Accounting Manager

Make Space

Accounting Manager leading financial reporting and operational insights for a Canadian storage company. Focusing on process improvement and team collaboration in a dynamic environment.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeVaughan • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$70,000 - CA$80,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage monthly and quarterly close processes across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
Review and approve journal entries, accruals, inter-company eliminations, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Lead monthly reporting cycles, ensuring delivery of financial statements with clear variance commentary.
Maintain and strengthen internal control procedures, including documentation of accounting policies and processes.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal accounting standards, coordinating with external auditors as needed.
Act as the finance liaison for General Managers and Store Managers, translating financial results into clear operational insights.
Coordinate monthly performance meetings with Operations to review P&L variances, margin drivers, and cash flow impacts.
Collaborate with non-finance leaders to build financial acumen across the business and provide tools to manage budgets and KPIs effectively.
Provide ad hoc analysis to support site-level decision-making (e.g., evaluating marketing ROI, pricing impacts, or cost-saving initiatives).
Coordinate the preparation and review of indirect tax filings.
Support annual budgeting process for all properties, working cross-functionally with operations and leadership.
Identify gaps in accounting and reporting processes and lead initiatives to streamline workflows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

CPA designation (or close to completion) required.
5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or team lead role.
Experience with multi-entity or multi-location environments (real estate, self-storage, or construction-related industries is considered an asset).
Strong understanding of full-cycle accounting, intercompany transactions, and consolidations.
Proficiency in accounting systems (e.g., QuickBooks, NetSuite) and intermediate to advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, Power Query, lookups).
Proven ability to translate financial data into business insights for non-finance stakeholders.
French language proficiency is considered an asset.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer
Use of Artificial Intelligence for recruitment process

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-cycle accountingintercompany transactionsconsolidationsjournal entriesaccrualsbalance sheet reconciliationsfinancial analysisbudgetingvariance analysistax filings

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingfinancial acumenoperational insightsteam managementstakeholder engagementprocess improvement

Certifications

CPA