Accounting Analyst
BenchSci
Accounting & Finance, IT, Sales & Business Development
Toronto, ON, Canada
CAD 80k-95k / year + Equity
You Will:
- Execute full-cycle accounting and prepare reconciliations for key general ledger accounts (cash, payables, pre-paids, and capital assets)
- Ensure compliance of accounting transactions with local accounting standards, tax and legal requirements
- Prepare key components and supporting working papers within the month-end close including processing period and year-end journal entries
- Assist in the preparation of various monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports as required for internal and external stakeholders including legal entity and consolidated financial statements
- Assist in the execution of external financial audits including the preparation of auditor requests, drafting accounting memos and preparing support for note disclosures
- Contribute to the design and implementation of key operational/financial controls, which allow the company to scale and mitigate fraud or misuse of company resources. In addition, review existing accounting procedures and policies to identify and recommend improvements
- Collaborate with the Finance team in all accounting activities. Facilitate and lead key accounting projects as required
You Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce or Finance
- Enrolled in or hold Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation
- 2+ years of experience in an Accounting role
- An understanding of full cycle accounting and bookkeeping as well as strong knowledge of Finance and Accounting concepts
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google G-suite products
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with an emphasis on proficiency with lookups and pivots
- Experience working within accounting systems including posting modules, general ledgers, financial statement exports and reports
- Foundational knowledge of financial statements, including the preparation of basic income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows
- An “ownership” mindset, with the capacity to learn new tools quickly, identify and propose solutions to resolve challenges independently or as part of a team
- The ability to thrive within a team environment, recognizing you cannot succeed working in a silo and understand the importance of establishing strong relationships across teams
- High attention to detail and accuracy in everything you do, which help you regularly solve challenging problems
- Exceptional time management and prioritization skills with a knack to regularly re-prioritize tasks based on importance and manage your time each day to fulfill your responsibilities and meet deadlines.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Nice To Have:
- Experience in public accounting firms
- Experience working with Quickbooks Online (QBO)
Compensation:
$80,000- $95,000 CAD • includes equity options
We know compensation is an important part of choosing your next role. The range shown reflects our target hiring range, informed by market data, internal equity, and the role's current scope. Often the mid-range is where we tend to fall, but individual offers may vary based on experience, skills, and the role scope.
BenchSci's mission is to unravel the complexity of disease biology for the betterment of patients. We do this by applying neuro-symbolic AI to unravel the black box of disease biology — the number one reason drug discovery projects fail.
Despite significant advancements, drug discovery still takes over a decade and billions of dollars — and 90% of clinical trials still fail. The core problem is getting the biology wrong before programs go to scale. BenchSci exists to fix that.
Our platform, ASCEND, is the world's first neuro-symbolic AI built for biopharma disease biology. It gives scientists clarity in hours or weeks that previously took months. Our platform is used by 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies across 4,500+ research centers, and grew 247% over three years (Deloitte Fast 500, 2025). We've raised $200M+ from Generation Investment Management, Google's Gradient Ventures, TCV, and F-Prime.
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