Senior Audit Accountant

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Brampton, ON, CAN
In-Office
Senior level
Transportation
The Role
Coordinates external audit activities across multiple entities, including audit evidence packages, reconciliations, testing samples, documentation, and request tracking. Performs AP and AR subledger-to-GL reconciliations, supports revenue audits and quarterly and year-end close activities, and maintains audit readiness. Leads cross-functional meetings, coordinates deliverables, resolves discrepancies, and improves accounting processes and controls while partnering with Accounting, Finance, and external auditors.
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Charger Logistics is a leading asset-based transportation and supply chain solutions provider with operations across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, Charger has grown into a North American logistics organization offering transportation, warehousing, distribution, brokerage, and cross-border supply chain solutions.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized professional to join our Finance team as a Senior Audit Accountant. This role plays a critical part in supporting audit readiness, external audit coordination, financial reporting processes, and quarterly and year-end close activities across multiple entities.

The successful candidate will act as a key liaison between Accounting and External Auditors, ensuring audit documentation, reconciliations, schedules, evidence packages, and testing support are completed accurately and delivered on time. This is an excellent opportunity for a professional who enjoys cross-functional collaboration, project coordination, and driving execution in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do
  • Coordinate with the Accounting team to ensure continuity schedules, audit evidence packages, subledger reconciliations, and substantive testing samples are prepared and submitted for all audit periods
  • Perform AP and AR subledger-to-GL reconciliations, investigating and resolving reconciling items
  • Prepare and support revenue audit samples, including reconciliation of mileage reports to recognized revenue
  • Prepare and maintain Evidence Binder Collections (EBCs) and supporting audit documentation for audited and scoped entities
  • Manage the audit lifecycle, including tracking requests, deliverables, outstanding items, documentation versions, and audit status
  • Support quarterly close audit and compliance activities, including the development and execution of audit programs and supporting documentation
  • Lead cross-functional meetings to coordinate deliverables, track progress, and ensure timely completion of quarterly and year-end accounting requirements
  • Partner with Accounting and Finance teams to maintain audit readiness and continuously improve processes and controls

Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • 3-5 years of experience in Accounting, Audit Support, Assurance, Financial Reporting, or Compliance
  • Strong understanding of General Ledger accounting, AP/AR reconciliations, and financial reporting processes
  • Experience supporting external audits, including audit documentation, evidence packages, reconciliations, and testing samples
  • Proven ability to manage audit requests, track deliverables, and coordinate with multiple stakeholders
  • Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Proficiency with ERP systems; experience with Workday, Sage 300, QuickBooks, or similar accounting platforms is considered an asset
  • Ability to quickly learn new systems, tools, and processes
  • CPA designation or progress toward CPA is considered an asset
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills

Key Competencies:

  • Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong documentation, evidence preparation, and audit support capabilities
  • Clear understanding of the distinction between preparing audit evidence and performing audit testing
  • Proven ability to coordinate effectively with external auditors and cross-functional stakeholders
  • Strong project management, organization, and follow-up skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and ensure timely completion of quarterly and year-end deliverables
  • Ability to lead meetings, drive accountability, and ensure timely completion of deliverables

Benefits
  • Competitive compensation package
  • Healthcare Benefit Package
  • Career Growth
  • Opportunity to contribute to a rapidly growing North American organization
  • Collaborative, entrepreneurial, and high-performance work environment

If you're looking for a role that combines finance, compliance, project coordination, and process improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • 3-5 years of experience in Accounting, Audit Support, Assurance, Financial Reporting, or Compliance
  • Strong understanding of General Ledger accounting, AP/AR reconciliations, and financial reporting processes
  • Experience supporting external audits, including audit documentation, evidence packages, reconciliations, and testing samples
  • Ability to manage audit requests, track deliverables, and coordinate with multiple stakeholders
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Proficiency with ERP systems
  • Ability to quickly learn new systems, tools, and processes
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills
  • CPA designation or progress toward CPA
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The Company
HQ: Brampton, Ontario
615 Employees

What We Do

Charger Logistics'​ strives to offer the best client focused logistics solution. We start with flexibility. By offering various safe and efficient solutions for all product sizes, weights and sensitivities our limits are minimal. Additionally, our network, various locations throughout North America and fleet size allow us to offer our clients what they need every time. Charger Logistics was founded in the early 2000's and has grown by leaps and bounds since then. From owning a single truck to owning a fleet of over eight-hundred trucks, two-thousand trailers including reefers, dry vans, chassis, flat beds, step decks and more! A lot has changed however, our commitment to our clients will never change.

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