Bilingual (French/English) Financial Assistant

Location: London, Ontario (Hybrid: 2 days onsite per week)
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Department: Finance/Accounting
Reports To: Finance Manager

About the Role

We’re looking for a detail-oriented Bilingual Financial Assistant (French/English) to support day-to-day financial operations, ensure accurate and timely processing of transactions, and provide excellent service to French- and English-speaking vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders. This role is based in London, ON with a hybrid schedule of 2 days onsite per week.

What You’ll Do

• Accounts Payable: Match/verify invoices, code expenses, obtain approvals, process payments, and resolve vendor inquiries in French and English.

• Accounts Receivable: Prepare and issue invoices, post receipts, follow up on overdue accounts, and manage customer statements/credit memos.

• Reconciliations: Perform weekly bank, credit card, and balance-sheet account reconciliations; investigate variances.

• Expense Management: Review employee expense reports for policy compliance; process reimbursements.

• Month-End Support: Prepare journal entries, accruals, and schedules; maintain supporting documentation for audits.

• Data Integrity: Maintain accurate vendor/customer master data and filing systems (digital and physical).

• Compliance: Assist with HST/GST filings and remittances; support external and internal audits.

• Continuous Improvement: Identify process gaps and recommend automation and control enhancements.

• Ad hoc: Support finance projects, reporting requests, and cross-functional collaboration.

What You Bring

• Language: Native-level or professional fluency in French and English (spoken and written); able to handle finance communications and documentation in both languages.

• Education: Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Experience: 1-3 years in an accounting/finance support role (AP/AR, reconciliations, month-end).

• Technical: Strong Excel (vlookups/xlookups, pivot tables), familiarity with an ERP/accounting system (e.g., Sage, QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle), and comfort with collaboration tools (e.g., Outlook, Teams).

• Knowledge: Understanding of Canadian GAAP basics, HST/GST, and internal controls.

• Soft Skills: High attention to detail, organization, confidentiality, and service mindset; able to prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting bilingual stakeholders in Québec; exposure to QST.

• Basic payroll exposure (timesheets, reconciliations) or benefits administration support.

• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting/visualization tools.

• Post-secondary accounting courses toward CPA (asset).

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