Senior Corporate Accountant

Horizon Recruitment is recruiting for a Senior Corporate Accountant to join a collaborative finance team supporting a diverse portfolio of corporate entities and investments. This role plays an important part in maintaining strong financial controls, delivering accurate reporting, and supporting long-term financial stewardship. The successful candidate will take ownership of core accounting activities, contribute to process improvements, and help strengthen reporting and compliance practices across a multi-entity environment. This opportunity is well suited for an accounting professional who enjoys operational ownership, values accuracy, and wants to continue building expertise in corporate accounting, reporting, and tax compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle accounting activities for assigned corporate entities, ensuring accurate and timely financial records.
• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Prepare financial statement packages, working papers, variance analysis, and internal reporting materials.
• Support complex accounting transactions related to acquisitions, dispositions, refinancings, and corporate reorganizations.
• Oversee revenue processes including invoicing, revenue recognition, forecasting, collections, and customer onboarding.
• Review and process inter-company transactions, management fees, board fees, and resource fee invoices.
• Support accounts payable activities and ensure proper documentation and coding.
• Maintain corporate records, financial files, compliance schedules, and entity documentation.
• Prepare and support GST/HST, Employer Health Tax, WCB, and other statutory filings to meet deadlines.
• Assist with tax compliance requirements, including year-end tax packages and communication with external accounting advisors.
• Support preparation of banking reports, cash forecasts, and quarterly board reporting packages.
• Contribute to finance system improvements, including implementation and optimization of tools such as Microsoft Business Central and related ERP solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen controls, and increase workflow efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Enrollment in or completion of the CPA program.
• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years supporting a multi-entity environment.
• Experience with full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, and month-end close processes.
• Strong understanding of corporate accounting and tax compliance requirements.
• Experience with financial statement preparation, consolidation, or combination reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Microsoft Business Central, JetReports, or similar ERP systems is an asset.
• Experience working with a foundation, registered charity, family office, or similar organization is preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• A collaborative, low-ego team approach with strong communication skills.
• A proactive mindset with curiosity, accountability, and an interest in continuous improvement.

Remuneration

• Competitive salary with benefits.

Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is a specialized recruitment and search firm with two complimentary practice areas: Finance & Supply Chain.