Senior Financial Analyst

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Not specified

Top Hat, an award-winning organization renowned for its exceptional work culture and commitment to excellence, is seeking a highly motivated Senior Financial Analyst. Reporting to the Revenue Controller, this role is critical in building a world-class financial reporting function to support Top Hat's rapidly growing business. The position requires a hands-on approach to managing corporate accounting and financial reporting, with an emphasis on adapting to and improving efficiencies and processes.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the month-end close process, preparing timely and accurate consolidated financial statements and supporting documents.
• Approve journal entries, review account reconciliations, and provide detailed forecast-to-actual variance analysis to leadership.
• Assist with financial year-end close procedures and external audits, including the preparation of annual audited financial statements.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for investors and various stakeholders.
• Research technical accounting issues and establish company-wide accounting policies.
• Support the management of the revenue variable compensation plan, partnering with Finance and HR to ensure accurate and timely compensation payments.
• Oversee the monthly compensation cycle, including statement management and providing support to Revenue team members with inquiries or concerns.
• Proactively support the changing needs of the business, including building new commission plans and onboarding new hires to commissions.
• Coordinate the implementation of new processes to optimize commission reporting operations, focusing on simplification and continuous improvement.
• Conduct and maintain billing reconciliation procedures across Top Hat's diverse platform ecosystem.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Finance or Accounting.
• CPA/CA designation is required.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and internal controls.
• Knowledge of accounting regulations, compliance, and reporting under US GAAP/IFRS.
• 2-4 years of progressive experience, ideally a combination of public accounting (Big 4 or regional equivalent) and corporate experience.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, team building, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with people at all levels of the organization and make actionable recommendations.
• Must be proactive, a self-starter, and able to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction.
• Flexibility to work under time constraints and deadlines.
• Experience with NetSuite is a plus.

Why team members love working at Top Hat

• A noble mission that creates meaningful, fulfilling work.
• A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other.
• Flexible, remote-first work environment.
• Professional learning and development for all role levels.
• An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ.
• Competitive health benefits that start on day one.
• A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement, and connection.
• Our winning strategy and market potential.
• Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care.
• Passionate customers that believe in us—and what we do.
• A chance to work with new tech like generative AI—and see the customer impact.