Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting & Consolidation

KIT Recruitment is searching for an experienced Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting & Consolidation to join an established organization in a key financial reporting and accounting position.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Big 4 audit professional who is ready to move into industry — or someone who has already made that move and wants to continue building their career in a complex, multi-entity environment.

You’ll take ownership of consolidated financial reporting, balance sheet integrity, intercompany accounting, audit coordination and technical IFRS accounting while working closely with finance teams across multiple entities.

Big 4 Audit experience, IFRS knowledge and a CPA designation (or near completion) are essential for this opportunity.

Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting & Consolidation - Details:

• Salary: $75,000–$90,000 annually
• Location: Etobicoke, ON
• Work Arrangement: In-person
• Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements across multiple entities.
• Manage consolidation activities including intercompany eliminations, foreign exchange translation, CTA and equity movements .
• Ensure consolidated reporting agrees to entity trial balances, lead sheets and supporting schedules.
• Prepare reporting packages and coordinate month-end information with domestic and international finance teams.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepaid schedules, inventory provisions and period-end journal entries.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and capex tracking, including depreciation, roll-forwards, project spending and assets under construction.
• Support current and deferred tax schedules and Canadian transaction tax filings, including GST/HST and PST/RST .
• Incorporate technical accounting requirements including IFRS 9 and IFRS 16 into financial reporting.
• Own the intercompany reconciliation process , ensuring balances are reconciled and resolved before consolidation.
• Maintain balance sheet integrity reporting and investigate material or aged reconciling items.
• Support COGS and gross margin analysis by product line, division and facility.
• Lead the internal and external audit PBC process , preparing schedules, supporting documentation and coordinating auditor requests through resolution.
• Prepare financial tables, tie-outs and variance information supporting management reporting and MD&A.
• Maintain the general ledger and chart of accounts while reviewing work completed by junior and intermediate accounting staff.
• Mentor junior team members and provide guidance on Canadian accounting and compliance matters.
• Support reporting, consolidation and finance-process improvements.

Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting & Consolidation - Qualifications:

• Big 4 accounting firm experience within Audit is required.
• Strong practical knowledge of IFRS is required.
• Canadian CPA designation OR CPA candidate expected to complete the designation within approximately 6 months.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Progressive full-cycle accounting experience within Canada.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations, audit processes and general ledger accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups and large-volume data reconciliation.
• Strong analytical ability and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet firm reporting deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience preparing consolidated financial statements for multi-entity and/or multi-currency organizations .
• Knowledge of IAS 2, IAS 16, IFRS 9 and IFRS 16 .
• Experience with ERP implementations, migrations or finance-process automation.
• Food manufacturing or another inventory-intensive industry background.
• Experience with inventory costing and cost of goods sold.
• Exposure to multi-site manufacturing or processing operations.