Senior Accountant - Urgent Hiring

We are searching for a competitive Senior Accountant to join our growing team at Payfirma in Toronto, ON.
Growing your career as a Full Time Senior Accountant is an amazing opportunity to develop competitive skills.
If you are strong in presentation, adaptability and have the right initiative for the job, then apply for the position of Senior Accountant at Payfirma today!

Merrco, headquartered in Toronto and founded in late 2016, is the leading Cannabis Payments Platform in Canada.

MerrcoPayfirmas's omnichannel payments platform offers a secure and compliant solution for instore retail, mobile click and collect, and ecommerce. The platform also includes merchant invoicing, recurring billing capabilities and EFT offerings to support vendor, client and batch payments. With white label capabilities and enhanced reporting for data analytics and simple reconciliation, Merrco has built deep partnerships and relationships across the cannabis technology and merchant eco-system.

Led by a passionate and engaged leadership team, MerrcoPayfirma is dedicated to platform innovation, industry diversification and geographical expansion.

Job Overview:

Merrco Payfirma is looking for a highly motivated and results-oriented Senior Accountant to join our growing Finance team. As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for financial statement preparation and consolidation, supporting financial close processes, performing actual vs budget analysis for senior management, preparing account reconciliations, and filing provincial sales tax returns. The successful Senior Accountant will have advanced Microsoft Excel skills, excellent written & verbal communication skills and strong interpersonal skills. This position offers a flexible hybrid schedule and fosters a great team environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close processes,
• Initiate financial statement preparation and consolidation,
• Evaluate financial performance with monthly actual financial performance vs budget variance analyses,
• Prepare balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations,
• Compile aging reports to ensure accurate, efficient, and timely tracking of accounts receivable and payable,
• Monitor and reconcile bank transactions,
• Calculate sales tax on sales and purchases and file GST / HST returns,
• Maintain the fixed assets and stock options registers,
• Support correspondence with external auditors and tax consultants,
• Work on other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or equivalent,
• 3+ years related experience in an accounting environment with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process,
• CPA Designated,
• In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS),
• Familiarity with provincial sales tax regulations,
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (including vlookups, sumifs and pivot tables),
• Hands-on experience with QuickBooks / QuickBooks Online,
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills,
• Team player who is able to work independently,
• Accuracy and attention to detail,
• Knowledge of payments industry preferred but not required.

Work Environment:

Hybrid work / blend of in-office and work-from-home

Company Culture:

A high-growth company, MerrcoPayfirma has built an inspired culture of customer-centricity, commitment, respect, and agility and offers a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters a growth mindset, intellectual curiosity, an entrepreneurial spirit and above all teamwork. MerrcoPayfirma offers its employees a flexible and inclusive work environment that is team oriented but promotes high accountability for delivery. The company's leadership team is experienced and passionate about payments and are immensely proud of their accomplishments and the unique value proposition they have built and bring to the industry.

 

Benefits of working as a Senior Accountant in Toronto, ON:

● Learning opportunities
● Advancement opportunities
● Attractive package