Senior Accountant

Job description

Hiive is redefining how private companies and their shareholders access liquidity. Through its institutional-grade platform, Hiive brings together buyers, sellers, and issuers to facilitate secondary transactions in venture-backed, pre-IPO companies, introducing efficiency, transparency, and standardization to an otherwise opaque asset class. Recognized as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies and backed by leading U.S. investors, Hiive is profitable, well-capitalized, and building a high-performance team to meet growing demand and pursue new market opportunities. Interested in learning more about life at Hiive? Check out our careers page https://www.hiive.com/careers to see how you can grow with us! As a Senior Accountant on our finance team, you will be an integral part of it. You will support our full-cycle accounting processes including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Statement preparation, and other areas. In addition, you will be responsible for supporting the business in establishing and maintaining processes to ensure consistent data accuracy across business systems. In this role, your responsibilities would include: - Preparing complex accounting entries, including those pertaining to intercompany, leases, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, tax, and other areas. - Supporting full cycle accounting, with a focus on enhancing and streamlining the Purchases, Payables, and Payments functions from both a process and system perspective. - Assisting with Revenue, Receivables, and Receipts workflows when required. - Assisting with business system enhancements, including implementations, reconciliations, and working cross-functionally within the org to maintain data integrity. - Preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and intercompany allocations. - Supporting with financial statement preparation, tax returns, and other regulatory returns or audits. - Supporting ad-hoc finance projects as needed. Required Skills: - Post-secondary education in accounting, finance, or a related field. - Three or more years of accounting experience, with audit experience preferred. - A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or in the final stages of completing it. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. - Experience with Quickbooks Online, Netsuite, or Sage Intacct are considered assets. Preferred Skills: - Be a self-starter, who loves to dig into fresh problems and stick with them until they are solved. - Be detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy. - Have excellent oral and written communication skills. - Have experience with financial software and tools. - Effectively juggle competing priorities and meet expected timelines. - Enjoy both the opportunity and accountability associated with working in a start-up environment. - Hold integrity as a principal value. - Have the ability to both work independently and collaborate as part of a team. - Have the ability to complete a high volume of work accurately and within deadlines. Compensation, Benefits & Perks: - Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution. - Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan. - Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health & dental premiums and a Health/Personal Spending Account for Canadian employees. (An employer-subsidized benefits program is available for US-based team members). - If you are based in Vancouver, enjoy a dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity. - Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ. - An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Women’s Network events. - Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles. - Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team. - Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates. Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed. 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