[Hiring] Senior Accountant @Engineered Intelligence Inc.

Role Description

The Senior Accountant role is a hands-on, high-impact role that goes beyond traditional accounting. You’ll help run EII’s core finance operations while building smarter processes, systems, and reporting for a fast-growing technology company. We’re looking for someone who is curious, solutions-oriented, and excited to use data and technology to solve problems and partner across the business. The role offers broad exposure and the opportunity to grow into an Accounting Manager as we scale.

This is a full-time, fully remote position reporting to the Director of Finance, with a strong preference for candidates in Toronto. This role is only open to candidates located in Canada who are authorized to work in Canada (Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or other work permit).

Qualifications

• CPA designation preferred or working towards.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting or finance, ideally in a Senior Accountant capacity.
• Strong hands-on full-cycle accounting experience, including month-end close, reconciliations, payroll accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and treasury.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting standards, revenue recognition, internal controls, and multi-entity accounting.
• Advanced proficiency with accounting systems and MS Excel; QuickBooks Online experience is an asset.
• Pipedrive or other CRM experience is an asset, particularly in reporting, data management, and integration with finance processes.
• A curious, hands-on, and collaborative mindset, with the initiative to take ownership, anticipate next steps, and follow through independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with attention to detail and a proactive approach to sharing progress, raising concerns, and keeping stakeholders informed.

Requirements

• Own full-cycle accounting across EII, including general ledger, journal entries, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Take full ownership of accounts payable, including vendor management, invoice processing, coordination of approvals, payment execution, employee expenses, and corporate cards.
• Prepare and reconcile payroll journal entries, including departmental allocations, benefits, commissions, and related accruals, working closely with the Director of Finance on payroll reporting and accounting.
• Ensure accounting records are accurate, complete, and maintained in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Manage day-to-day banking and treasury activities, including cash positioning, bank reconciliations, transfers, and payment execution.
• Own the end-to-end accounts receivable process, including customer invoicing, collections, account reconciliations, and follow-up on outstanding balances.
• Maintain deferred revenue and revenue recognition schedules, ensuring accurate accounting in accordance with customer contracts and applicable accounting standards.
• Support cash flow forecasting and budget maintenance by updating actuals, maintaining supporting schedules, and analyzing variances against plan.
• Own the monthly financial reporting process, including preparation of financial statements, reconciliations, variance analysis, and supporting schedules.
• Maintain financial and operating KPI reporting and dashboards, including revenue, ARR, cash burn/runway, and other key business metrics.
• Support the Director of Finance in preparing management and Board reporting, including financial analysis and key business insights.
• Collaborate with Sales, Delivery, and Marketing to ensure accurate and timely financial information across the customer lifecycle, from contracting and billing through delivery and collections.
• Support the integration of CRM and finance processes, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and appropriate financial controls.
• Leverage technology, reporting tools, and automation to improve efficiency and accuracy within established finance processes.
• Support audit, tax, and compliance requirements, including preparation of schedules and coordination with external advisors.
• Support multi-entity and multi-currency accounting across Canadian and US operations, including intercompany reconciliations.

Benefits

• Fully remote work.
• Flexible work hours (Core working hours 10:00AM to 3:00PM in your local time zone).
• Autonomy, meaningful responsibility, and opportunities to grow with a scaling enterprise software company.
• Competitive base salary plus performance incentives.
• Stock options so you can realize the value created with your work in the organization.
• Comprehensive benefits, including health and dental.
• The opportunity to work at the intersection of utility engineering, analytics, and AI, helping customers make better decisions about critical energy infrastructure.