Job Description

About BridgePoint Financial

BridgePoint Financial is Canada's leading legal finance company, founded on the principle of access to justice. We provide innovative funding solutions to law firms and their clients, supporting favorable outcomes in areas like personal injury, wills & estates, and commercial litigation.

The Opportunity

This role is central to ensuring the integrity of our financial operations and reporting. It offers a fantastic opportunity to gain broad exposure across the entire accounting function, as you will be hands-on with everything from daily transactions to month-end close and management reporting. This breadth of responsibility makes it an ideal platform for professional growth and impact.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Operations & Transaction Processing (50% of role)

Manage the full-cycle accounts payable process, including invoice entry into QuickBooks, securing approvals, and processing payment runs. Process incoming client repayments (EFT/cheque), accurately allocating funds within Salesforce and resolving any unidentified payments. Execute daily funding and PAD repayment uploads to banking portal; perform monthly garnishment of bank accounts for delinquent loans. Process employee expense reimbursements, ensuring policy compliance. Monitor and manage both the AP and AR Outlook mailboxes, addressing inquiries promptly.

2. Accounting, Reconciliations & Financial Reporting (45% of role)

Perform and review key monthly reconciliations: bank accounts, corporate credit cards and intercompany accounts. Maintain and reconcile balance sheet schedules including Accrued Liabilities, Prepaids, Amortization, and Deferred Revenue. Manage monthly Interest Servicing process, including preparing QuickBooks journal entries and executing bank transfers. Reconcile and process the Daily Journal Upload File, ensuring accurate upload to QuickBooks. Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly Management Financial Statements, including supporting reconciliations and variance analysis. Assist with the preparation of departmental reporting to provide insights into financial performance. Serve as a key point of contact for annual audit requests, preparing supporting schedules and documentation. Other ad-hoc reporting as needed.

3. Compliance & Systems Management (5% of role)

Facilitate the timely filing of HST returns by accurately setting up payments for remittance. Download and maintain organized digital records of all monthly bank statements and financial reports. Continuously identify and implement process improvements within QuickBooks and Salesforce.

Qualifications & Skills

Education:

Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. An accounting designation or working towards it is an asset.

Experience:

Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on responsibility for month-end close processes and financial reporting.

Technical Proficiency:

+ Hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online (or similar cloud-based accounting software) is required.
+ Proficiency with Salesforce or a similar CRM is required.
+ Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are essential (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, data manipulation).

Core Competencies:

+ Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
+ Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a knack for reconciling complex accounts.
+ Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact professionally with all levels of the organization and external partners.
+ A proactive, self-starter attitude with a continuous improvement mindset.
Scope of responsibilities for this opportunity may change and will include, but not be limited to the above description.


Work with the industry's top talent on dynamic, engaging projects for the industry leader in this fast-growing business. Play a key role helping reinvent the industry and champion our brand. We take great pride in our work and the talented people who make up our company. We're always looking for highly skilled, driven people who value a collaborative, open environment and a flexible, professional culture.



Please submit your resume and cover letter via Bamboo HR. Only successful candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in working at BridgePoint Financial.

BridgePoint is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter (or email). We thank you for your interest and look forward to hearing from you!