True Environmental

Senior Accountant

True Environmental

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$90,000 - CA$135,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Month-End/Year-End Close: Lead or actively participate in closing the books, preparing, and reviewing journal entries, accruals, and account and bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy.
  • Financial Reporting & Analysis: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheets, profit & loss reports, and statement of cash flows.
  • General Ledger Management: Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, bank accounts, liability accounts, and asset accounts.
  • Audit Support: Coordinate and assist with external and internal audits by preparing work papers and documentation.
  • Compliance & Tax: Ensure compliance with US GAAP and local/state/federal regulations, including preparing tax returns (e.g., GST, VAT, sales tax).
  • Risk Mitigation/Process Improvement: Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures to increase efficiency and strengthen internal controls. Ensures effective controls are in place and maintained to protect the integrity of financial data including revenue assurance and expense recognition.
  • Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes with close collaboration with Operations, Business Development, and business functions ensuring outputs are timely, well communicated, and robust.
  • Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable: Prepares, processes and codes invoices, receipts, payments and deposits.
  • Coordinates with various stakeholders including accounts payable administrators, Operations, and Finance. Responds to financial inquiries by gathering and interpreting data. Provides backup support for Director of Accounting when on leave.
  • Manages special projects that support the broad-based needs of a rapidly expanding Company.
  • Other related duties as required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting or Finance.
  • Completion of a CPA designation.
  • 5+ years of experience in an accounting or finance position with previous experience in an environmental, AEC or other related consulting services.
  • Knowledge of Canadian and U.S. corporate tax landscapes as applied to environmental services companies.
  • Deep understanding of US GAAP, financial reporting, and tax regulations.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs) and experience with accounting software (e.g., BST, Deltek Vantagepoint).
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and time-management skills; high attention to detail; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Deep understanding of regulations and trends within the business
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial reportinggeneral ledger managementbudgetingforecastingaudit supportcompliancetax preparationrisk mitigationprocess improvementaccounts payable
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingtime managementattention to detailverbal communicationwritten communication
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeCPA designation