Job Title: Senior General Ledger Accountant
Location: Greater Toronto Area, ON
Position Type: Full-Time
Role Summary:
A dynamic multi-entity business is seeking a Senior General Ledger Accountant to join its core corporate accounting team. Reporting directly to the GL Accounting Manager, this role is responsible for month-end close execution, financial analysis, multi-entity account reconciliations, and general ledger governance across global operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including journal entry preparation and account reconciliations across international entities.
- Conduct trial balance reviews, general ledger maintenance, fixed asset or inventory accounting, and financial statement compilation.
- Assist with the preparation of monthly management financial packages and departmental variance reporting.
- Manage government and statutory compliance filings, including sales tax (HST) and local regulatory submissions.
- Support internal and external audit procedures, as well as annual corporate tax return schedules.
- Partner with cross-functional operational teams to ensure reporting accuracy and complete transaction processing.
- Drive workflow enhancements to optimize reporting timelines and internal controls.
- Support finance leadership with ad-hoc financial projects and system initiatives.
Target Qualifications & Technical Requirements:
- Credentials: University degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA designation (or advanced enrollment/near completion).
- Experience: 4+ years of progressive corporate or public practice accounting experience, with exposure to multi-entity global structures considered an asset.
- Technical Standards: Solid working knowledge of ASPE and IFRS reporting frameworks.
- Systems Proficiency: Strong experience working with major ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Microsoft Dynamics Navision); advanced Microsoft Excel skills; Power BI exposure is an asset.
- Core Competencies: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and written/verbal communication skills; ability to work autonomously in a collaborative environment with high attention to detail.
- Travel: Minimal travel required (up to 10% within North America).
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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present you as a candidate for the foregoing position. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if one is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and is committed to providing transparent notice of our policies in English here and in French here. Additionally, the company uses AI to perform preliminary screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
Having said that Vaco by Highspring believes that the salary range referenced reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).
