Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Flashfood is a mission-driven company that reduces food waste and expands access to affordable food through an app-based marketplace. The Senior Accountant will own month-end close and accounting operations, maintain accurate financial records under Canadian GAAP, manage tax and compliance reporting, and improve accounting processes through automation and data cleanup.
Responsibilities
- Own the month-end close process end-to-end: journal entries (prepaids, fixed assets, accruals), balance sheet reconciliations, and balance sheet/P&L 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
- Manage the monthly partner remittance process
- Maintain a complete, accurate documentation trail for all financial transactions, and proactively partner with the business to ensure transactions are properly recorded
- Prepare monthly sales tax filings for Canada and US
- Support annual audit and tax filing requests
- Prepare month-end investor and compliance-related financial reporting
- 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
Skills
- 4+ years of accounting experience, with a foundation in accounting or financial reporting from industry
- NetSuite proficiency is a must, along with advanced Microsoft Office (Excel and Word) and Google Suite skills
- 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
- 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
- Familiarity with Tipalti and Float/Ramp a plus; genuine enthusiasm for AI-powered tools such as Claude to build and improve accounting workflows
Benefits
- Equity
- 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
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