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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