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Sr. Accountant

  • Waterloo, ON
  • On-site
  • Posted Aug 30, 2026
  • 1 position

$67,920–$101,880 / year

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Senior · 5+ years
Minimum education
Bachelor’s degree
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

The Senior Accountant is responsible for executing core accounting activities, including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses. They also support month-end close processes, internal control requirements, and audit activities to ensure accurate financial reporting.

Job details

The Senior Accountant is responsible for executing core accounting activities, including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses. They also support month-end close processes, internal control requirements, and audit activities to ensure accurate financial reporting. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and possess 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience with strong US GAAP knowledge. Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Excel is required, along with strong analytical and communication skills.

What you’ll do

The Senior Accountant is responsible for executing core accounting activities, including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses. They also support month-end close processes, internal control requirements, and audit activities to ensure accurate financial reporting.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and possess 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience with strong US GAAP knowledge. Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Excel is required, along with strong analytical and communication skills.

Benefits

  • Physical wellbeing support
  • Emotional wellbeing support
  • Financial wellbeing support
  • Vacation entitlement
  • Paid time off

Listed skills

  • SAP · Preferred
  • Problem solving · Preferred
  • Financial Reporting · Preferred
  • Microsoft Excel · Preferred
  • Microsoft Office · Preferred
  • Communication Skills · Preferred
  • Process Improvement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Financial reporting
  • Journal entries
  • Account reconciliations
  • US GAAP
  • Variance analysis
  • SOX controls
  • Internal audit
  • External audit
  • SAP
  • Microsoft Office
  • Excel
  • Analytical skills
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication skills
  • Process improvement

Job areas

  • Finance & Accounting
  • Technology
  • Software

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