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Controls
• Month-End Close
• Quarterly Close
• Journal Entries
• Reconciliations
• Variance Analysis
• Audit Support
• Regulatory Reporting
• Process Improvement
• Stakeholder Management
• SAP
• Microsoft Excel
• Power BI
• Tableau

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Data & Analytics

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