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Our client is looking for a Team Lead, Accounting Operations. In this contract position, you’ll play a vital role in safeguarding our client’s daily financial integrity. You’ll ensure every transaction, posting, and remittance aligns with their financial standards — while guiding a talented team of Accounting Technicians to achieve excellence.
This role is perfect for an accounting professional who thrives on structure, problem-solving, and leadership. If you’re ready to take ownership of key financial processes and build confidence across departments and partners, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Do
You’ll oversee the accuracy and integrity of our client’s financial operations, ensuring compliance, control, and consistency every step of the way.
In this role, you will:
Lead Daily Financial Operations
- Review and approve all daily financial transactions, including payments, wire transfers, and EFTs.
- Verify accounting entries and ensure compliance with finance policies and accounting standards.
- Monitor system trail balances, focusing on suspense and un-postable accounts.
- Mitigate financial and operational risks through sound decision-making and control oversight.
Act as the Subject Matter Expert
- Serve as the go-to expert for system behavior, posting discrepancies, and general ledger mapping.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex transaction or posting outages across mortgage and deposit systems.
- Collaborate with IT Operations and Business Intelligence teams to identify and correct system errors.
Coach, Train, and Develop Team Members
- Provide leadership, feedback, and mentorship to Accounting Technicians.
- Develop training materials and support onboarding for new hires.
- Lead by example — maintaining consistency, quality, and accountability in every transaction.
Manage Cash Control and Compliance
- Review and authorize all cash transactions in accordance with policy.
- Design and maintain control tools to prevent errors or fraud.
- Provide constructive feedback and guidance to internal teams when controls are not met.
Strengthen Partner Relationships
- Oversee and validate daily remittances to investors and servicers.
- Ensure service level agreements and contractual obligations are met.
- Work directly with service partners to resolve issues and maintain trusted relationships.
What You Bring
- Post-secondary degree in Accounting (CPA designation preferred or equivalent experience).
- 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally including at least 2 years in banking or financial services.
- Knowledge of Canadian Accounting Standards and financial control processes.
- Intermediate Excel skills.
- Proven expertise in reconciliation and general ledger accounting.
- Experience with user acceptance testing (UAT) and process documentation is an asset.
- Exceptional analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- A leadership style that builds trust, promotes learning, and drives accountability.
At Aplin — together with our brands CompuStaff and Impact Recruitment — we connect great people with great organizations across North America. We believe diverse teams build stronger companies, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We use AI tools to assist in a fair and efficient matching process, helping our recruiters connect the right people with the right opportunities. To be considered, applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any required permits. Our recruitment services are always free for job seekers.