General Accountant

Job summary

Review and reconcile balance sheet and general ledger accounts, resolve historical discrepancies, prepare journal entries, and support month-end close and financial reporting. Maintain audit schedules and working papers, address outstanding audit matters, and identify improvements to accounting processes, controls, and system use.

Job details

Our client, a growing organization based in downtown Toronto, is looking for an experienced and hands-on General Accountant to join their finance team on a 6-month contract with potential for extension. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys working independently, solving accounting issues, and improving financial processes. The successful candidate will play a key role in reviewing and reconciling balance sheet accounts, strengthening accounting processes, and ensuring the organization is well-prepared for its upcoming year-end audit. The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting knowledge, hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and the ability to identify and resolve discrepancies with minimal direction. Key Responsibilities Review, analyze, and reconcile balance sheet accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness. Identify and resolve historical accounting discrepancies, unreconciled balances, and missing entries. Perform account reconciliations, including bank, accounts receivable, accounts payable, prepaid expenses, accruals, and other general ledger accounts. Review general ledger activity and prepare journal entries, adjusting entries, and accruals as required. Support month-end close activities and assist with financial reporting. Prepare and maintain supporting schedules, reconciliations, and working papers for external audit purposes. Review historical audit findings and ensure outstanding accounting matters are addressed. Work within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to review GL transactions, identify issues, and improve the accuracy of financial information. Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and system utilization. Work independently to investigate accounting issues and recommend appropriate solutions. Required Qualifications 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a Senior Accountant, Financial Accountant, or Accounting Consultant capacity. Hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, particularly the General Ledger module. Strong understanding of accounting principles, debits and credits, journal entries, and general ledger accounting. Extensive experience with balance sheet reconciliations and account analysis. Experience supporting external audits and preparing audit working papers. Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and working with large datasets. Ability to work independently, identify accounting issues, and take ownership of resolving them. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience within a Non-Profit Organization (NFP). Experience with accounting cleanup projects, ERP implementations, or process improvements. Experience working in an environment with evolving accounting processes and limited structure. Contract Details Duration: 6 months, with potential for extension Location: Downtown Toronto Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 1 day per week onsite, typically Wednesdays If you have the skills required to be successful in this role and want to know more, please send your updated resume in MS Word format to Navneet Kaur at nkaur@ifgpr.com. To view other opportunities, visit www.ifg-global.com.

What you’ll do

Review and reconcile balance sheet and general ledger accounts, resolve historical discrepancies, prepare journal entries, and support month-end close and financial reporting. Maintain audit schedules and working papers, address outstanding audit matters, and identify improvements to accounting processes, controls, and system use.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of progressive accounting experience, hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, strong general ledger and balance sheet reconciliation knowledge, and external audit support experience. Candidates should have advanced Excel skills and be able to independently investigate and resolve accounting issues; nonprofit experience and accounting cleanup or process improvement experience are preferred.

Listed skills

• Month-End Close · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• General Ledger Accounting
• Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Account Analysis
• Journal Entries
• Month-End Close
• Financial Reporting
• External Audit Support
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Microsoft Excel
• PivotTables
• VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
• Discrepancy Resolution
• Accounting Process Improvement
• Internal Controls
• Analytical Problem-Solving
• Communication

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting

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