Corporate Accountant

Grandir UK

$63K — $105K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • 3+ years in an accounting or finance role.
  • CPA designation or actively pursuing CPA qualification.
  • Experience in automating financial processes or implementing improvements.
  • Willingness to perform hands-on operational tasks.
  • Advanced Excel skills (e.g., Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs).
  • Experience supporting external financial statement audits and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Support the month-end close, ensuring General Ledger integrity and accurate reconciliations.
  • Assist in statutory reporting, including audits and corporate tax returns.
  • Manage capital assets workbooks and related liabilities.
  • Design and monitor internal controls for payment processes.
  • Adapt between operational tasks and strategic financial analysis as needed.
  • Manage end-to-end Accounts Payable cycle and employee expense platform.
  • Lead automation efforts to enhance efficiency in Accounts Payable.

Benefits

  • Flexible, hybrid work environment.
  • Comprehensive health and dental coverage, including mental health benefits.
  • Paid vacation (minimum four weeks), sick leave, and cultural observance days.
  • 26 weeks of paid maternity and parental leave top-up (if eligible).
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Rewards and recognition programs.
  • Access to on-site gym facilities.
Full Job Description
Reporting to the Director, Finance & Controller, the Corporate Accountant is a hands-on, generalist role responsible for the full financial cycle. This position combines high-level corporate accounting duties (Month-End, Audit, Tax) with the operational management of Accounts Payable. The Corporate Accountant is expected to execute daily transactions while simultaneously identifying opportunities to automate and streamline workflows. At a minimum, the incumbent must be in the process of obtaining their CPA designation and possess the flexibility to work across all areas of finance to support a more efficient, automated department.

| A day in the life

Responsibilities of the Senior Corporate Accountant include:

General Accounting & Financial Reporting
  • Support the complete month-end close process, maintaining the integrity of the General Ledger and ensuring all sub-ledger activity reconciles accurately to financial statements.
  • Assist the Director with statutory reporting requirements, including External Audit preparation, corporate tax returns, and government remittances.
  • Management of capital assets workbooks and leadsheets relating to liabilities.

Process Improvement & Internal Controls
  • Design and monitor internal controls around the payment cycle to ensure compliance with financial policies.
  • Serve as a flexible finance resource, shifting focus between operational processing and strategic analysis as business needs evolve.

Accounts Payable Management
  • Manage the end-to-end Accounts Payable cycle and the employee expense platform, serving as the primary liaison between vendors, procurement, and internal stakeholders to resolve inquiries.
  • Lead the automation of manual tasks by actively working to reduce data entry and implementing efficient workflows within the Accounts Payable and expense systems (Esker/Nexonia).

| What you need to be successful
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related fields.
  • Minimum of three (3) years in a dedicated accounting or finance role.
  • Must possess a CPA designation or be actively pursuing a CPA qualification
  • Demonstrated experience automating manual financial processes or implementing process improvements in a previous role
  • Willingness to "roll up sleeves" and perform operational tasks while working towards long-term efficiency
  • Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, SUMIFS) and proficiency with financial systems systems (Great Plains, Esker, Nexonia preferred)
  • Experience supporting external financial statement audit and ensuring compliance with Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR).
  • Eligibility to successfully complete background checks that will be carried out by Payments Canada, including criminal, credit, identity, employment, and education checks.

| Salary range
  • Based on qualifications and experience: $63,000 to $105,000.


Please submit your application by June 26, 2026.

| What's in it for you?
  • Flexible, hybrid (remote/office) environment.
  • Competitive compensation package, including annual variable bonus and defined contribution pension plan with employer matching percentage (if eligible).
  • Comprehensive health and dental benefit coverage, including mental health coverage, life insurance and a health spending account for you and your dependents (Permanent and temporary employees with contracts 12 months and over).
  • Paid time off: minimum four weeks paid vacation, sick and personal days, December holiday shutdown and cultural holiday observance days.
  • 26 weeks of paid maternity and parental leave top-up (if eligible)
  • Rewards and recognition program.
  • Access to office gym facilities.
  • Internal and external professional development opportunities.
  • Fun team and organizational events.
  • Monthly all staff forums led by our Executive Leadership Team.


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