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Our Finance team plays a central role in maintaining the rigorous financial integrity that a regulated payments business demands, across multiple legal entities, currencies, and compliance frameworks. \nAbout the Role \nWe're looking for a highly technical and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our growing Finance team. This role is ideal for someone with strong financial accounting fundamentals, audit experience, and a continuous improvement mindset who enjoys building scalable, efficient processes in a fast-moving environment. \nYou'll play a key role in supporting month-end close, financial reporting, payroll, audits, and process optimization across the organization. We're looking for someone who not only understands accounting deeply, but also actively looks for ways to improve how work gets done through automation, systems thinking, and operational efficiency. \nAn interest in emerging technologies, including AI and workflow automation, is considered a strong asset. \nWhat You'll Do \nFinancial Reporting & Entity Management \nOwn core month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting \nManage the full-cycle accounts payable (AP) process, including vendor invoice coding, approvals, and payment runs \nPrepare and review revenue recognition entries, including treatment of deferred revenue \nMaintain and reconcile prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and other balance sheet schedules, ensuring accurate amortization/depreciation and supporting documentation \nHelp maintain rigorous separation of trust (client funds) and operating accounts in compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policy \nSupport financial exposure reporting related to payment losses, chargebacks, and disputes; collaborate with Risk and Operations to quantify and track losses \nMonitor foreign exchange exposure across multi-currency entities and support hedging documentation \nCompliance, Controls & Audit \nDesign and help strengthen the internal controls framework across accounting processes, with particular attention to segregation of duties and payment fund safeguarding \nSupport the year-end audit, SR&ED submission, tax filings, and other regulatory reporting obligations \nHelp ensure ASPE/IFRS compliance and assist in keeping accounting policies up to date for all entities \nProactively flag control gaps and support remediation efforts before they become audit findings \nSupport North American payroll operations, including payroll accounting, reconciliations, and compliance considerations \nAutomation & Process Efficiency \nSupport the accounting tech stack; help evaluate and optimize tools (Xero, Plooto, and beyond) to eliminate manual effort and increase accuracy \nPartner with Business Intelligence and Engineering to help automate reconciliations, reporting, and close processes \nSupport the FinOps best-practices group, helping govern and optimize variable usage-based costs such as cloud and infrastructure spend \nTeam Leadership & Stakeholder Management → Stakeholder Support \nPartner with FP&A on internal and investor reporting, ensuring accounting outputs are investor-ready \nAct as a point of contact for external auditors, tax advisors, banking partners, and payment processors as needed \nWhat You Bring \nCPA designation or actively pursuing CPA completion \nStrong technical accounting knowledge with a focus on financial accounting and audit support \nStrong knowledge of ASPE and IFRS; experience in tech or payments SaaS strongly preferred \nProficiency with Xero, Plooto, and BI/analytics tools; advanced Excel skills \nStrong analytical skills and attention to detail \nDemonstrated interest in process improvement, automation, and scalable finance operations \nComfort working in evolving, fast-paced environments with shifting priorities \nStrong communication and stakeholder management skills \nA natural problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment \nInterest in AI, automation tools, or modern finance technology considered an asset \nWhat Success Looks Like \nAccurate, timely financial reporting and close processes \nStrong audit readiness and technical accounting support \nImproved efficiency through automation and process optimization \nReliable payroll and AP operations with strong controls and no material errors \nA proactive approach to identifying and solving operational challenges \nStrong working relationships with FP&A, Risk, Operations, and other cross-functional partners \nCompensation & Inclusion \nPlooto is committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. \nIn accordance with Ontario hiring requirements, accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process upon request. \nThis job posting is for one available role. 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