Senior Accountant, Product Accounting

<h2><strong>Build something people love</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">Wealthsimple is Canada’s leading financial innovator. The company offers a full suite of simple, sophisticated financial products across managed investing, do-it-yourself trading, cryptocurrency, tax filing, spending and saving. Wealthsimple currently serves more than 4 million Canadians and holds over $125 billion in assets under administration. The company was founded in 2014 by a team of financial experts and technology entrepreneurs, and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We're proud of what we've built — and we're just getting started. Read our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/culture"><u>Culture Manual</u></a> and learn more about <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/careers"><u>how we work</u></a>.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>About The Finance Team</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You will be joining a high-impact, collaborative team full of curious problem-solvers who thrive in fast-paced, constantly changing environments. Our team is responsible for ensuring the financial integrity of our products while actively building and implementing the accounting infrastructure required for new product launches. We value seamless communication and work closely with cross-functional partners to turn complex data into clear financial insights.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>About The Senior Accountant Role</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are looking for a detail-oriented Senior Accountant with 3+ years of experience and a CPA designation (or one in progress) to take ownership of our credit card-related financial operations. This role is perfect for someone who is naturally curious and loves problem-solving. You will be someone who doesn't just see a discrepancy but feels driven to investigate and solve the root cause to ensure the integrity of our financial data</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Manage and account for SimpleTax, Wealthsimple Mortgages, and Wealthsimple Cash products.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Prepare and analyze monthly financial reports, including product analysis and month-over-month variance analysis</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Play a key role in building and implementing new accounting processes for new product launches</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Prepare monthly accruals and account reconciliations to ensure accurate and complete financial statements</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support the month-end close process</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Assist in developing and documenting new accounting policies and procedures</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build and maintain relationships with Operations and Data teams to ensure seamless communication and accurate reporting</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Skills you'll bring:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">CPA designation (or working towards completion of CPA designation)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with IFRS and strong familiarity with product accounting principles including revenue recognition</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Is an excellent communicator who can break down complex ideas into simple, easy-to-understand language that builds trust and rapport</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Is naturally curious: if something seems off, you want to figure out what’s going on</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Pays close attention to details and thoroughly reviews their own work</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Adaptable and able to thrive in fast-paced, constantly changing environments</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with Netsuite is an asset</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>Why Wealthsimple?</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">🌸 Top-tier health benefits and life insurance</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">📈 Long-term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">🌴 20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">✈️ 90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">👥 Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">🌎 We are a hybrid team with over 1,500 employees across North America. The people are one of the best parts of working here: you'll collaborate with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who are deeply committed to doing great work.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>ICYMI</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple:</strong> We move quickly and build thoughtfully. That means we're always looking for better ways to work — whether that's new tools, AI, or rethinking how we approach a problem. We don't expect you to have all the answers, but we do expect curiosity and a willingness to evolve alongside the products we're building.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Inclusion Statement:</strong> We're building products for a diverse world, and we need a diverse team to do it well. We strongly encourage applications from everyone, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Accessibility Statement:</strong> We're committed to an accessible hiring experience. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please let us know — we'll work with you to make sure you have what you need. We also welcome any feedback on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>AI in Hiring: </strong>We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our team but don't replace human judgment – all final hiring decisions are made by people. If you have questions about how your data is used, reach out to us.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p>

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