Senior Accountant

Job summary

Prepare and analyze monthly and quarterly journal entries, financial statements, reporting packages, and investment results; investigate variances and respond to ad hoc reporting needs. Document and automate month-end close processes, support audits and reporting changes, and collaborate with Finance and business partners on consolidated reporting and forecasting.

Job details

Accountant, Advanced (Insurance Reporting) Location: Mississauga, ON (Hybrid, minimum 2 days per week in office) Duration: 12-month contract About the opportunity Our client, a leading Canadian financial institution, is looking for a seasoned accountant to join its Insurance Finance Reporting team. You will support monthly and quarterly reporting while helping reduce manual effort in the month-end close as part of an IFRS 17 finance and actuarial transformation program. What you will do Prepare and analyze monthly and quarterly journal entries, financial statements and reporting packages, with accuracy and on tight timelines Support Investment Finance reporting, including manual journal entries and investment result analysis Investigate results, run variance analysis and handle ad hoc reporting requests Document, streamline and automate manual journal entries and month-end close processes Support interim and year-end external audit requests Research and implement new or changed reporting requirements Work with business partners and the wider Finance team to improve consolidated reporting and support forecasting What you need Professional accounting designation (CPA, CA, CGA, CMA) or equivalent experience (3 years) 3+ years in financial services in progressive finance roles Exceptional Excel skills (essential) Power Query experience Knowledge of investment products, investment accounting or financial reporting for investments Experience working with large data sets and automating manual processes Ability to work independently, with strong attention to detail (this is a seasoned role, not a junior one) Strong communication skills, and the ability to juggle competing priorities and shifting requests Nice to have IFRS 17 or insurance financial reporting experience Power BI or Tableau (dashboards and reports) Experience with month-end close automation Good to know Quarter-end and year-end periods (February, May, August and November) are critical, so please flag any planned time off up front. Background checks will be conducted. Note: We use AI tools to: obtain basic information, detect plagiarism, false employment history or references, categorize your skills, and do an initial match with job posting.

What you’ll do

Prepare and analyze monthly and quarterly journal entries, financial statements, reporting packages, and investment results; investigate variances and respond to ad hoc reporting needs. Document and automate month-end close processes, support audits and reporting changes, and collaborate with Finance and business partners on consolidated reporting and forecasting.

Requirements

Requires a professional accounting designation or equivalent experience, at least 3 years in progressive financial services finance roles, exceptional Excel skills, and experience with Power Query, investment accounting or reporting, and large data sets. Candidates should be independent, detail-oriented communicators who can manage competing priorities; IFRS 17, insurance reporting, Power BI or Tableau, and close automation are preferred.

Listed skills

• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Prioritization · Preferred
• Month-End Close · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Financial Reporting
• Journal Entries
• Investment Accounting
• Variance Analysis
• Month-End Close
• Process Automation
• Excel
• Power Query
• Large Data Sets
• External Audit Support
• IFRS 17
• Forecasting
• Attention To Detail
• Communication
• Prioritization

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Data & Analytics