About this role
About the Role
NOVAA is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our client accounting team. In this full-cycle role you will own the monthly close, payroll, tax compliance, and accounts receivable for corporate clients, serving as a trusted day-to-day finance contact. You will work directly with client stakeholders, government agencies, and our internal review team to keep books accurate, timely, and audit-ready. This is a hands-on position well suited to someone who thrives in a multi-client environment and enjoys balancing recurring deliverables with process-improvement projects such as new-system implementations.
Key Responsibilities
Month-End Close & Financial Reporting
• Perform full-cycle month-end close, including journal entries, accruals, prepaid adjustments, and revenue recognition.
• Prepare and review bank reconciliations, supporting schedules, and IFRS postings; extract and update financial statements.
• Consolidate financial data and prepare supporting files for review engagements alongside the review team.
Payroll
• Process semi-monthly payroll and off-cycle runs, including profit-sharing and seniority bonuses, retroactive pay, and RRSP contributions.
• Reconcile payroll, resolve CPP and source-deduction variances, and coordinate with payroll providers such as Wagepoint.
Tax & Government Compliance
• Prepare and file GST/QST returns and remit to the CRA and Revenu Quebec.
• Respond to CRA correspondence and inquiries, and manage withholding-tax remittances and CNESST filings and payments.
Accounts Receivable & Payments
• Prepare client invoicing, reconcile invoices, and maintain the order book and invoice overviews.
• Process ACH, wire, and bank-draft payments, and manage expense claims (Concur) and corporate card reconciliations (Amex).
Client Service & Projects
• Participate in month-end, finance, and client meetings, and serve as a primary point of contact for assigned clients.
• Support finance-transformation projects, including testing and rollout of new systems such as AP automation (Rillion).
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Two or more years of full-cycle accounting experience, ideally in a firm or multi-client environment.
• CPA designation or candidate an asset.
• Solid working knowledge of Canadian tax and payroll compliance (GST/QST, CRA, Revenu Quebec, CNESST), with IFRS an asset.
• Hands-on experience with month-end close, reconciliations, payroll processing, and accounts receivable.
Skills & Tools
• Proficiency with accounting software and Microsoft Excel; experience with Concur, Wagepoint, Rillion, or similar platforms a plus.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple deadlines across clients.
• Clear written and verbal communication for working with clients, government agencies, and internal reviewers.
• Bilingual (English/French) an asset given work with Quebec tax authorities.