Highlights
This role offers the chance to take ownership of significant accounting tasks, contribute to a faster and more efficient month-end close, and play a key part in audit preparation. Monitor cash flow and daily treasury activities to ensure sufficient liquidity for operational requirements and support cash-flow planning.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Waterloo, ON |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 10 to 19 employees |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
| Website | http://www.elby.ca |
Description
Our client in Waterloo is seeking a driven and detail-oriented Accountant to join their growing team. If you're someone with a growth mindset, a desire to improve business processes, and an interest in leveraging technology, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
This role offers the chance to take ownership of significant accounting tasks, contribute to a faster and more efficient month-end close, and play a key part in audit preparation. You'll work in a collaborative, in-office environment within an organization that is rapidly expanding, planning to triple in size.
What our client has to offer:
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 15 days (3 weeks) of vacation
- Support for CPA certification
Responsibilities:
- Take a lead role in audit preparation, ensuring schedules are accurate and properly tied out for yearly audits.
- Contribute to month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations, focusing on efficiency and understanding the underlying reasons.
- Monitor cash flow and daily treasury activities to ensure sufficient liquidity for operational requirements and support cash-flow planning.
- Prepare financial reports and supporting schedules for new construction and renovation projects.
- Assist with annual operating and capital budgets.
- Assist with Accounts Payable
- Identify and implement process improvements, potentially leveraging AI and other technological tools.
- Collaborate closely with team members on year-end processes.
Qualifications:
- 1 plus years of general accounting experience
- Familiarity with audit preparation and month-end close.
- Working towards or planning to work towards your CPA is ideal, but not required; the company supports candidates pursuing their CPA.
- Growth mindset and a desire to learn and improve business processes.
- Curious, investigative, and questioning nature.
- Interest in technology and tools (AI, Copilot, Claude).
This posting is for an open vacancy currently available within our client's organization. Interested and qualified candidates please apply today. We would like to thank all applicants however only those under consideration will be contacted.
To be eligible for this role, you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
Please note that we use AI tools as part of our recruitment process to enhance efficiency and improve candidate experience.
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About Company
Elby is a full service, contingency and retainer based recruiting firm specializing in the placement of professionals across a variety of disciplines including Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Administration, IT, Financial Services and Manufacturing & Production, Engineering & Skilled Trades. We are a tenured group of career minded recruiters with several years of experience working, managing and recruiting within the various verticals we service. Our team has the experience necessary to consistently deliver the highest level of results and customer service for our partner clients and candidates.
With offices in Burlington, Kitchener and Mississauga, our mission is to deliver a superior level of results and exceptional customer experience to all candidates and clients we have the privilege of working with. Each member of elby shares a passion for our business and believes that a positive work environment, mutual respect and an entrepreneurial setting allows them to achieve personal success. For all of us, the cornerstone of that success is consistently delivering a superior level of service to our clients and candidates.