35 Accountant jobs in Montréal

Job Description

The Opportunity

*Please submit application materials in English*

Position Summary

The Billing Accountant is based in our Montreal office and will be responsible for supporting US operations and offices in their billing efforts. This individual plays a critical role supporting our clients, ensuring we are invoicing accurately and timely. The role is highly visible, interfacing both internally and externally to interpret contracts, confirm invoice details and follow-up on invoice payment. The ideal candidate is a positive, polished and articulate professional who possess a high level of attention to detail.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

· Assist Finance management in developing monthly revenue forecasts.

· Review Letters of Proposal (LOPs) to ensure assignments are properly reflected in financial systems.

· Meet monthly with consultants to review current assignments. Assist consultants in determining which items to bill and conduct rigorous procedures to ensure pledged bills materialize.

· Comprehensive follow-up of action items, such as dispatch of Invoice Proposals, receivables, disbursements, queries etc.

· Check invoices thoroughly before sending to consultants and clients.

· Prepare, process and submit standard and electronic bills, ensuring fees and disbursements are accurately charged and allocated.

· Provide detailed financial information, i.e. disbursement breakdowns, as requested.

· Monitor outstanding receivables and follow up with external and internal clients as appropriate to ensure timely collection.

· Respond to enquiries from external and internal clients.

· Provide technical support to Consultants and Executive Assistants.

· Assist other finance members when additional coverage is required, as requested.

· Perform ad hoc projects as they arise.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience serving in a finance function, ideally within a professional services firm.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, Netsuite and Concur ideal. Strong Excel skills preferred.
• Strong communicator: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written). Ability to interact professionally with executive stakeholders and colleagues alike.
• Organized multi-tasker: able to manage multiple projects with set deadlines as time management, pattern recognition, prioritization, diligent attention to detail and judgment are critical in this role.
• Resourceful problem solver: ability to work in ambiguous environments and comfortable with the unknown, as well as work well under pressure, solve problems.
• Self-starter: highly motivated, excellent work ethic and self-assured, not easily thrown, able to think on your feet.
• Natural collaborator: desire to help foster and preserve a company culture where all are welcome, included, and given the opportunity to succeed. Collaborative team player, with a track record of maximizing the team as well as individual performance.

Benefits

About Egon Zehnder

Egon Zehnder is the world’s preeminent leadership advisory firm, inspiring leaders to navigate complex questions with human answers. We help organizations get to the heart of their leadership challenges and offer honest feedback and insights to help leaders realize their true being and purpose.

We are built on a foundation that supports partnership in the truest sense of the word and aligns our interests with the interests of our clients. Our 560 consultants across 64 offices and 36 countries are former industry and functional leaders who collaborate seamlessly across geographies, industries and functions to deliver the full power of the Firm to every client, every time.

We partner closely with public and private corporations, family-owned enterprises, and non-profit and government agencies to provide executive search, leadership solutions, CEO search and succession, and board advisory.

We believe that together we can transform people, organizations and the world through leadership.

Due to high volume, we will only be contacting applicants who meet all of the minimum requirements listed in the job description. Only those applicants who align most closely with our minimum and preferred qualifications will be contacted for an interview. The Recruiting team at Egon Zehnder will retain your application materials and may contact you regarding future opportunities.

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*Please submit application materials in English*

L’occasion

Le ou la comptable en facturation travaillera à notre bureau de Montréal et soutiendra les activités et les bureaux de l’entreprise aux États-Unis pour les tâches de facturation. Cette personne joue un rôle de soutien essentiel pour nos clients et s’assure que nos factures sont traitées avec exactitude et en temps opportun. Ce poste est très visible, car il exige des interactions tant à l’interne qu’à l’externe pour interpréter les contrats, confirmer les détails des factures et assurer le suivi des paiements. La personne idéale aura une attitude professionnelle positive, impeccable et éloquente et accordera une grande attention aux détails.

Vos responsabilités

· Aider la direction des Finances à établir des prévisions de revenus mensuelles.

· Examiner les lettres de proposition pour s’assurer que les affectations sont correctement reflétées dans les systèmes financiers.

· Rencontrer les consultants tous les mois pour passer en revue les mandats en cours. Aider les consultants à déterminer les éléments à facturer et à appliquer des procédures rigoureuses pour s’assurer que les factures assignées sont traitées.

· Effectuer le suivi exhaustif des actions requises, comme l’envoi des propositions de factures, les comptes clients, les déboursements, les demandes de renseignements, etc.

· Vérifier soigneusement les factures avant de les envoyer aux consultants et aux clients.

· Préparer, traiter et soumettre les factures standard et électroniques, en veillant à ce que les frais et déboursements soient facturés et attribués avec exactitude.

· Fournir, sur demande, des renseignements financiers détaillés, p. ex., ventilation des déboursements.

· Surveiller les comptes clients en souffrance et faire un suivi auprès des clients externes et internes, au besoin, pour assurer un recouvrement en temps opportun.

· Répondre aux demandes de renseignements des clients externes et internes.

· Fournir un soutien technique aux consultants et aux adjoints de direction.

· Aider les autres membres des Finances lorsque des tâches additionnelles sont requises, au besoin.

· Réaliser des projets ponctuels au fur et à mesure qu’ils se présentent.

Ce que nous recherchons

• Au moins cinq ans d’expérience dans une fonction financière, idéalement au sein d’une firme de services professionnels.
• Connaissance de la suite Microsoft Office, de Netsuite et de Concur, un atout. Excellente maîtrise d’Excel, un atout.
• Excellentes aptitudes en communication : aptitudes exceptionnelles en relations interpersonnelles et en communication orale et écrite. Capacité à interagir de façon professionnelle avec les membres de la haute direction et les collègues.
• Sens de l’organisation et polyvalence : capacité à gérer de multiples projets dans des délais établis, car la gestion du temps, la reconnaissance des modèles, l’établissement des priorités, le souci du détail et le jugement sont essentiels à ce poste.
• Capacité à résoudre des problèmes : capacité à travailler dans des environnements ambigus et à être à l’aise avec l’inconnu, à bien travailler sous pression et à résoudre des problèmes.
• Sens de l’initiative : grande motivation, excellente éthique de travail et confiance en soi, stabilité, rapidité d’esprit.
• Sens inné de la collaboration : volonté de contribuer à favoriser et à préserver une culture d’entreprise où chaque personne est la bienvenue, se sent incluse et a la possibilité de réussir. Esprit d’équipe axé sur la collaboration et capacité à maximiser le rendement de l’équipe et individuel.

À propos d’Egon Zehnder

Egon Zehnder est le plus important cabinet-conseil en leadership au monde, inspirant les dirigeants d’entreprise à résoudre des questions complexes avec des réponses humaines. Nous aidons les organisations à prendre le dessus sur leurs défis de leadership et leur offrons des commentaires et des idées honnêtes pour amener les dirigeants à réaliser leur plein potentiel tout en ciblant leurs objectifs.

Nous nous appuyons sur une base qui soutient le partenariat au sens le plus pur et qui harmonise nos intérêts avec ceux de nos clients. Nos 560 consultants répartis dans 64 bureaux et 36 pays sont d’anciens dirigeants fonctionnels et sectoriels qui collaborent de façon transparente dans une multitude de régions, de secteurs d’activité et de fonctions afin de toujours offrir la pleine valeur de l’entreprise à chaque client.

Nous collaborons étroitement avec des sociétés publiques et privées, des entreprises familiales et des organismes sans but lucratif et gouvernementaux pour offrir des solutions de direction ainsi que des services de recrutement de cadres, de recrutement et de relève de chefs de la direction, de consultation pour les conseils d’administration et de diversité, d’équité et d’inclusion.

Nous croyons qu’ensemble, nous pouvons façonner un leadership qui transformera les gens, les entreprises et le monde.

En raison du volume élevé de candidatures, nous communiquerons uniquement avec les candidats qui satisfont à toutes les exigences minimales énumérées dans la description de poste. Seuls les candidats qui correspondent le plus aux qualifications minimales et privilégiées seront convoqués pour une entrevue. L’équipe de recrutement d’Egon Zehnder conservera vos documents de candidature et pourrait communiquer avec vous au sujet de possibilités futures.

Job Description

Salary: 65,000-75,000/year

Company Overview

Apollo Scooters is a North American manufacturer and distributor of electric scooters with a mission to create a world for people, not cars. We do this by making getting places cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and enjoyable. We are a small, dynamic team with big ambitions that has become a market leader within just a few years. We are absolutely obsessed with our products and customers, and were only getting started. If you are looking for a company at the cutting edge of innovation, in an industry on the verge of a breakout, with a work-hard/play-hard environment and hands-on learning, youve found the right place.

Job Overview

We are looking for a Senior Accountant with at least 5 years of experience to take ownership of our accounting operations and compliance requirements across multiple entities. This role will be the primary point of contact for all government and compliance matters, including the CRA, Revenue Quebec, and U.S.-based revenue departments.

You will oversee the integrity of our financial records, ensure timely compliance filings, and support decision-making by delivering accurate, insightful reporting. This role reports directly to our CFO, who is based overseas, so strong communication skills and the ability to work independently are essential.

If youre a detail-oriented, proactive accounting professional with strong technical skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Government & Compliance
  
  • Act as the primary liaison for CRA, Revenue Quebec, IRS, and U.S. state revenue departments
    
  • Ensure timely and accurate filing of federal, provincial, and state tax returns (sales tax, income tax, GST/QST)
    
  • Oversee the preparation and submission of compliance documentation for banking and regulatory purposes
    
    
• Month-End & Year-End
  
  • Oversee month-end close for multiple entities (Canada and U.S.) prepared by the bookkeeper
    
  • Review bank and credit card reconciliations, AR/AP balances, revenue recognition, COGS cut-off, and intercompany transactions
    
  • Coordinate year-end review preparation and correspondence with external auditors
    
  • Serve as the main point of contact for auditors during year-end review engagements and audits
    
    
• Financial Reporting & Analysis
  
  • Maintain and update annual forecast models for budgeting and planning
    
  • Prepare monthly budget-to-actual variance analyses with insights on company and departmental performance
    
  • Maintain pricing and costing documents for products quarterly
    
    
• Cash Flow & Payment Management
  
  • Review and update cash flow forecasts with the executive team
    
  • Maintain payment tracking for suppliers, ensuring alignment between QuickBooks and supplier statements
    
    
• Operational Accounting Support
  
  • Ensure proper billing, fulfillment, and reporting for wholesale orders
    
  • Reconcile open purchase orders with units shipped
    
  • Support the implementation of new financial processes as business needs evolve
    
    

Requirements

• CPA designation (or in the final stages of completion)
• Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of Canadian and U.S. tax compliance requirements
• Proficiency in QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel
• Experience managing the month-end/year-end close for multiple entities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams across multiple locations and time zones, as well as external stakeholders such as auditors, tax authorities, and suppliers.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently
• Experience in e-commerce or inventory-based businesses is an asset
• Public accounting experience is considered an asset
  
  

Benefits & Perks

• Personal electric scooter for the summer
  
• STM Metro Pass for the winter season
  
• Montreal location work from home up to 2 days per week
  
• Company laptop provided
  
• Dog-friendly office
  
• Coffee & snacks provided
  
• Monthly team activities and events
  
• Health & dental insurance after 3 months
  

Job Description

We are a specialty vaccine company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases addressing unmet medical needs.

We have leveraged our expertise and capabilities both to commercialize four vaccines, including the world’s first and only chikungunya vaccine, Dukoral and Ixiaro vaccines and to rapidly advance a broad range of vaccine candidates into and through the clinic, including candidates against Lyme disease, Shigella and Zika.

The accountant position at Valneva Canada encompasses accounting and financial control duties for the entity as well as some HR and Commercial Operations processing tasks, The role has responsibilities in the fields of Financial Reporting, Transactional Accounting, Payroll & Benefits Administration, Compliance & Control, Audit, and Commercial Operations. The primary responsibility of this role is to process all day-to-day tasks in the described fields. Aspiring to develop in the fields of FP&A and Presenting to Valneva Leadership.

Responsibilitie s:

• Financial Reporting (monthly/quarterly/yearly closings)

• Transactional Accounting: Receivables (and “O2C” control), mainly in a supervisory capacit,y i.e,. Overseeing 3PL service provider’s delegated administration thereof, though getting involved directly with customers as necessary (past dues, special cases)
• Transactional Accounting: support Payables (and “P2P” control)
• Payroll & Benefits Administration
• Compliance & Control (SOX and Tax administration)
• Audit i.e. Assistance to the auditors (external and internal)
• Collaborate and provide performance insights to Valneva Canada’s General Manager and commercial organization.
• Commercial Operations Reporting (e.g. SnOP, sales volume/revenue reporting)
• Assistance to Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) i.e. Budgeting, forecasting, analysis and analytical reporting

Requirements

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years' experience in financial controllership or a similar field

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills:

• Financial Accounting & Reporting
• Good understanding of Compliance & Control aspects (SOX)
• Good understanding of Canadian Tax regulations and compliance (income tax, VAT, payroll)
• Excellent Communication and Inter-personal skills (audiences at all levels, manage information flows 3PL, Hub, US Team, Canada GM and team, external tax advisor, global Finance team)
• Fluency in English and French languages (written/spoken)
• Intermediate knowledge of Payroll & Benefits
• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) (not required but a plus)
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with Microsoft AX or a similar ERP system is a plus.
• Strong Analytical and Problem-solving skills.
• Attention to Detail.
• Previous pharma industry experience a plus.

Benefits

Health Benefits

Founded in 2001, Fed Finance specializes in temporary and permanent recruitment for the accounting and finance professions. Our consultants are all experts and speak your language. We are committed to supporting you throughout your job search and at each stage of your career.

Créée en 2001, Fed Finance est spécialisée dans le recrutement temporaire et permanent pour les métiers de la comptabilité et de la finance. Nos consultants sont tous des experts et parlent votre langue. Nous nous engageons à vous accompagner tout au long de votre recherche d'emploi et à chaque étape de votre carrière.

Hi, I'm Océane, Recruitment and Business Development Consultant with Fed Finance, a recruitment agency specializing in finance and accounting. I work on two types of recruitment: temporary and permanent in the Greater Montreal area.
I'm looking for an Investment Accountant who will be responsible for the overall accounting and financial management of individuals, their holding companies, trusts and foundations. My client is located downtown Montreal. This is a permanent, hybrid position (2-3 days remote).
Your responsibilities:
- Handling customer accounting files
- Accounting for banking and investment transactions
- Preparation of financial statements
- Preparation of tax forms
- Follow-up of payment schedules
- Preparation of personal, corporate, and trust tax returns
- Preparation of annual foundation returns
- Participation in the development of financial, tax, and estate planning
- Coordination with the investment team

Your profile:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration
- Experience with investment accounting and personal taxation
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
- Bilingual, French and English
- CPA designation (an asset)
- Experience in an accounting firm (an asset)
- Knowledge of Caseware, DTMax, and TaxPrep (an asset)

Founded in 2001, Fed Finance specializes in temporary and permanent recruitment for the accounting and finance professions. Our consultants are all experts and speak your language. We are committed to supporting you throughout your job search and at each stage of your career.

Créée en 2001, Fed Finance est spécialisée dans le recrutement temporaire et permanent pour les métiers de la comptabilité et de la finance. Nos consultants sont tous des experts et parlent votre langue. Nous nous engageons à vous accompagner tout au long de votre recherche d'emploi et à chaque étape de votre carrière.

Hi, I'm Océane, Recruitment and Business Development Consultant with Fed Finance, a recruitment agency specializing in finance and accounting. I work on two types of recruitment: temporary and permanent in the Greater Montreal area.
I'm looking for an Investment Accountant who will be responsible for the overall accounting and financial management of individuals, their holding companies, trusts and foundations. My client is located downtown Montreal. This is a permanent, hybrid position (2-3 days remote).
Your responsibilities:
- Handling customer accounting files
- Accounting for banking and investment transactions
- Preparation of financial statements
- Preparation of tax forms
- Follow-up of payment schedules
- Preparation of personal, corporate, and trust tax returns
- Preparation of annual foundation returns
- Participation in the development of financial, tax, and estate planning
- Coordination with the investment team

Your profile:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration
- Experience with investment accounting and personal taxation
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
- Bilingual, French and English
- CPA designation (an asset)
- Experience in an accounting firm (an asset)
- Knowledge of Caseware, DTMax, and TaxPrep (an asset)

Founded in 2001, Fed Finance specializes in temporary and permanent recruitment for the accounting and finance professions. Our consultants are all experts and speak your language. We are committed to supporting you throughout your job search and at each stage of your career.

Créée en 2001, Fed Finance est spécialisée dans le recrutement temporaire et permanent pour les métiers de la comptabilité et de la finance. Nos consultants sont tous des experts et parlent votre langue. Nous nous engageons à vous accompagner tout au long de votre recherche d'emploi et à chaque étape de votre carrière.

Hi, I'm Océane, Recruitment and Business Development Consultant with Fed Finance, a recruitment agency specializing in finance and accounting. I work on two types of recruitment: temporary and permanent in the Greater Montreal area.
I'm looking for an Investment Accountant who will be responsible for the overall accounting and financial management of individuals, their holding companies, trusts and foundations. My client is located downtown Montreal. This is a permanent, hybrid position (2-3 days remote).
Your responsibilities:
- Handling customer accounting files
- Accounting for banking and investment transactions
- Preparation of financial statements
- Preparation of tax forms
- Follow-up of payment schedules
- Preparation of personal, corporate, and trust tax returns
- Preparation of annual foundation returns
- Participation in the development of financial, tax, and estate planning
- Coordination with the investment team

Your profile:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration
- Experience with investment accounting and personal taxation
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
- Bilingual, French and English
- CPA designation (an asset)
- Experience in an accounting firm (an asset)
- Knowledge of Caseware, DTMax, and TaxPrep (an asset)

Founded in 2001, Fed Finance specializes in temporary and permanent recruitment for the accounting and finance professions. Our consultants are all experts and speak your language. We are committed to supporting you throughout your job search and at each stage of your career.
Créée en 2001, Fed Finance est spécialisée dans le recrutement temporaire et permanent pour les métiers de la comptabilité et de la finance. Nos consultants sont tous des experts et parlent votre langue. Nous nous engageons à vous accompagner tout au long de votre recherche d'emploi et à chaque étape de votre carrière.
Hi, I'm Océane, Recruitment and Business Development Consultant with Fed Finance, a recruitment agency specializing in finance and accounting. I work on two types of recruitment: temporary and permanent in the Greater Montreal area.

I'm looking for an Investment Accountant who will be responsible for the overall accounting and financial management of individuals, their holding companies, trusts and foundations. My client is located downtown Montreal. This is a permanent, hybrid position (2-3 days remote).

Your responsibilities:

• Handling customer accounting files
• Accounting for banking and investment transactions
• Preparation of financial statements
• Preparation of tax forms
• Follow-up of payment schedules
• Preparation of personal, corporate, and trust tax returns
• Preparation of annual foundation returns
• Participation in the development of financial, tax, and estate planning
• Coordination with the investment team

Your profile:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration
• Experience with investment accounting and personal taxation
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Bilingual, French and English
• CPA designation (an asset)
• Experience in an accounting firm (an asset)
• Knowledge of Caseware, DTMax, and TaxPrep (an asset)