Senior Financial Accountant, CPA

Caseware is one of Canada's original Fintech companies, having led the global audit and accounting software industry for over 30 years, with more than 500,000 users across 130 countries and available in 16 different languages. While you might not have heard of us (yet) over 36,000 accounting and audit professionals list Caseware as a skill on their LinkedIn profiles!

The Senior Financial Accountant (SFA) will play a crucial role in supporting Caseware’s financial operations, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, and driving improvements across accounting processes. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Financial Reporting & Consolidations, this role is key to maintaining data integrity, supporting payroll and financial reporting, and enhancing process efficiency through automation and internal controls. A strong accounting foundation and the curiosity to solve complex financial challenges will make a candidate successful in this role.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Payroll Experience: Prior experience with payroll processes is a strong asset

• Analytical Expertise: Strong analytical skills are needed to interpret data and assess impacts across accounting transactions.

• Comprehensive Accounting Knowledge: A Canadian CPA designation is a hard requirement, along with deep accounting acumen and an innate curiosity to understand and improve financial processes.

• NetSuite Experience: Knowledge of NetSuite is preferred but not mandatory.

• Broader Financial Reporting Insight: Experience in other areas of financial reporting is beneficial for a well-rounded understanding of Caseware’s accounting activities and their implications.

You will be working with:

Brian Kyle - CFO

Ovidiu Cojocaru - Director of Finance Operations

Lori Hanxhari - Senior Manager, Financial Reporting & Consolidations

Team: 1 Manager + 4 SFAs

❗Canadian CPA is a hard requirement for this role.

❗Please note, that this role is hybrid. The successful candidate will be working from the office 3 days a week - Tue/Wed/Th. The head office is located at 351 King St E., Toronto, Ontario.

Contact:

Aruba Iqbal - Talent Acquisition Partner, Team Lead

What you will be doing:

• Transaction Management: Record, verify, and consolidate transactions to uphold the integrity of accounting information.
• General Ledger Maintenance: Update general ledger data for subsidiaries, prepare trial balances, reconcile entries, and resolve discrepancies.
• Month-End and Year-End Closings: Ensure timely and accurate completion of closing activities to support financial reporting deadlines.
• Process Optimization: Evaluate workflow processes, recommend, and implement procedural improvements for accuracy and efficiency.
• Financial Analysis: Generate monthly trend reports, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial data analysis to ensure financial statement accuracy.
• Audit Support: Assist with external audits by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts, preparing documentation, and providing structured working papers.
• Financial Modeling: Develop financial models and ad hoc reports as requested.
• Fixed Asset Management: Implement a fixed asset tracking and reconciliation process, including depreciation and continuity schedules.
• Technical Research and Issue Resolution: Investigate and resolve complex financial transactions and accounting records, recommending best-practice solutions.
• Process Automation: Identify emerging technologies to automate accounting processes, enhancing efficiency without compromising accuracy.
• Project Participation: Play a key role in process and system implementation projects across finance.

What you will bring:

• CPA Certification: Canadian CPA designation is mandatory.
• Educational Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or a related discipline.
• Experience: 5+ years in a similar accounting/finance role, with exposure to multiple legal entities and financial reporting requirements.
• Analytical Skills: Proficient in working with large datasets and reconciling complex financial data.
• Payroll Process Experience: Strong knowledge of payroll processes, supporting a seamless approach to payroll-related entries and their financial impact.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in financial consolidation and integrating subsidiaries is an asset.
• Public accounting firm experience, beneficial but not required.
• Prior experience in the SaaS or recurring revenue industry.
• NetSuite Knowledge: Experience with NetSuite is a strong asset.

About Caseware

Caseware's cutting-edge software products are meticulously designed for accounting firms, corporations, and governments. Our teams are continually collaborating, innovating, and building upon our existing suite of products. With a customer-focused mindset, we are building technology that is shaping what the future of audits, financial reporting, and financial data analytics will look like.

With a recent strategic investment from Hg Capital in 2020, Caseware is now in its next major growth phase as we double down on the people and products that have made Caseware so successful to date.

One of Caseware's core values is Many Voices, One Team and with that in mind, we're dedicated to building teams as diverse as our customers in an equitable and inclusive way. We welcome and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Should you require accommodations or have any questions at any point during the application or interview process, please e-mail our People Operations team at [email protected].

Any candidates successful in obtaining an offer for a position will need to successfully complete a background check through Certn.co which typically includes an Identity Verification and Criminal Record Check. Executives and Senior Managers will undergo a Soft Credit Check as well.

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