junior accountant

Role Overview

We?re looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Junior Accountant to support veritree?s Finance function as we scale our operations and build strong, reliable financial processes. Beyond core month-end and AP functions, this position offers a unique opportunity for a forward-thinking accountant to help evaluate, build, and deploy AI-driven workflow automations across our team. This role owns the Accounts Payable workflow, supports month-end close, including sales tax filings, and provides operational and reporting support to the Controller. You?ll help build a finance function that is accurate, efficient, and scalable, while gaining exposure to a wide range of accounting activities in a fast-paced and mission-driven environment.

6-Month Key Outcomes (6mKOs)

• Accounts Payable Mastery: Fully learn, understand, and independently execute veritree?s AP Playbook, including using Float, Beanworks, and all AP workflows. Maintain accurate vendor records and manage the AP inbox autonomously.
• Month-End Close Readiness: Independently prepare and reconcile all assigned balance sheet accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely submission of schedules for review.
• Sales Tax Compliance: Learn and independently complete the applicable sales tax returns (e.g., GST/PST), ensuring timely filing and accurate supporting documentation.
• Financial Support Excellence: Demonstrate reliability and accuracy in supporting the Controller with other ad hoc requests as required: audit support, government grant claim submissions, document requests, and otherad-hoc reporting needs.
• Process & AI Optimization: Identify at least 1?2 key manual workflows in the Finance function and successfully collaborate with the team to implement AI tools or agents (e.g., Claude) to improve operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable

• Own the full AP lifecycle, including coding, approvals, and payment processing.
• Process vendor invoices, credit cards and employee expense using Float and Beanworks; maintain accurate vendor files.
• Monitor and respond to items in the AP inbox, escalating issues as needed.
• Prepare weekly AP reports and support cash flow forecasting.

Month-End Close Support

• Prepare and reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Assist with journal entries and month-end schedules.
• Support completion and filing of sales tax returns.
• Perform first-level reviews of operating expenses and prepare variance analyses for Controller evaluation
• Help refine and document month-end close processes as the Finance team evolves.

Financial & Cross-Functional Support

• Assist the Controller with:

• Government grant claim submissions (e.g. IRAP, and SR&ED support documentation).
• Information requests from auditors, investors, and internal teams.
• Tracking, compiling, and delivering ad-hoc financial and operational reports.

• Support ongoing improvements to financial controls, documentation, and workflow efficiency.

AI & Workflow Automation

• Assist the team in identifying manual bottlenecks and pilot-testing AI-driven solutions (such as Claude agents) to automate recurring AP, reconciliation, or reporting tasks.

Requirements

Qualifications

• 1?2 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a corporate environment.
• Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP systems is a strong asset.
• Experience with AP automation tools (Float, Beanworks) is an advantage.
• Bachelor?s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA-track is an asset).
• Solid understanding of accounting