Accountant role at CARFAX Canada, managing full - cycle accounting and financial compliance. Collaborating with the team on financial reporting and facilitating month - end and year - end closing.
About the role
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Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day AP process across all group entities, from invoice receipt and coding through to payment and reconciliation.
- Maintain the AP Inbox and systems, ensuring invoices are accurately coded against the chart of accounts, properly approved in line with delegated authority limits, and posted promptly.
- Run weekly/fortnightly payment cycles (domestic and international), preparing payment proposals for GFC review and approval.
- Reconcile supplier statements on a monthly basis, investigating and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Monitor AP ageing and flag overdue or disputed items to the GFC, providing regular summary reporting.
- Act as the first point of contact for internal and external AP queries, liaising with budget holders and suppliers to resolve issues.
- Prepare and post month-end journals including accruals, prepayments, and intercompany recharges, working to the agreed close timetable.
- Reconcile accruals, and prepayment balances, with clear documentation for GFC review.
- Assist with bank reconciliations and expense processing as part of the wider month-end close.
- Prepare supporting schedules and commentary for balance sheet and P&L movements as input to the monthly reporting pack.
- Respond to auditor queries and support the preparation of statutory accounts working papers as they relate to trade and other payables.
- Maintain adherence to internal controls and documented procedures across your key areas, flagging any control gaps or risks to the GFC.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy within the AP workflow, bringing recommendations to the GFC for approval.
- Help standardise AP processes across entities, documenting procedures and keeping them up to date as the business evolves.
- Prepare and post monthly revenue journals in line with accounting standards, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Own the end-to-end revenue and invoicing process, including setting up customers, raising invoices, and ensuring timely billing across group entities.
- Reconcile revenue balances monthly, investigating and resolving variances between systems, billing, and the general ledger.
- Support month-end close through detailed revenue analysis and provision of revenue-related schedules and commentary.
- Ensure revenue is recognised appropriately in line with contractual terms and relevant accounting policies.
- Maintain strong controls over revenue processes, highlighting risks or control gaps to the GFC.
- Partner with Commercial and Operations teams to resolve invoicing queries and improve data accuracy.
- Identify opportunities to improve and automate revenue and invoicing processes as the business scales.
- Support audit requests relating to revenue, invoicing, and AR documentation.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (CIMA or ACA) with approximately 2 years of post-qualification experience.
- Solid experience managing accounts payable in a multi-entity or group environment.
- Strong month-end close experience, comfortable with journals, reconciliations, and accruals.
- Experience supporting external audits.
- Excellent attention to detail with a strong controls mindset.
- Confident working with accounting systems (Netsuite & Tipalti desirable) and proficient in Excel.
- A proactive, process-improvement-oriented approach — you spot inefficiencies and take the initiative to fix them.
- Clear communicator who can work effectively with non-finance stakeholders and external suppliers.
- Desirable
- Experience in a regulated financial services or fintech environment.
- Exposure to multi-currency AP and international payment processes.
- Experience working with AP automation tools (e.g. Tipalti).
- Familiarity with intercompany accounting and transfer pricing considerations.
- Experience in a scaling business (Series B–D stage or equivalent growth environment).
Benefits
- 25 days Holiday per year (increase by 1 day per year to 30 days max) + Bank Holidays
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Contributory pension scheme
- Enhanced Parental leave
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
- Access to Oliva our Mental Health Therapy partners
- Discounted Gym membership
- Financial Coaching with Octopus Wealth
- 2 days of volunteering leave per year
- Sabbatical after 5 years’ service
- Life Assurance – MetLife (UK employees only).
- Ongoing Learning and Development to support you reach your career goals
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