Accounting Manager

Our client, a rapidly growing startup based in Mississauga is looking for an Accounting Manager to join the team!

In this role, you will own day-to-day accounting: general ledger, month-end close, financial reporting, accounts payable, and cash management. Reporting directly into the CFO.

What you'll do

• Write accounting policies and procedures, and build the right internal controls for the company's size and stage
• Roll out AI tools across accounting and finance - close, reconciliations, documentation, and transactions - in a way that's controlled and easy to audit
• Run month-end close and prepare monthly financial statements (accruals, prepaid expenses, depreciation)
• Maintain the general ledger and chart of accounts, record transactions, and reconcile bank, credit card, and balance sheet accounts
• Handle payroll accounting and related accruals, and take on payroll processing and remittances as the function grows

Purchasing & Payments

• Lead the selection and rollout of a purchasing system that connects with the accounting platform
• Build approval, receiving, and matching workflows, including spending limits and documentation standards
• Track and report on open purchase commitments
• Manage accounts payable, corporate cards, and expense reimbursements — vendor setup, invoice processing, payment runs, and policy compliance

Cost & Project Accounting

• Help the CFO design the company's cost accounting framework
• Maintain project accounting, cost allocation, and timekeeping processes
• Prepare cost reports by program and department

Tax, Grants & Outside Advisors

• Manage R&D tax credit claims with outside consultants, working toward doing this in-house over time
• Track and document eligible costs for grants and funding programs, and prepare claims and reports
• Be the main point of contact with outside tax advisors, and help manage insurance renewals

Cash Management

• Prepare and maintain a rolling cash flow forecast
• Manage daily cash across Canadian and U.S. dollar accounts — currency conversion, cash positioning, banking, and collecting grant receivables

Required

• 6+ years of accounting experience
• Can run a full accounting cycle solo - month-end close through financial statements
• Experience building accounting processes or controls somewhere they didn't already exist
• Experience at an early-stage or fast-growing company
• Real experience using AI tools at work, and good judgment about applying them to whole processes, not just one-off tasks

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