Accountant – Month-End Close & Multi-Entity Finance

About the role

Newtimes Canada, part of the global Newtimes Group, is seeking a detail‑oriented Accountant to manage month‑end close and financial reporting across multiple entities. The role supports finance, distribution and shared services in a fast‑paced, cross‑entity environment.

Key responsibilities

• Own the month‑end close process, including accruals, allocations and the reporting package.
• Prepare financial reporting and deliver budget‑vs‑actual and forecast variance analysis.
• Record specialized month‑end entries such as revenue recognition, material handling, warehouse profitability and shipping/supply allocations.
• Maintain trial‑balance integrity and review activity by entity and cost centre.
• Manage intercompany reconciliation and settlement across all entities.
• Perform bank and credit‑card reconciliations and resolve freight, warehouse, inventory, sales and returns variances.
• Process vendor, freight and travel payments, review invoices against approval controls and maintain expense schedules.
• Oversee wholesale billing, follow up on overdue receivables and post related revenue entries.
• Prepare and file sales/GST tax returns and support external tax reporting.
• Manage inventory and stock transfers across entities and sales channels.
• Calculate and process sales and dropship commissions.
• Allocate and record e‑commerce and subscription activity in the appropriate entity.
• Partner with marketing and product teams to accrue, release and post budgeted spend.
• Support process improvements and system integrations across ERP, WMS and e‑commerce platforms.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• CPA designation or active enrollment in a CPA program preferred.
• 3+ years of general ledger / staff accounting experience, ideally in a multi‑entity environment.
• Strong accounting fundamentals, including accrual accounting, month‑end close and intercompany transactions.
• High attention to detail with strong reconciliation and variance‑analysis skills.

Required skills

• NetSuite or Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP experience.
• Advanced Excel proficiency.
• Familiarity with OCR‑based AP automation tools such as Bill.com.
• Experience with AI productivity tools (e.g., Claude) in accounting activities.
• Knowledge of WMS/e‑commerce platforms.