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$45 / hour
Job summary
The Senior Accountant supports revenue accounting, financial controls, and system integration activities while ensuring financial data integrity. Key duties include performing complex reconciliations, managing month-end and year-end close processes, and leading internal and external audit engagements.
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Senior Accountant Toronto, Ontario | Hybrid Contract Position Location: Toronto, ON Employment Type: 12 month contract Rate: $45hr Work Arrangement: Hybrid Your New Company A large and well-established organization in the transportation and mobility sector is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its Finance team. The organization is focused on delivering innovative, sustainable, and customer-focused mobility solutions while supporting critical public infrastructure. This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented accounting professional who thrives in a complex, high-volume environment and enjoys working across finance, operations, and technology teams. Your New Role Reporting to the Manager, Revenue Accounting, the Senior Accountant will play a key role in supporting revenue accounting, financial controls, reconciliations, audits, and system integration activities. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure financial data integrity, investigate variances, support month-end and year-end processes, and contribute to ongoing process improvements. Key Responsibilities Audit daily revenue integrations and validate revenue reporting accuracy. Review interface control account balances and investigate discrepancies. Perform revenue, payment, deferred revenue, and general ledger reconciliations. Prepare journal entries and support month-end and year-end close activities. Analyze general ledger accounts to ensure completeness and accuracy. Identify, investigate, and resolve financial variances while determining root causes. Collaborate with IT teams, external consultants, and internal stakeholders to resolve ERP and financial system issues. Maintain audit documentation and support internal control compliance requirements. Prepare monthly revenue reports, transaction volume analyses, and variance reporting for management. Lead assigned portions of internal and external audit engagements. Support system upgrades, interface implementations, testing initiatives, and process improvement projects. Provide backup support for other finance functions as needed. What You'll Need to Succeed Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline. CPA designation is preferred. Minimum 3 years of accounting and audit experience. Strong understanding of accounting principles, reconciliations, internal controls, and financial reporting. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, complex formulas, and data analysis. Experience with ERP systems; SAP S/4HANA experience is considered an asset. Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving abilities. Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy. Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines. Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement focus. Nice to Have Experience in high-volume transaction environments. Exposure to system implementations, integrations, or finance transformation projects. Previous experience supporting external or internal audits. Experience within transportation, infrastructure, public sector, or regulated environments. What You'll Get in Return Competitive salary Hybrid work arrangement offering flexibility and work-life balance. Opportunity to work on impactful finance and business transformation initiatives. Exposure to complex accounting operations and large-scale financial systems. Collaborative team environment with opportunities for professional growth and development. What You Need to Do Now If you're interested in this role, click apply now to submit your updated resume, or contact us directly to learn more. If this opportunity isn’t quite right for you but you’re open to new roles, please reach out for a confidential discussion. AI may be used to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position
What you’ll do
The Senior Accountant supports revenue accounting, financial controls, and system integration activities while ensuring financial data integrity. Key duties include performing complex reconciliations, managing month-end and year-end close processes, and leading internal and external audit engagements.
Requirements
Candidates need a post-secondary degree in Accounting or Finance with at least 3 years of accounting and audit experience. Proficiency in advanced Excel and ERP systems is required, with a CPA designation and SAP S/4HANA experience preferred.
Benefits
• Hybrid Work Arrangement • Professional Growth And Development Opportunities
Listed skills
- Data analysis · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Revenue Accounting
- Financial Controls
- Reconciliations
- Audit Documentation
- General Ledger Analysis
- SAP S/4HANA
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Financial Reporting
- Variance Analysis
- Internal Controls
- ERP Systems
- Month-end Close
- Year-end Close
- Process Improvement
- Data Analysis
- Interpersonal Communication
Job areas
- Finance & Accounting
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Government & Public Sector