Senior Accountant

Job summary

Prepares financial reports, statements, journal entries, reconciliations, grant utilization reports, and government filings, including annual charity returns and semi-annual GST returns. Conducts financial and variance analyses, maintains year-end audit schedules, supports budget submissions, and posts payroll journal entries.

Job details

SETUP: 5 days/week in office, in North York, ON START DATE: ASAP CONTRACT: 12 months Responsibilities: Prepares year-to-date financial reports for regional governments. Prepares quarterly reports, journal entries, and reconciliations. Prepares annual grant utilization reports. Assists with the preparation and review of monthly financial statements. Conducts variance analysis of the monthly general ledger and financial statements. Performs revenue recognition and funds analysis and completes government documents. Maintains year-end audit schedules. Assists Managers with budget submissions to regional governments. Prepares annual returns, including the Charity Information Return. Completes GST returns semi-annually. Prepares and posts payroll journal entries. Skills and Experience Required 5+ years of experience in full cycle accounting Accounting designation (or near completion of one) NPO industry experience is an asset (not a must have) Strong MS Excel skills. JOB ID: 304017

What you’ll do

Prepares financial reports, statements, journal entries, reconciliations, grant utilization reports, and government filings, including annual charity returns and semi-annual GST returns. Conducts financial and variance analyses, maintains year-end audit schedules, supports budget submissions, and posts payroll journal entries.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of full-cycle accounting experience and an accounting designation or near completion of one. Non-profit experience is an asset, and strong Microsoft Excel skills are required.

Listed skills

• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Revenue Recognition · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Full-Cycle Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Quarterly Reporting
• Journal Entries
• Account Reconciliations
• Grant Utilization Reporting
• Financial Statement Preparation
• Variance Analysis
• General Ledger Analysis
• Revenue Recognition
• Funds Analysis
• Year-End Audit Schedules
• Budget Submissions
• Charity Information Returns
• GST Returns
• Microsoft Excel

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Government & Public Sector

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