About Float Float is on a mission to simplify finance for Canadian businesses, empowering them to eliminate complexity and unlock new opportunities. Through our innovative platform, Float enables businesses to streamline financial operations and optimize cash flow, so they can focus on what matters most: growth.

As one of Canada’s fastest growing companies and top-rated startups in 2024 and 2023, Float is customer-obsessed, passionate and entrepreneurial, with a team that includes leaders from Uber, Shopify, Top Hat, TouchBistro, and Ada.

At Float, everyone is an owner, bringing their unique perspective to our team and product. Your voice is important, and we take having a culture based on feedback seriously. We openly share our thoughts and differing opinions so we can continue to improve. We do our best to keep our decision-making decentralized so that all team members feel ownership in our success.

Our Product Float is Canada's complete business finance platform, combining modern financial services and software to help businesses spend, save, and grow. Trusted by 4,000 Canadian companies, Float provides high-limit corporate cards, automated expense management, next-day bill payments, high-yield accounts and fast, friendly support—all built in Canada, for Canada. Float is backed by world-class venture and fintech investors, including Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives and OMERS Ventures, partners behind our $70 million Series B raise.

Our team is a collection of ambitious, collaborative and mission-driven people from all walks of life but with one goal: helping Canadian companies not just survive but thrive. And we’re looking for bold innovators to help shape the future of business finance in Canada.

About The Senior Accountant Role We’re looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to play a foundational role in shaping‬ Float's financial reporting. This is a unique opportunity for an accounting professional to work at a company building tools that are transforming their day-to-day work. We are looking for someone that has a deep passion for everything accounting.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• You’ll be responsible for building, executing and streamlining accounting operations, including A/R, A/P, payroll and financial reporting
• You’ll coordinate and execute an effective, efficient and timely month-end close process, including ownership of the general ledger, preparation of variance analysis and other relevant reporting insights
• You’ll be responsible for developing and monitoring proper controls and reporting over financial operations
• You’ll be answering accounting inquiries in cross-functional teams
• You’ll develop processes for new product lines and financial reporting asks
• You’ll be responsible for completion of tax and and audit compliance work
• You’ll own all government compliance submissions (T4s, EHT, ITCs, SR&ED, etc.)

About You Here’s what sets you up for success at Float:

• You Put Customers First, Always. You care deeply about delivering meaningful value. Whether you're building internal systems or customer-facing features, you're always thinking about how to make life better for our users.
• You Act Like an Owner. You take responsibility for outcomes, step up to challenges, and seek solutions proactively—doing what’s best for the business, not just your role.
• You Think Big and Move Fast. You’re energized by building from 0 to 1. You’re not afraid to challenge the status quo, experiment quickly, and learn as you go.
• You Constantly Learn and Grow. You’re hungry to improve your craft and open to feedback. You bring a growth mindset to everything you do.
• You Raise the Bar. You care about doing things well and efficiently. You balance speed with rigor and always look for ways to improve how we work.
• You Win as a Team. You’re a generous collaborator who values communication, context, and shared wins. You lift others up and help make the team stronger.

In addition to living our values, you...

• Have the experience:

• 3-4 years of experience in a Finance or Accounting role at a fast growing tech company, with a focus on accounting and financial reporting with Canadian ASPE accounting standards
• CPA or demonstrated interest in obtaining the designation
• Robust analytical, problem-solving, and process-improvement skills, coupled with proficiency in Google Sheets and Excel, including large data set manipulation
• Strong attention to detail and can be relied upon to provide thorough, well-reasoned and accurate results
• The ability to work with a high degree of self-direction, along with the capability to thrive in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate teamwork skills in a growing team
• Nice to haves: You have experience with our internal tools: Metabase, Float, Wagepoint, and Netsuite. You have worked on complex accounting topics like consolidation, foreign currency transactions and translations and deferred revenue.

• Are an owner. You love producing reporting packages with your stamp of ownership on it. You take great satisfaction in answering questions from stakeholders that want to understand the details to a greater degree. You can even anticipate what the questions might be and prepare answers prior to being asked.
• Understand the business context. You'll be more effective if you understand not just how to book the journal entry, but also why you're doing it - i.e., how will this impact the financial reporting and drive decisions.
• Are comfortable with a fast-paced environment. Float is a dynamic environment and things can change quickly. You should be flexible and able to adapt to changes as they occur.
• Have spectacular attention to detail. You take pride in being thorough and accurate. You’re a stickler for detail and rarely miss important information required to complete a task.
• Can ruthlessly prioritize. You will have multiple responsibilities and projects. Being able to effectively manage your workload and meet deadlines is crucial.

This may not be the role for you if…

• You’re not extremely detail oriented
• You don’t like working in a fast paced environment
• You are not open to a hybrid role
• You aren’t a self-starter and don’t like to work independently
• You are not organized and efficient
• You don’t like change and adapting to new ways of doing things
• You lack patience for iterative work
• You’re not keen on learning new things
• You don’t have strong stakeholder management skills
• You don’t like regular feedback on your work

Why You Should Join

• Work at one of Canada's fastest-growing fintech companies
• Make a real impact in a high-autonomy, high-growth role
• Collaborate with an ambitious and supportive team
• Competitive compensation, equity options, and benefits
• Hybrid work model – we are based in Toronto with in-office days for connection and collaboration
• Enjoy catered team lunches every Tuesday and Wednesday
• Bring your pup to our dog-friendly office
• Thrive in a high-trust, high-performance culture where your work truly matters

In Short At Float, you’ll thrive if you’re bold, curious, and eager to make a real impact. We're building something special—and having a lot of fun along the way. If you’re excited to build, grow, and win together, we’d love to meet you. We’re committed to building a workplace that’s welcoming and accessible for everyone. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process or once you join Float, just let us know! You can reach out to Vic ( victoria@floatcard.com ), and we’ll work with you to make sure you have what you need to succeed.