Finance - Senior Accountant

4789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M2N 0G3, Canada

The Senior Accountant is a senior individual contributor responsible for complex accounting areas, analytical review, reconciliations, and issue resolution across a multi‑channel business. This role shares ownership of financial accuracy supports month‑end execution and review, and acts as a trusted accounting partner to the organization.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys:

• Working in complex, fast-moving retail environments
• Owning end-to-end accounting work streams
• Acting as a second line of defense for financial integrity
• Supporting ad‑hoc, investigative, and cross functional initiatives

• Act as a key contributor to month end and quarter‑end close, owning complex accounting areas and analytical review to ensure timely and accurate financial results.
• Prepare, review, and validate journal entries, accruals, and adjustments related to revenue recognition, commissions, incentives, AR aging, and balance sheet accounts.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and ensure timely resolution of reconciling items
• Prepare reconciliations between Bank & POS
• Partner closely with the Controller to maintain strong close discipline, documentation standards, and accelerated timelines.
• Record and reconcile sales, cost of goods sold, and prepaid transactions across multiple sales channels and platforms.
• Account for recurring revenue streams, trailing commissions, bonuses, and OTE programs, including revenue and expense impacts.
• Prepare accounting entries and supporting documentation for additional rent, carrier purchases, and related invoicing.
• Produce periodic operational and financial reports required by external stakeholders and regulatory authorities.

• Support accounting and reconciliation of carrier commissions, residuals, and SPIFF programs, ensuring alignment between external statements, internal systems, and the general ledger.
• Review commission‑related accruals and actuals for accuracy, completeness, and proper cutoff.
• Assist with investigation and resolution of commission discrepancies, disputes, and reconciling items.

• Prepare variance analysis and explanations for month‑over‑month and quarter‑over‑quarter results.
• Support management reporting and financial statement schedules.
• Provide accounting and analytical support to FP&A and business leaders on ad hoc inquiries.

• Prepare and review audit schedules and support internal and external audit requests.
• Assist in strengthening internal controls, documentation, and accounting policies.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal policies.

• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reconciliations, documentation, and reporting.
• Support system enhancements and new initiatives impacting accounting and financial reporting.
• Act as a technical resource and escalation point for complex accounting matters.

• Support ad‑hoc accounting projects, deep‑dive investigations, and one‑off analyses as business needs arise.
• Provide flexible support during peak periods, system changes, and operational transitions.
• Assist leadership with financial problem‑solving requiring accuracy and speed.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA designation (or actively pursuing) strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in retail, telecommunications, or commission‑based, multi‑location environments.
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition, accrual accounting, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills; ERP/accounting system experience required.
• Power BI experience strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to manage complexity, ambiguity, and competing priorities.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving mindset
• High attention to detail with big‑picture thinking
• Comfortable taking ownership and operating independently
• Proactive, improvement‑oriented approach

• High‑impact role within a scaled and sophisticated finance organization
• Exposure to complex revenue models and telecom retail operations
• Opportunity to influence accounting practices and process improvements
• Collaborative, forward‑thinking leadership team
• Career growth in a fast‑evolving business environment