Senior Accountant

About Financeit

Financeit is a leading point-of-sale financing provider for major home improvement and retail organizations across Canada. We empower businesses to increase sales by offering customers convenient monthly payment options for significant purchases. As a company, we balance making a market impact with fostering a close-knit environment where collaboration, inclusivity, fairness, and respect are core values.

About the Role

As a Senior Accountant at Financeit, you will play a pivotal role beyond routine accounting tasks. This position offers the chance to deeply understand our consumer lending operations, spearhead process improvements, and develop innovative solutions for complex accounting challenges. We are looking for a proactive, curious problem-solver who is driven to enhance existing methods and contribute significantly to our finance team.

What You'll Do

• Prepare timely and accurate month-end working papers and journal entries to support the financial close process.
• Analyze monthly financial results, identify key trends and variances, and provide meaningful insights and commentary.
• Collaborate with the Senior Manager of Accounting to evaluate and improve finance team processes, including leveraging automation and AI-powered tools.
• Prepare reconciliations of high-volume cash and loan receivable accounts with complex funding structures, including investigating and resolving reconciling items and discrepancies.
• Support year-end reporting activities, including assisting with the annual external audit.
• Assist with ad hoc initiatives, special projects, and cross-functional business needs.
• Contribute to the development, enhancement, and maintenance of internal controls to support a strong control environment.
• Maintain existing accounting policies and research and document new accounting policies as needed.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• 3+ years of related experience, preferably in financial services or e-commerce operations.
• CPA designation is required.
• Advanced Excel skills for financial reporting (v-lookup, pivot tables, sumif).
• Knowledge of IFRS concepts and day-to-day accounting is required.
• Experience with accounting ERP systems, tax, or audit is highly preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive, accountable, well-organized, and adept at finding innovative and efficient methods for completing tasks and improving processes.

Benefits

As a two-time winner of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, Financeit offers more than just the basics:

• An award-winning culture with a collaborative & inclusive team.
• Competitive pay and performance-based bonus:
• Annual Base Salary: $85,000 - $95,000
• Annual Bonus: 20%
• Committed to flexible work arrangements, offering hybrid workplace options.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage + Lifestyle Account.
• RRSP Matching and Parental Leave Top-Up Program.
• In-office massage, meditation & workout sessions.
• Virtual events such as Lunch & Learns, company parties, fun team activities, and charity initiatives.
• Career learning and development programs.

Next Steps

If this opportunity excites you, please submit your application. We will contact you if you are selected to move forward in the process.

Financeit is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and perspectives because we know they make our team stronger and our product better. We hire based on talent, potential, and culture add - no matter your background, identity, or life experience, you are welcome here.

We may use AI to support our hiring process. While these tools assist our team, applications are ultimately reviewed and assessed by our recruiters. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let our People Success team know. Please note that this posting is for an existing vacancy, and all employment offers are contingent upon a successful background and credit check, among other verifications.