Staff Accountant

About Element Event Solutions
Element Event Solutions, is Canada’s premier provider of tent and event services, orchestrating over 30,000 memorable events annually in partnership with top venues, caterers, planners, corporate partners, and private hosts. Established in 1911 as Chair-man Mills, our company has grown through a legacy of excellence with renowned brands including Event Rental Group, Contemporary Furniture Rentals, Regal Tents & Structures, Advanced Tent Rental, A&B Partytime, Lounge works, Mac Farlands, and Higgins Event Rentals.

Driven by our mission to craft engaging spaces that foster remarkable experiences and connections, we provide the infrastructure essential for Canadians to unite through social, corporate, philanthropic, and community gatherings. Proudly Canadian-owned and operated, we are committed to family values and investing in our local communities.

Element Event Solutions is seeking a Contract Staff Accountant to provide hands‑on accounting and month‑end support to the Finance team for an initial 4–6 month term.

The primary objective of this role is to support the Senior Controller by taking ownership of recurring accounting activities, maintaining balance sheet schedules and reconciliations, and assisting with the month‑end close process. The successful candidate should be comfortable working independently on routine accounting tasks while escalating unusual or higher‑judgment matters appropriately.

This role is intended to provide immediate accounting capacity while also helping improve the quality, organization, and consistency of recurring Finance schedules and processes.

This is a hybrid role, 3 days in office, two days remote. Reporting to our Stoney Creek location.

• Prepare recurring month‑end journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, reclassifications, and other assigned entries.
• Prepare and maintain assigned balance sheet reconciliations.
• Investigate and clear reconciling items on a timely basis.
• Maintain supporting schedules for recurring balance sheet accounts.
• Assist with month‑end cutoff and completeness procedures.
• Prepare supporting documentation for Senior Controller review.
• Assist with month‑end variance analysis and account‑detail review as required.
• Support Finance in meeting established month‑end close deadlines.

• Prepare and maintain schedules for accounts including:
  • Prepaid expenses
  • Accrued expenses
  • Corporate and purchasing cards
  • Bank accounts
  • Fixed assets / rental product assets
  • Other receivables and liabilities
  • Other assigned balance sheet accounts
• Ensure supporting schedules reconcile to the general ledger.
• Identify aged or unusual balances and bring them forward for resolution.
• Improve existing schedules where opportunities exist to make them easier to maintain, review, and understand.

• Prepare assigned bank reconciliations.
• Investigate outstanding deposits, payments, and other reconciling items.
• Assist with corporate credit card and purchasing‑card reconciliations.
• Ensure expenses are appropriately supported, coded, and approved.

• Provide accounting support to AP and AR as required, particularly during month‑end or periods of higher volume.
• Assist with AP or AR subledger cleanup and reconciliation where necessary.
• Support investigation of unapplied, aged, or unusual transactions.
• Assist with vendor and customer account reconciliations as required.

The role is not intended to replace the ownership of the existing AP or AR functions but may provide support when accounting or reconciliation work is required.

• Assist with maintenance of fixed…