[Remote] Accountant
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. theFinanceStack (tFS) offers a comprehensive learning experience in finance and accounting services. As an Accountant, you will support portfolio companies with day-to-day accounting and operations, ensuring smooth completion of accounts payable and receivable, payroll processing, and contributing to financial analyses.
Responsibilities
- Process transactions and reconcile accounts with accuracy
- Follow daily, weekly, and monthly workflows for quality bookkeeping
- Prepare compliance returns, including GST/HST, PST, WCB, and EHT filings
- Own the end-to-end payroll process for assigned companies (generally
- Handle recurring cash flow tasks, including bank monitoring, AR, AP, and transfers
- Support month-end and year-end working paper preparation
- Contribute to ad-hoc analyses, reporting, and team initiatives to optimize processes
- Identify opportunities for process automation and workflow improvements, especially in billing, payment, and reconciliation activities
Skills
- Proficiency in cloud-based accounting software, particularly Xero and QBO
- Strong understanding of full-cycle accounting, financial statements, and working papers
- Competency in Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of Canadian tax compliance
- Experience in payroll processing (familiarity with systems like Rippling, Payworks)
- Excellent communication and organizational skills with high attention to detail
- Willingness to take initiative in a lean team environment
- Experience with start-up or growth-stage technology ecosystems is an asset
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