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Senior Financial Analyst

Top Hat

Top Hat

IT, Accounting & Finance
Canada
Posted on Jun 11, 2025

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Financial Analyst to join our extraordinary team at Top Hat, an award-winning organization renowned for its exceptional work culture and commitment to excellence.

Reporting to the Revenue Controller, you will play a critical role in building a world-class financial reporting function to help scale Top Hat's rapidly growing business. You will take a hands-on role in managing corporate accounting and financial reporting. The role requires the ability to adapt and to assist in improving efficiencies and processes.

You Will:

  • Contribute to the month-end close process and prepare timely and accurate consolidated financial statements and supporting documents, including approving journal entries, reviewing account reconciliations, and providing detailed forecast-to-actual variance analysis to leadership.

  • Responsible for assisting with the financial year-end close procedures and external audit, including the preparation of annual audited financial statements.

  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for investors and various stakeholders.

  • Research technical accounting issues as needed and establish company-wide accounting policies.

  • Support the management of the revenue variable compensation plan and partner with Finance and HR to ensure accurate and timely compensation payments.

  • Play a key role in overseeing the monthly compensation cycle, including statement management and providing support to Revenue members with inquiries or concerns.

  • Proactively support the changing needs of the business, including building new commission plans & onboarding new hires to commissions.

  • Coordinate the implementation of new processes that optimize the operations of commission reporting with the goal of simplification and continuous improvement.

  • Conduct and maintain billing reconciliation procedures across Top Hat's diverse platform ecosystem.

You Have:

  • A BA/BS degree in Finance or Accounting. A 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 and a self-starter, and able to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from the manager to accomplish objectives.

  • 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