Senior Accountant / Finance Manager

This is a rare opportunity to join a leading AI company in a high-impact role. From day one, you’ll lead core accounting and financial reporting processes while gaining exposure to FP&A, portfolio analytics, and corporate development. You’ll play a key role in building the financial infrastructure that supports our long-term growth.

We operate as a lean, high-performing team - there’s no fixed hierarchy or ceiling on growth. We’re looking for someone who wants to grow quickly into a Controller role and is eager to take full ownership of financial operations as the company scales. If you thrive in unstructured environments and are hungry to accelerate your career, we’d love to meet you.

What you will do

You’ll take full ownership of core accounting and financial operations, with exposure across reporting, audit, internal controls, and cross-functional initiatives that support our product and growth.

Accounting & Financial reporting

Lead day-to-day accounting operations and month-end close

Prepare monthly financial statements under IFRS and support external audit

Maintain and document accounting policies, memos, and reconciliations

Build and scale internal controls, systems, and reporting infrastructure

Finance Operations

Design and manage finance-related processes integrated with our product

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate manual workflows

Strategic Reporting & Analysis

Partner with the Head of Finance on investor and board reporting

Support strategic decision-making while preparing and maintaining critical source-of-truth datasets across accounting, operations, and lending

Build tools and frameworks to track KPIs, unit economics, and cash flow

You’ll also be a key contributor to long-term projects like audit readiness, financial model development, and future financing events - with increasing ownership based on performance.

Qualifications

CPA designation with 3–5 years of experience, ideally starting in Big 4 audit

Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting under IFRS

Comfort working independently in Excel and building reporting from scratch

Nice to Haves

Experience in financial services, lending, or structured credit

Exposure to FP&A, financial modelling, or investor reporting

Experience building and/or testing internal controls

Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Google Studio)

Ready to join us?

We’re on a mission to make the world a fairer place, one student at a time. If you’re excited to work hard, innovate fearlessly, and collaborate with a high-energy team striving for global impact, we’d love to meet you.

Note: This role is based in Toronto, and requires a five-day-a-week in-office commitment. Applicants must be willing to relocate if they’re not already in the area.

Let’s help shape a future where every dream can thrive - no matter where it begins.

Note: Artificial intelligence may be used in the screening or assessment of applicants.
Expected annual compensation: CA$80,000 – CA$130,000.