Modaxo

Senior Accountant

Modaxo
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaSeniorWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in project accounting, including revenue recognition under IFRS 15, month-end close processes, and financial reporting. Proficient in using advanced tools like BlackLine and NetSuite to enhance accounting efficiency and accuracy.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Project AccountingIFRS 15 Revenue RecognitionNetSuite ExperienceBlackLine ProficiencyCPA Designation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Support the month-end close by preparing journal entries, accruals, reconciliations and related analysis for project accounting, inventory, fixed assets and intercompany
  • Assist in preparing monthly reporting packages
  • Prepare project revenue recognition under IFRS 15, including percentage-of-completion calculations, deferred revenue and contract balance schedules, and WIP reports
  • Maintain project accounting for multi-year transit implementations
  • Track cost to budget and support estimate-at-completion reviews with project managers
  • Reconcile contract assets and liabilities
  • Account for hardware and spares inventory, including cost flows into projects, perpetual-to-GL reconciliation, cycle counts and year-end obsolescence review
  • Manage fixed asset accounting and maintain detailed continuity schedules
  • Prepare and post intercompany transactions and complete month-end intercompany reconciliations
  • Prepare U.S. sales and use tax filings and 1099 reporting
  • Reconcile related accounts, resolve variances and support sales tax audits
  • Prepare balance sheet reconciliations in BlackLine
  • Prepare PBC schedules for year-end audit and quarterly reviews
  • Operate key controls in the Risk Control Matrix
  • Prepare accurate financial, project margin and other accounting reports

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (required)
  • CPA designation desired, or working towards it
  • 4–7 years of progressive accounting experience, including full-cycle accounting and month-end close
  • Working knowledge of IFRS, particularly IFRS 15 revenue recognized over time and IFRS 16 leases
  • Project accounting and WIP experience on long-term, fixed-price or milestone-based contracts
  • NetSuite experience; SuiteProjects or ARM is an asset
  • BlackLine and advanced Excel experience
  • Experience supporting a NetSuite implementation is desired
  • Demonstrated, hands-on use of AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT or Claude in accounting work
  • Ability to use AI tools to automate or speed up month-end close and tasks such as reconciliations, variance analysis and journal entry support, while maintaining appropriate review of AI outputs
  • Transit or transportation software experience is preferred
  • Inventory accounting experience in a hardware/software business is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Full-time regular employment

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Hard Skills
Journal EntriesAccrualsReconciliationsFinancial ReportingCost TrackingInventory AccountingFixed Asset AccountingVariance AnalysisMonth-End CloseWIP Reporting
Soft Skills
Analytical ThinkingProblem SolvingAttention to Detail
Tools & Technologies
NetSuiteBlackLineMicrosoft ExcelAI Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in AccountingCPA Designation
Industry Keywords
Transit SoftwareTransportation AccountingSales Tax ComplianceContract AssetsIntercompany Transactions