Accounting Manager

Job Summary

The Accounting Manager role at Bellwether is a hands‑on, detail‑oriented position responsible for managing the financial operations of Canadian and U.S. entities. Reporting to the CFO, the manager will handle day‑to‑day accounting, month‑end closing, financial reporting, and audit support while leveraging accounting systems. The role involves consolidating financial information, supporting IFRS reporting, and coordinating internal and outsourced accounting resources to build a centralized North American accounting function.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for Canadian and U.S. entities.
• Support the preparation of consolidated financial information and related supporting schedules.
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepaids, reconciliations, intercompany entries, and other month‑end close items.
• Review accounting records to ensure accuracy, completeness, and appropriate classification of transactions.
• Work directly in Quick Books Online and other accounting systems used by the group to process, review, reconcile, and analyze accounting information.
• Enter invoices, create and maintain vendor records, review supporting documentation, and ensure expenses are coded to the appropriate entity, account, tax treatment, and reporting period.
• Prepare payment batches and enter payments into banking platforms or other payment systems, subject to established review and approval controls.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of consistent accounting processes across Canadian and U.S. entities.
• Assist in the preparation of internal financial reporting packages for management, the leadership team, and the Board.
• Ensure accounting records and financial statements are prepared in accordance with applicable accounting policies, including International Financial Reporting Standards.

• Lead the month‑end close process for assigned entities and ensure reporting deadlines are met.
• Coordinate month‑end close activities with Bellwether’s Canadian finance team, outsourced U.S. accounting resources, and local operating teams.
• Review bank reconciliations, credit card reconciliations, accounts payable activity, payroll‑related entries, and supporting schedules.
• Develop and maintain month‑end close checklists and recurring reporting processes.
• Identify process gaps, control weaknesses, or inefficiencies and recommend practical improvements.
• Support the development, documentation, and maintenance of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Ensure financial records are organized, accurate, complete, and audit‑ready.

• Support the annual audit process and act as a key day‑to‑day contact for audit requests.
• Prepare audit schedules, working papers, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate internally to obtain information required by external auditors.
• Assist with technical accounting analysis and documentation, including accounting memos where required.
• Support the CFO in ensuring audit deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
• Assist with accounting and reporting requirements for acquisitions, integrations, and other corporate initiatives.

• Support the annual budget process for Canadian and U.S. entities.
• Prepare budget‑to‑actual and prior‑period variance analysis.
• Work with business leaders to understand financial results, key drivers, and operational trends.
• Prepare financial analysis to support decision‑making, including revenue, expense, profitability, cash flow, and headcount analysis.
• Assist with forecasting, scenario analysis, and financial modelling as required.
• Support the CFO and leadership team with ad‑hoc analysis and special projects.

• Oversee and coordinate the work of Bellwether’s Canadian accounting administrator, including invoice processing, bank reconciliations, and accounting support activities.
• Coordinate with outsourced U.S. accounting support resources, including work related to Bellwether’s U.S. operations.
• Coordinate with local operating teams to…