Senior Accountant

Internal and External

Job Summary:

The Senior Accountant is responsible for general accounting functions and reporting. This position interacts on a regular basis with all levels of LEF management, providing support with various financial processes and reporting.  This role is a hybrid role where most of the work is performed from a home office with requirements to attend in person meetings at LEF locations as requested.

Reports to: Controller

Duties:

  • Recognizing and recording revenue from all sources including all federal, provincial and municipal grants

  • Recording monthly allocations to central administration from all contracts and funders including all expense allocations per employee/departments

  • Complete bank reconciliations in Microsoft Business Central monthly and post all related bank journal entries

  • Support preparation of various funder reports to ensure compliance and completeness with budgets and contracts

  • Support preparation and distribution of quarterly financial variance reports (actual versus budget) for all reporting units including individual programs

  • Performs reconciliations of third-party payment vendor account (Square, Float) on monthly basis

  • Monitoring and reconciling all Deferred Revenue accounts and all related general ledger accounts on an ongoing basis

  • Prepare and file quarterly HST and Public Service Rebate

  • Complete annual property tax rebate filing

  • Prepare and provide year-end audit documentation for Fiscal audit

  • Prepare and post journal entries, including monthly/quarterly accruals

  • Ensures Financial Policies are adhered to

  • Ad hoc reporting/analysis as required

LEF Health and Safety:

  • Participate in promoting Health & Safety at LEF in accordance with the Occupational Health & Safety Act

  • Participate in Health and Safety education and training

  • Work in compliance with all LEF Health and Safety policies and procedures

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in progressively responsible positions in a not-for-profit environment, preference given to Childcare experience

  • Post Secondary education in accounting is required

  • CPA designation an asset

  • Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office; advanced knowledge of Excel

  • Excellent time management skills with the ability to multi-task

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as strong organizational abilities

  • Adept at building collaborative working relationships across the organization

  • Experience working with an ERP system preference given to Microsoft Business Central

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Your Application:

Interested candidates should email their resume and covering letter as one document to recruiting @lefca.org

To be considered, applications must be received by: ­

Posting Date:     9/18/2025

Closing Date:      10/2/2025

 

We thank all applicants for applying; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

The Learning Enrichment Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to complying with the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). We also adhere to all Public Health and Ministry of Labour COVID policies. If you require accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact recruiting@lefca.org.