Senior Accountant | US & Canada Accounting at Valorega… · Hybrid -…

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant Project & Financial Operations to manage accounting and financial operations for the company's Canadian and U.S. business operations.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in full-cycle accounting, AP/AR, bookkeeping, project accounting, contract-based billing, reconciliations, multicurrency accounting and financial reporting.

The candidate will work closely with leadership, project managers, vendors, clients and external accounting professionals.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Operations & Accounting

• Manage day-to-day accounting operations for Canadian and U.S. business activities.
• Maintain accurate general ledger entries and financial records.
• Manage AP, AR, expense coding and account reconciliations.
• Perform CAD and USD bank and credit-card reconciliations.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Maintain organized financial documentation and supporting schedules.
• Develop and maintain financial templates, schedules and reporting tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, accuracy and efficiency.

Contract-Based Invoicing, AP & AR

• Manage client invoicing based on contracts, SOWs, purchase orders and project timelines.
• Prepare and issue accurate client invoices with supporting documentation.
• Track deposits, progress payments, milestones and final reconciliations.
• Monitor accounts receivable and follow up on outstanding payments.
• Coordinate vendor and contractor payments according to approved schedules.
• Track billing requirements, payment deadlines and vendor commitments.
• Identify and escalate billing, documentation or payment discrepancies.

Project Accounting & Reporting

• Track client funding, project revenue, vendor costs and project-related expenses.
• Code revenue, expenses and labour by client, project and cost category.
• Maintain project budgets, payment registers and commitment schedules.
• Prepare recurring client/project account reconciliations.
• Support project budget reporting, forecasting and post-project financial reconciliation.
• Support management reporting and project profitability analysis.
• Work with project managers to monitor project costs, commitments and anticipated expenses.

Canadian & U.S. Accounting

• Maintain accounting records for Canadian and U.S. operations.
• Support GST/HST reporting and payroll documentation.
• Maintain applicable Canadian and U.S. vendor tax documentation.
• Support intercompany reconciliations.
• Coordinate with external Canadian and U.S. accounting professionals.

Time & Labour Reconciliation

• Monitor employee and contractor time submissions across projects.
• Ensure hours are accurately coded to the relevant project, client and role.
• Reconcile approved hours against contractor invoices, employee records and project budgets.
• Prepare labour summaries to support client invoicing, contractor payments and project reporting.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Strong experience in full-cycle accounting/bookkeeping.
• Hands-on experience with AP, AR, GL and reconciliations.
• Experience in U.S. and/or Canadian accounting.
• Experience with project accounting or project-based financial operations.
• Experience with contract, milestone or project-based invoicing.
• Exposure to CAD/USD and multicurrency accounting.
• Knowledge of GST/HST will be preferred.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills.
• Experience with accounting software such as QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, NetSuite, Dynamics or similar.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and coordinate with clients, vendors, project managers and external accounting partners.

Preferred Candidate Background

Candidates with experience in professional services, consulting, project-based businesses, agencies, event management, accounting outsourcing/BPO or similar environments will be preferred.