Accountant

At CoLab, we help mechanical engineering teams bring life-changing products to market years sooner.

CoLab is a cloud based platform for engineering design review. We make it easy for subject matter experts (SMEs) across your business to access, evaluate, and comment on 2D drawings and 3D models. Our built-in AI peer checker, AutoReview, can analyze designs for you and spot common errors or non-compliance with your standards and guidelines. AutoReview creates markups and comments on your files, in context – just like a human checker.

In this role, you’ll work with the core accounting team responsible for activities like month-end close, payroll, reconciliations, and completing the entire accounting cycle — while also helping us put better systems and controls in place as we grow. Reporting to the Senior Accountant, you will ensure clean books, accurate numbers, and tight processes. This isn’t a narrow bookkeeping role. We’re looking for someone who is willing to speak up to provide continuous improvement into our operational accounting function. 

• Collaborate with the account team and play a key role in the entire accounting cycle including, managing AP, AR, month-end close processes, payroll preparation and ad-hoc reporting;
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• Assist in producing timely, accurate monthly financial statements by completing our month-end close activities;
  
• Support the internal team completing the annual financial audit, monthly tax compliance and other reporting requirements as needed;
  
• Maintain and improve internal controls and financial processes;
  
• Assist in managing the annual corporate budget by identifying variances and gaps to management;
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• Help develop management reporting identifying trends within the business such as DSO, cashflow trends and variance review
  

• 2–5 years of relevant accounting experience, ideally at a SaaS company or working with SaaS companies through prior firm experience;
  
• Pursuing CPA designation or already designated;
  
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles (ASPE, IFRS & GAAP), specifically revenue recognition accounting flow for SaaS;
  
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills, familiarity with NetSuite would be a plus;
  
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills;
  
• Demonstrate the ability to take direction and work to deliver accurate results.

• This is a full-time, permanent position with a competitive compensation package that includes stock options at a scaling technology company;
  
• Our benefits includes: unlimited paid vacation, maternity leave, extended health & dental coverage, up to 5% RRSP matching and professional development opportunities;
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• This role is an excellent growth opportunity, offering hands-on exposure to the technical accounting obstacles faced by scaling SaaS companies in a tight knit accounting team.
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• This role is open to candidates located in St. John’s, NL or Ottawa, ON.