[Hiring] Senior Accountant @Flashfood

Role Description

Reporting to the Director, Accounting & Financial Operations, you will be responsible for the complete and accurate recording of company transactions in accordance with Canadian GAAP (ASPE) standards. This role combines technical accounting, financial analysis, accounts payable management, process improvement, and month-end close responsibilities. You will be expected to take ownership of assigned accounting tasks/projects, proactively identify and resolve issues, and continuously improve the quality and efficiency of financial reporting processes.

We've been at this for 10 years, partnering with major North American retailers across thousands of stores and millions of shoppers, continuously refining a model with strong unit economics and real flywheel dynamics. We're growth stage, well-capitalized by leading investors including General Catalyst and S2G, and at an inflection point in scale.

What You'll Do

• Accounting Operations & Close
  • Own the month-end close process end-to-end: journal entries (prepaids, fixed assets, accruals), balance sheet reconciliations, and balance sheet reviews.
  • Maintain the general ledger in NetSuite and the chart of accounts, including creation of new GL accounts, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
  • Manage daily and monthly cash reporting and banking activities, including bank and credit card reconciliations, and prepare weekly vendor payment runs.
  • Maintain a complete, accurate documentation trail for all financial transactions, and proactively partner with the business to ensure transactions are properly recorded.
• Compliance & Reporting
  • Prepare monthly sales tax filings for Canada and US, and support annual audit and tax filing requests.
  • Prepare month-end investor and compliance-related financial reporting.
• Process Improvement & Automation
  • Lead process improvement and data clean-up initiatives across corporate accounting — standardizing chart of accounts, reconciliation templates, and reporting workpapers to support scalability and audit readiness.
  • Identify and drive opportunities to incorporate AI and automation tools into accounting workflows, including report automation.
  • Perform ad hoc analysis and reporting as required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of accounting experience, with a foundation in accounting or financial reporting from industry.
• Strong technical knowledge of Canadian GAAP (ASPE) and/or US GAAP/IFRS; experience with US and Canadian sales tax filing preferred; CPA a plus, though not required.
• NetSuite proficiency is a must, along with advanced Microsoft Office (Excel and Word) and Google Suite skills.
• Familiarity with Tipalti and Float/Ramp a plus; genuine enthusiasm for AI-powered tools such as Claude to build and improve accounting workflows.

Requirements

• A process improvement mindset, with a track record of identifying inefficiencies and building better ways of working.
• Ability to work with a high degree of independence and ramp quickly in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and a positive, collaborative, team-player attitude.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
• 100% remote work with flexibility and trust.
• Mission-driven work that reduces food waste and expands access to affordable food.
• A fast-growing, collaborative team with big ambitions.
• Real opportunities for career growth.