Accounting Consultant

Core Factor is seeking an experienced accounting consultant on a contract basis in the west end of the GTA.

This position is on-site and will require the successful consultant to be in the office five (5) days per week.

Our client requires temporary, hands-on support during the parallel operation of a Zoho to Net Suite conversion.

The consultant will support day-to-day Finance transaction processing in Net Suite while helping validate the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of financial and inventory-related activity between the two systems. The engagement is expected to cover the parallel-run period and an initial post-go-live support period as Net Suite becomes the primary system.

The Role

Net Suite Transaction Processing

• Perform day-to-day accounting transactions directly in Net Suite, including accounts payable and accounts receivable activity.
• Enter and process vendor bills, customer invoices, payments, receipts, expenses, credit card transactions, journal entries, and other routine accounting entries.
• Process relevant purchase order and sales-order-related financial transactions.
• Work alongside designated Finance team members to support timely and accurate transaction processing during the parallel run.

Parallel-Run Reconciliation and Validation

• Perform daily or otherwise agreed reconciliation of Net Suite transactions against corresponding activity in Zoho.
• Identify missing, duplicated, incomplete, or incorrectly recorded transactions.
• Validate that transactions are entered consistently and accurately across both systems.
• Conduct cross-checks with other Finance team members so transactional activity can be independently validated.
• Investigate variances and support timely correction of identified issues.

• Validate inventory-related financial transactions, including receipts, shipments, adjustments, transfers, inventory balances, and relevant manufacturing transactions.
• Work with Finance and Operations to identify upstream transactional issues that delay or prevent accurate Finance processing.

• Maintain a reconciliation and exception log documenting discrepancies, assigned owners, required corrective actions, and resolution status.
• Follow up with the appropriate Finance, Operations, or project stakeholders to support timely resolution.
• Escalate material, recurring, or unresolved discrepancies to the designated internal owner.

Period-End Reconciliation

• Support comparison and validation of key balances between Zoho and Net Suite, including:
• Accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Inventory valuation
• Bank balances
• Revenue and expenses
• Other material accounts identified by Finance

Parallel-Run Completion and Transition

• Document reconciliation results throughout the engagement.
• Support Finance in identifying and resolving outstanding discrepancies before the parallel run concludes.
• Assist Finance in validating that Net Suite transactional activity and key financial balances are producing consistent and reliable results.
• Provide transactional accounting support during the initial period in which Net Suite operates as the primary system.
• Accurate and timely entry of assigned accounting transactions in Net Suite.
• Current reconciliation and exception log, with discrepancies, owners, corrective actions, and status documented.
• Regular comparison of Zoho and Net Suite activity, with material variances investigated and escalated.
• Period-end balance comparison and supporting reconciliation documentation.
• Summary of outstanding issues, recurring transaction problems, and unresolved risks at the end of the parallel run.
• Documented support for Finance’s readiness assessment before discontinuing the parallel run.

• Strong practical accounting experience…