Remote Senior Financial Accountant
at ThoughtExchange

Summary

Join ThoughtExchange on their journey to accelerate change for good through inclusive problem-solving as a Senior Financial Accountant! In this role, you'll drive the month-end and year-end financial close, prepare accurate financial reports, and ensure accuracy and efficiency in all accounting tasks. You'll take charge of the annual financial audit, assist in corporate tax return preparation, and help improve reporting systems.

Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years accounting experience
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a senior accounting role
• CPA Designation
• Advanced knowledge of main accounting principles (ASPE & US GAAP)
• Ability to complete tasks with high accuracy by the deadline
• Ability to handle confidential data with a high degree of professionalism
• Self-starter with high initiative and ownership
• High attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Drive our month-end and year-end close, reporting, and other month-end tasks as necessary
• Analyze financial performance against budget and forecast using a strong understanding of our financial statements, drivers, cash flow, and profits
• Assist with Employee Shares & Options and Corporate Taxes
• Drive the annual financial audit and assist with reconciliation of ASPE to US GAAP
• Apply accounting principles to business activity
• Provide support to the Team Lead and VP of Finance in preparing investor and lender reporting, dashboards, annual budgets, and forecasting to enable decision-making
• Ensure a high level of integrity around financial statements and understanding high-risk areas (i.e. revenue recognition, bonus calculations, etc)
• Contribute to enhanced process improvement and technology recommendations to promote efficiencies
• Be a superuser/administrator of our accounting/finance systems and tools (i.e. Sage Intacct and Shareworks)
• Guide/mentor our junior accountants within the team to share best practices and advice

Benefits

• Generous time off policy
• Flexible extended benefits plan options
• Company-wide Mental Health days off scheduled through the year
• Maternity & parental leave top-up programs
• Access to Maple, Inklebot, and Headspace for primary care, mental health, and wellness needs