Junior Accountant - 18 month contract

About the Opportunity

• Prepare and post month-end journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, allocations, payroll-related entries, revenues, and expenses.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of general ledger and balance sheet accounts.
• Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Prepare financial analyses, schedules, and management reports using Excel.
• Support fixed asset and capital expenditure accounting, including cost tracking and reporting.
• Monitor and reconcile program, project, and funding-related accounts as required.
• Assist with external audit preparation, including gathering supporting documentation and responding to auditor requests.
• Provide backup support for accounts payable, including invoice processing and payment administration.
• Provide backup support for accounts receivable, including invoicing, collections, cash application, and account reconciliations.
• Assist with payroll administration and related reconciliations as required.
• Maintain accurate financial records and ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function.

About You

• Diploma or Degree in Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field from a recognized Canadian institution.
• CPA enrolment is considered an asset.
• 2–3 years of progressive full-cycle accounting experience, including exposure to accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience working with ERP/accounting systems.
• Knowledge of month-end close processes, account reconciliations, and reporting.
• Experience working in a non-profit, healthcare, public sector, or service-based environment is considered an asset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

Having said that Vaco by Highspring believes that the salary range referenced reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).