Career opportunity: We currently have a career opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join our finance team. This role will be located at our head office in
Vancouver, BC. The Senior Accountant will be a key owner of month-end accounting, commission reconciliations, and audit support. The role will work closely with the Finance team members and cross-functional stakeholders, provide support to team members and help strengthen the accuracy, efficiency and consistency of our accounting processes.
You will be responsible for:- Owning assigned areas of the month-end close, including journal entries, account reconciliations, working papers, variance follow-up and closing deliverables across multiple entities
- Ensuring transactions are recorded accurately, completely and in the appropriate period, with clear supporting documentation and audit trails
- Preparing and reconciling monthly commissions and related expenses for commission-based employees and advisors
- Reviewing commission payout calculations, allocations, deductions and exceptions and responding to related inquiries with clear, well-supported explanations
- Investigating reconciling items, unusual activities and accounting issues and driving them through to timely resolution
- Researching accounting issues and applying appropriate accounting treatment to recurring and non-routine transactions
- Preparing monthly internal financial statements and supporting regulatory and indirect tax filings, such as GST/HST/QST filings
- Analyzing month-over-month and year-over-year results and trends, identifying key drivers and providing concise, meaningful commentary
- Providing support for year-end audit and other external audits, including preparing working paper and supporting documentation and responding to audit requests
- Identifying opportunities to streamline recurring tasks, reduce manual effort, improve data quality and strengthen internal controls
- Acting as a resource to junior team members, providing guidance, training and review support as required
- Contributing to Finance projects, departmental priorities and other ad hoc assignments
The ideal candidate for this position has:- A bachelor's degree or diploma in accounting or financial management
- A CPA designation, or active progress towards completion
- Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in financial services or wealth management industry
- Strong knowledge of full-cycle accounting, month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, working papers and financial reporting
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- High attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-starter who can work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative Finance team
- Ability to manage multiple entities, priorities and deadlines in a dynamic environment
- Process improvement mindset with the ability to identify more efficient ways of working
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
- Experience with Sage Intacct or other enterprise-level accounting software
Salary Range: $85,000- $95,000 per annum (actual salary offered will be commensurate with education, experience, and internal parity) 
