We are looking for an Accounting Clerk to join our team on a Contract basis in Arthur, Ontario. This position supports both receivables and payables activities, helping maintain accurate financial records and timely transaction processing. The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, solid organizational skills, and the ability to manage day-to-day accounting tasks in a fast-paced environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Prepare and enter customer billing records each day to keep accounts receivable current and accurate.<br>• Post incoming customer payments from multiple tender types, including electronic transactions, cheques, cash, and card payments.<br>• Process daily cheque deposits promptly and maintain proper supporting documentation.<br>• Generate weekly customer account statements for distribution through delivery routes.<br>• Work closely with the sales team to clarify and resolve questions related to customer credits.<br>• Match invoicing records against signed shipping documentation to confirm billing accuracy.<br>• Review, code, and enter supplier invoices while investigating discrepancies and communicating with vendors as needed.<br>• Verify and process employee expense submissions in accordance with company procedures.<br>• Monitor vendor correspondence, issue remittance details, maintain the accounts payable sub-ledger, and help ensure payments are released within agreed credit terms.
<p>We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant with hands-on experience working in a shared services environment to join a pharmaceutical organization in Mississauga, Ontario on a contract basis. In this role, you will take ownership of key accounting activities, support accurate and timely financial reporting, and contribute to a disciplined month-end close process. You will serve as a key liaison between corporate finance, shared services, and local business teams, coordinating the resolution of accounting issues, strengthening collaboration, and identifying opportunities to improve processes and efficiency.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Serve as a key liaison between corporate finance, shared services, and local business teams to address accounting inquiries, resolve issues, and ensure alignment on deliverables and reporting expectations.</li><li>Investigate accounting discrepancies and processing issues, identify root causes, and coordinate corrective actions with the appropriate teams through to resolution.</li><li>Lead core month-end accounting activities, including preparing and reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting packages for corporate finance.</li><li>Manage the full close cycle for assigned entities, coordinating shared services inputs and ensuring deadlines are met and financial information is complete, accurate, and compliant with reporting requirements.</li><li>Review work and financial information provided by shared services, address gaps or errors, and follow up on outstanding items to support a timely and accurate close.</li><li>Assess intercompany billings to confirm correct coding, reasonableness, and allocation across business units and profit centres, working with corporate and shared services teams to resolve discrepancies.</li><li>Collaborate with FP&A to analyze differences between actual results and budget or forecast and provide meaningful explanations for cost centre variances.</li><li>Perform detailed account and cost analysis to support decision-making, highlight trends, and improve financial visibility.</li><li>Identify inefficiencies in accounting workflows, handoffs, and communication between teams, and help implement practical improvements that reduce errors, rework, and delays.</li><li>Maintain adherence to accounting standards, internal controls, and company policies while strengthening process documentation and clarifying responsibilities across teams.</li><li>Support internal and external audits by coordinating documentation, responding to inquiries, and assisting with tax-related financial requests.</li><li>Apply sound judgment to prioritize deliverables, take ownership of issue resolution, and escalate matters appropriately.</li></ul><p><br></p>