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About the Role

Payments Canada is seeking a Corporate Accountant to manage the full financial cycle, combining high-level accounting duties with operational management of Accounts Payable. This role involves executing daily transactions, identifying automation opportunities, and supporting a more efficient, automated finance department.

Responsibilities

• Support the complete month-end close process, maintaining the integrity of the General Ledger and ensuring all sub-ledger activity reconciles accurately to financial statements.
• Assist the Director with statutory reporting requirements, including External Audit preparation, corporate tax returns, and government remittances.
• Manage capital assets workbooks and leadsheets relating to liabilities.
• Design and monitor internal controls around the payment cycle to ensure compliance with financial policies.
• Serve as a flexible finance resource, shifting focus between operational processing and strategic analysis as business needs evolve.
• Manage the end-to-end Accounts Payable cycle and the employee expense platform, serving as the primary liaison between vendors, procurement, and internal stakeholders to resolve inquiries.
• Lead the automation of manual tasks by actively working to reduce data entry and implementing efficient workflows within the Accounts Payable and expense systems (Esker/Nexonia).

Requirements

• Must be in the process of obtaining their CPA designation or actively pursuing a CPA qualification.
• Possess the flexibility to work across all areas of finance to support a more efficient, automated department.
• Demonstrated experience automating manual financial processes or implementing process improvements in a previous role.
• Willingness to "roll up sleeves" and perform operational tasks while working towards long-term efficiency.
• Eligibility to successfully complete background checks that will be carried out by Payments Canada, including criminal, credit, identity, employment, and education checks.

Skills

• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, SUMIFS)
• Proficiency with financial systems systems (Great Plains, Esker, Nexonia preferred)
• Experience supporting external financial statement audit and ensuring compliance with Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR).

Location

• Hybrid (remote/office)

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Minimum of three (3) years in a dedicated accounting or finance role.

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related fields.

Salary/Compensations

• $63,000 to $105,000

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including annual variable bonus and defined contribution pension plan with employer matching percentage (if eligible).
• Comprehensive health and dental benefit coverage, including mental health coverage, life insurance and a health spending account for you and your dependents (Permanent and temporary employees with contracts 12 months and over).
• Paid time off: minimum four weeks paid vacation, sick and personal days, December holiday shutdown and cultural holiday observance days.
• 26 weeks of paid maternity and parental leave top-up (if eligible)
• Rewards and recognition program.
• Access to office gym facilities.
• Internal and external professional development opportunities.
• Fun team and organizational events.
• Monthly all staff forums led by our Executive Leadership Team.

About the Company

• Payments Canada is a public purpose, non-profit organization situated at the center of Canada’s payment ecosystem.
• We own and operate payment systems that process hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of payment transactions every business day.
• We convene ecosystem participants to discuss their multiple and diverse interests and ideas and to navigate industry-level challenges.
• We adhere to a set of values that are our north star: Inspire trust, build community and enable change.

Equal Opportunity

• At Payments Canada, we are dedicated to fair, transparent and inclusive hiring.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
• We are committed to employment equity and actively encourage applications from women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and visible minorities.
• If selected for an interview, please advise us if you require special accommodation by emailing hrinfo@payments.ca.
• Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.