Staff Accountant - SA062725

Department: Finance

Type of Position: Full Time, Contract

Location: 7th Floor, 5160 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON

Reporting to: Manager, Accounting

Work Model: Hybrid flexible work schedule (All remote work must be completed from your home office within the province of Ontario.)

Grade: I

About Tarion

Since 1976, Tarion has served new home buyers and new homeowners by ensuring that one of their life's biggest investments is protected. Almost every new home in the province is covered by a new home warranty. This warranty protection is provided by Ontario's builders and lasts up to seven years. It is backstopped by Tarion. More than 375,000 homes are currently enrolled in the warranty program. Every year about 55,000 new homes are enrolled.

How We Mak e a Difference

A home is one of life's biggest purchases. As an independent, not-for-profit organization, Tarion provides Ontario's new home buyers and owners with peace of mind that their purchase is safeguarded through the province's new home warranty and protection program.

Almost every new home in the province is covered by a new home warranty. Tarion ensures consumer protection by providing free tools, guides and resources to help homeowners understand their builder's warranty and navigate warranty claims with confidence.
If a builder does not meet their warranty commitments, Tarion offers guidance to help homeowners ensure they receive the coverage they're entitled to, and when necessary, steps in to help resolve warranty claims.

About the Team

The Finance team is responsible for financial reporting and control, tax and compliance, strategic planning and financial Planning & analysis, Treasury and working capital management, capital budgeting, and Risk management. Reporting to the Manager, Accounting, this position supports the monthly accounting cycles and provide administrative and adhoc support to the finance team.

This is a hybrid role requiring working two (2) days in the office and three (3) days remotely, per week. (All remote work must be completed from your home office within the province of Ontario.)

Responsibilities include:

• Providing administrative and financial support to the finance team, including clerical bookkeeping and journal entries (bank fees, depreciation, etc).
• Performing cash administration activities such as handling EFT rejections and returns, and reconciling cash clearing accounts.
• Reviewing and approving Concur expense reports.
• Serving as backup for accounts payable functions, including managing cheque runs and electronic funds transfers (EFT) for all pay cycles.
• Reconciling general ledger accounts such as accounts payable and prepaid expenses.
• Preparing expense review reports for the Board and CEO.
• Performing project cost analysis and maintenance of the PPE register.
• Serving as backup for cash deposit activities, including receiving and recording cheque deposits.
• Performing ad-hoc tasks, including system testing, implementation assessments, and conducting detailed ad-hoc analyses as required.

A great candidate for this position will have:

• Minimum Community College or Bachelor's Degree in accounting or business
• 2+ years of working experience with strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices
• Detailed-oriented individual who demonstrates strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong computer skills required including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Self-starter with the ability to balance multiple assignments.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with various Finance applications and reporting tools, such as: Peoplesoft FMS, Web intelligence/Business object or similar software, would be an asset.
• Knowledge of property and casualty insurance industry is desirable

Why Choose Tarion?

We believe that Tarion's employees are its most valuable asset. We strive to provide a welcoming work environment.

We offer employees a competitive compensation program, opportunities for learning and development, an employee discount program, access to wellness programs, and a variety of Employee Assistance Program tools and online resources to support well-being.

At Tarion, we believe that a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion allows employees to perform at their very best and underpins a culture in which everyone feels they have an equal opportunity to belong and build a career. Tarion is committed to developing and maintaining work environments and practices that ensure equality of opportunity in recruitment, selection and promotion, and to removing systemic barriers so that employees have every opportunity to feel included in the workplace.

If you are a person with a disability and have questions or would like help with your application, please contact a member of the Human Resources Department.

Application Submissions & Deadline:

Please submit a single file with a cover letter and resume with vacancy code SA062725 by no later than July 11, 2025.