Homebase

Senior Accountant (Hybrid)

Homebase • $75K — $95K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA designation or close to completion preferred
  • 4-5 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably with a mix of Big 4 and industry experience
  • Solid understanding of US GAAP/IFRS principles and experience with consolidated financial reporting
  • Experience with NetSuite, Google Sheets, SQL, and AI-assisted tools such as Claude and ChatGPT preferred
  • Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Proactive mindset aligning with Homebase's core principles of customer obsession, rapid learning, and ownership.

Responsibilities

  • Own month-end close activities including bank reconciliations and lease accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting
  • Manage the employee expense process, ensuring policy compliance and handling reimbursements
  • Prepare audit-ready reconciliations and schedules for external audits and engage with auditors as necessary
  • Conduct monthly flux analysis to pinpoint trends and variances, translating findings into actionable insights
  • Serve as backup for accounts payable and corporate credit card operations, ensuring compliance and accurate processing
  • Optimize accounting systems and AI tools to enhance data accuracy and streamline workflows
  • Drive accounting initiatives and ad hoc projects, including preparing technical memos and balance sheet clean-ups.

Benefits

  • Stock options + TFSA/RRSP with 4% company match
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
  • Flex time off, company holidays, and designated focus periods
  • Access to paid AI tools with minimal restrictions for experimentation and skill development
  • Maternity/Parental Leave EI top-up support after 6 months of service
  • Work From Anywhere Month and meeting-free weeks annually
  • Life insurance and short/long-term disability coverage
  • Workspace perks including meals, team offsites, and Customer Days
  • Required in-office collaboration on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for team effectiveness.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our fast-paced Accounting team. This individual will play a key role in supporting the company's day-to-day accounting operations, month-end close, and audit preparation. The successful candidate will ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data, maintain compliance with internal controls and policies, and contribute to the overall efficiency of the accounting function. The ideal candidate is proactive, analytical, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

These are the key ways you'll contribute and create impact in this role:
  • Own various month-end close activities such as bank reconciliations, lease accounting, accruals, commissions, and more to support accurate financial reporting under US GAAP in NetSuite
  • Own the employee expense process, including reimbursements, policy compliance, and enforcement
  • Serve as a key contributor to external audits by independently preparing audit-ready reconciliations and schedules and liaising with auditors
  • Conduct monthly flux analysis to identify trends, variances, and their business drivers, translating findings into actionable insights and recommendations
  • Serve as backup for accounts payable and corporate credit card operations in Ramp, including vendor maintenance, bill processing, expense coding, approval routing, reconciliation, and compliance monitoring
  • Utilize and optimize accounting systems and AI-enabled tools to enhance data accuracy, streamline reconciliations, automate routine tasks, and improve reporting workflows
  • Independently drive accounting initiatives and ad hoc projects, including preparing technical memos, building reconciliations and workbooks, and assisting with balance sheet clean-up as needed


The Foundation for Success - These are the experiences and strengths that will set you up for success in this role:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA designation or close to completion preferred
  • 4-5 years of progressive accounting experience; a mix of Big 4 and industry experience is a plus
  • Solid understanding of US GAAP/IFRS principles and experience with consolidated financial reporting
  • Experience with NetSuite, Google Sheets, SQL, and AI-assisted tools such as Claude and ChatGPT is preferred
  • Strong analytical skills with sharp attention to detail and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
  • A proactive mindset that aligns with Homebase's core principles: be customer-obsessed, move fast, own your impact, master your craft, and win together


The Homie Way - These principles guide everything we do-from how we work and make decisions to how we show up for each other.
  • Be Customer Obsessed - Solve problems with empathy and creativity.
  • Move Fast, Learn Fast - Experiment, take action, and grow every day.
  • Own Your Impact - Think big, focus on what matters, and make decisions you stand behind.
  • Master Your Craft - Excellence fuels impact-show up, step up, and make your mark.
  • Win Together - Put goals over roles, lead with trust, and connect to our mission and each other.


What We Offer
  • Ownership & Savings: Stock options + TFSA/RRSP with 4% company match
  • Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
  • Time Flexibility: Flex time off + company holidays + designated focus periods
  • AI access, for real: We invest in builders and believe that curiosity shouldn't have a paywall. That means you'll have access to paid AI tools with minimal restrictions, so you can build, experiment, and level up your craft.
  • Family Support: Maternity/Parental Leave EI top-up support offered (after 6 months of service)
  • Work Your Way: Work From Anywhere Month + meeting-free weeks yearly
  • 🛡 Protection Plans: Life insurance + short/long-term disability coverage
  • Workspace Perks: Meals provided, team offsites, and Customer Days
  • Our Hybrid Rhythm: We believe collaboration drives impact. That's why Tuesday and Wednesday are our required in-office days-a time to move faster as a team, build deeper connections, make better decisions, and build together.

About Homebase

Homebase is a British home improvement retailer and garden centre with stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Founded in 1979 by Sainsbury's and GB-Inno-BM, the company was owned by Home Retail Group from 2006 until it was sold to the Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers in 2016. In 2018, the company was sold again to Hilco Capital, a British retail restructuring specialist. Homebase sells a range of products for the home and garden, including DIY supplies, furniture, and home decor.
Learn more about Homebase
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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