Corporate Accountant

Department: Finance Employment Type: Full Time Location: Mississauga Compensation: $60,000 - $80,000 / year

Description

The Role

Accountants are boring. Accounts are humourless. Accountants are mechanical bean counters, incapable of creative thought. These are all stereotypes that we seek to disprove. How do we do it? Easy: we hire someone who checks none of those boxes. After all, it's a well-known fact that money rules the world. As a company with our eyes set on world domination, we need a Finance team that handles money better than anyone else on the planet. dbrand's Corporate Accountant plays an integral role in ensuring that we'll one day have enough money to buy the Moon... but it's even more important that they aren't boring, humourless, or incapable of creative thought. Think you've got what it takes? Keep reading.

Our coffers are significantly more full than they were yesterday. Why? Because we just launched a new, limited edition product line – one that our adoring, cult-like fanbase has quite predictably bought into. Tempting as it may be to spend the day rolling around in a swimming pool filled with cash, we first must pay the bills. That's where you come in. Your immaculate organizational skills guarantee that no purchase flies under the radar, no invoice goes unpaid, and no statement goes unreconciled. A portion of our sizable windfall goes towards the obvious: employee payroll, shipping payables, tax remittances. Some of the money goes towards the less obvious: cutting royalty checks for some of the biggest names in the tech industry, or paying down a credit card that was used to buy a hundred smartphones for a giveaway. Does the rest of it go towards our "buy the Moon" fund? In this fictional, alternate universe in which you already work for us, you know the answer to that question. In reality, we will neither confirm nor deny until you've signed an NDA.

Needless to say, you won't be receiving any NDAs until you've proven yourself. If the above paragraph didn't describe you to a tee, you should save us all some time and close the tab. We'll wait.

Still here? Good, you might have a shot. Depending on how things go, you might learn the truth about our not-so-secret Moon fund.

The Environment

dbrand thrives where other eCommerce companies have failed because our customers enjoy a revolutionary degree of commitment, engagement, and accessibility from us. It's a relationship best summarized by our brand promise: "It's not a product. It's a culture.™" Maintaining an internal culture of excellence, the likes of which our highly-engaged audience demands and deserves, is critical to dbrand's current and future success.

Our customers deserve no less than the absolute best, and we hold every member of the team to that exacting standard. Surrounded by a diverse team that values input and insight from every corner of our organization, the Corporate Accountant is tasked with processing our transactions, reconciling our financial statements, and making sure all of the bills get paid.

So, what's in it for you? Well, unlike most companies, we actually care about the work we're doing. Penny-pinching isn't in our DNA, and we're well aware that you need to spend money to make money. Managing our accounts is a one-of-a-kind challenge where the solution is its own reward. If you're someone who's growth-minded, organized, committed, and excited about our mission, to say you'd thrive here would be an understatement. Speaking of a growth mindset, we're here to support your CPA track by providing relevant work experience and a CPA fee budget to help you earn your designation.

Before you can get the opportunity to join our passionate, dynamic team and help us buy the Moon, you'll need to prove yourself. Let’s see if you’ve got what it takes…

The Characteristics

Agile: You’re nimble. You’re adaptable. You thrive in an environment where priorities can change in an instant. Analytical: Your decisions are driven by only one thing: data. You continue to master all the tools necessary to surface insights. Collaborative: You enjoy purposeful meetings. You value the contributions and perspectives of your colleagues as much as you do your CEO. Curious: You’re eager to learn new concepts and master new skills. There’s no useless tool in your arsenal. Disciplined: You never allow the details to slip, understanding that every bit of minutiae forms the bigger picture. Enthusiastic: You exhibit a contagious passion for balancing numbers. Innovative: You develop new approaches to complex problems. Perfectionist: You persist until the smallest detail has been optimized. Giving less than 100% is not an option. Persistent: You’ve never failed. You’ve only experienced speed bumps on your path to success. Reliable: You live up to both verbal and written agreements. You can be trusted to work effectively, without oversight.

The Responsibilities and Qualifications

The Responsibilities

In order to make a positive impact as part of our team, your focus in this role will be to:

Process financial transactions in a timely and accurate manner. Prepare bill payments through various payment solutions. Identify trends, patterns, and opportunities in financial data, using those insights to drive positive change. Reconcile bank and credit card statements on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Help with the month-end closing process. Assist with the preparation and maintenance of working papers to support day-to-day operations. Review of AP invoice / credit card coding and match AP documents (invoice, PO, POD, and credit card receipt). Support in the preparation and filing of regulatory reporting and tax filings. Compile HST, QST, EHT, and WSIB remittances. Assist with external review/audit processes as necessary. Update AR and issue invoices as required. Oversee payables for shipping accounts (Wizmo, FedEx, Purolator, etc.). Assist with the bi-weekly payroll process, ad-hoc reporting, capital asset management, and PO creation as required.

The Qualifications

If you find a box you can’t check, stop reading and look for a company who demands less from their Finance team: An undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance. Minimum 2 years working experience as part of a Finance team. Advanced spreadsheet proficiency. An impeccable communication style. Detail-oriented, self-sufficient, resourceful, organized, and proactive. The instinct to help teammates thrive and the openness to learn from past experiences. The ability to solve complex problems. Commitment to long-term growth and learning opportunities. Insights and engagement with the current state of smartphone and mobile technology.

The Moment of Truth

The job starts $60,000 and 80,000 per year based on experience, with health, dental, vision, and profit-sharing benefits. The position is fully remote, but when required, our HQ is located a few minutes west of Pearson Airport.

Still think you have what it takes to be the first line of defense for our Finance Team?

To be perfectly honest, we doubt it.

You’re welcome to prove us wrong.

Vacancy Disclosure: This is backfilling an existing role.