Accounting Manager

About Plooto Plooto is a fast-growing payments SaaS platform helping businesses automate and streamline their payment operations. Our Finance team plays a central role in maintaining the rigorous financial integrity that a regulated payments business demands, across multiple legal entities, currencies, and compliance frameworks. About the Role We’re looking for a highly technical and detail-oriented Accounting Manager to join our growing Finance team. This role is ideal for someone with strong financial accounting fundamentals, audit experience, and a continuous improvement mindset who enjoys building scalable, efficient processes in a fast-moving environment. You’ll play a key role in supporting month-end close, financial reporting, payroll, audits, and process optimization across the organization. We’re looking for someone who not only understands accounting deeply, but also actively looks for ways to improve how work gets done through automation, systems thinking, and operational efficiency. An interest in emerging technologies, including AI and workflow automation, is considered a strong asset. What You'll Do Financial Reporting & Entity Management Own and support core month-end and year-end accounting activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting Oversee accounting across all legal entities, ensuring accurate consolidation and intercompany eliminations Maintain rigorous separation of trust (client funds) and operating accounts in compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policy Own financial exposure reporting related to payment losses, chargebacks, and disputes; collaborate with Risk and Operations to quantify, provision for, and minimize losses Manage foreign exchange exposure across multi-currency entities and ensure proper hedging documentation Compliance, Controls & Audit Design and enforce internal controls framework across all accounting processes, with particular attention to segregation of duties and payment fund safeguarding Lead the year-end audit, SRED submission, tax filings, and all regulatory reporting obligations Ensure ASPE/IFRS compliance and maintain up-to-date accounting policies for all entities Proactively identify control gaps and implement remediation plans before they become audit findings Oversee and support North American payroll operations, including payroll accounting, reconciliations, and compliance considerations Oversee AP-related processes and controls, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and strong reconciliation practices Automation & Process Efficiency Own the accounting tech stack; evaluate, implement, and optimize tools (Xero, Plooto, and beyond) to eliminate manual effort and increase accuracy Partner with Business Intelligence and Engineering to automate reconciliations, reporting, and close processes Establish and maintain a continuous-improvement roadmap for the accounting function, tracking efficiency gains and reporting outcomes to leadership Lead the FinOps best-practices group, working with team leads to govern and optimize variable usage-based costs such as cloud and infrastructure spend Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management Partner closely with FP&A on internal and investor reporting, ensuring accounting outputs are investor-ready Serve as the primary accounting point of contact for external auditors, tax advisors, banking partners, and payment processors Provide clear and timely financial reporting to the Accounting Director and executive team What You Bring CPA designation or actively pursuing CPA completion Strong technical accounting knowledge with a focus on financial accounting and audit support Strong knowledge of ASPE and IFRS; experience in tech or payments SaaS strongly preferred Proficiency with Xero, Plooto, and BI/analytics tools; advanced Excel skills Strong analytical skills and attention to detail Demonstrated interest in process improvement, automation, and scalable finance operations Comfort working in evolving, fast-paced environments with shifting priorities Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills A natural problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment Interest in AI, automation tools, or modern finance technology considered an asset What Success Looks Like Accurate, timely financial reporting and close processes Strong audit readiness and technical accounting support Improved efficiency through automation and process optimization Reliable payroll and AP operations with strong controls and no material errors A proactive approach to identifying and solving operational challenges Strong working relationships with FP&A, Risk, Operations, and other cross-functional partners Compensation & Inclusion Plooto is committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. In accordance with Ontario hiring requirements, accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process upon request. This job posting is for one available role. Compensation is dependent on a number of factors including knowledge and experience of the right candidate.