Job Description

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Position: Senior Accountant
Location: Hybrid, 3 days per week, downtown Toronto
Salary: $55 per hour
Job Type: Temporary - 6-month contract, with possibility of extension

Are you a CPA-designated Senior Accountant with a passion for making a difference?

Our public-sector procurement client is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join their team temporarily. The ideal candidate should possess at least 4 years of experience in full cycle accounting, hold a CPA designation and have financial experience in a government or broader public sector environment. In this role, you will report to the Director of Finance and be responsible for financial management, banking, budget allocation, financial planning, and expenditure forecasting and reporting.

Responsibilities:

Financial Analysis and Reporting:
- Guide accounting functions to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial statements
- Offer financial advice to management on policies, internal controls, and best practices
- Lead documentation of business procedures
- Implement initiatives for optimized processes to enhance financial report timeliness and accuracy

Controllership:
- Develop the agency\'s controllership functions, including financial accountability framework, policies, and standards
- Ensure incorporation of risk management features and best practices
- Monitor and report effectively to support controllership responsibilities
- Provide expertise to senior management on controllership policies and best practices

Consultation, Expertise, and Relationship Management:
- Collaborate for effective financial administration and provide advice to staff on financial and accounting policies
- Draft internal communication materials for changes to internal financial policies and processes

Qualifications:

- At least 4 years of full cycle accounting experience
- Progressive financial experience in a government or broader public sector environment
- Must have CPA designation
- Understanding and application of government accounting concepts, policies, standards
- Proficient in accounting, public sector standards, GAAP, financial management, banking, budget allocation, financial planning, and expenditure forecasting and reporting
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, translating financial information into plain language
- Advanced computer skills especially in utilizing MS Office Suite of programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) and financial systems

Please send your resume in Word format to Angelica Stewart at .

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