Team Lead, Corporate Accounting

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Lightspeed is seeking a Team Lead, Corporate Accounting to join our Finance team in Montreal. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical accounting expertise with a passion for leadership, automation, process improvement, and leveraging technology to modernize how accounting operates.

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated leader who is highly organized and detail-oriented. Naturally curious, they constantly challenge the status quo and seek smarter, more efficient ways of working. Above all, you bring the CPA mindset to everything you do: a professional, ethical, and analytical approach to problem-solving grounded in integrity and professional skepticism.You will lead a team of Corporate Accountants in a dynamic environment while helping build scalable processes within a fast-growing technology company.

If you are a technically strong accountant who thrives on complexity, driving change, improving systems, and elevating how accounting teams operate, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while expanding your leadership and technical skills.

What you’ll be doing:

Month-End & Quarter-End Close Oversight:

• Leading the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and strong financial controls
• Overseeing preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Reviewing the monthly internal finance reports delivered to management and providing insightful commentary
• Continuously identifying opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve the close process

Team Leadership & Development:

• Leading, mentoring, and developing a team of Corporate Accountants through regular 1-on-1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
• Assigning work, managing team capacity, and ensuring deadlines are met

Audit & Compliance:

• Coordinating quarterly reviews and annual financial statement audits at consolidated and subsidiary levels
• Providing local and consolidated audit support including documentation and variance explanations
• Performing and reviewing internal controls to ensure compliance with SOX requirements

Process Improvement & Strategic Projects:

• Leading the implementation of new accounting processes and systems (e.g., IFRS 18, system enhancements)
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, AI, and process redesign
• Building new analyses and reports to better understand financial results

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Acting as the main point of contact for the Accounting team with other Finance functions, facilitating collaboration, resolving inquiries, and ensuring alignment across teams.
• Partnering with FP&A to align on budgets, forecasts, and variance explanations
• Collaborating with Financial Reporting team on consolidation, technical accounting positions, and disclosure requirements
• Supporting Finance Transformation and other strategic initiatives
• Responding to ad-hoc requests from leadership and cross-functional partners

What you need to bring:

We're looking for a candidate who has experience with the following:

• 3+ years of experience in a similar role or public accounting (audit)
• CPA designation
• B.Comm in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience
• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• IFRS knowledge
• Experience with complex technical accounting areas (leases, commission capitalization, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to lead process improvement initiatives
• Ability to work under pressure, manage priorities and meet deadlines
• Strong attention to detail, analytical and organizational skills
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies
• Excellent communication skills in English with ability to explain technical concepts to non-accounting stakeholders. As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.
• Sense of collaboration and teamwork
• Interest in AI and process efficiency

Even better if you have, but not necessary:

• Knowledge of accounting systems (NetSuite is an asset)
• Experience reporting under SOX
• Experience with publicly traded companies
• Experience with a fast-paced company

We know that people are more than what’s on their CV. If you’re unsure that you have the right profile for the role... Hit the ‘Apply’ button and give it a try!

Be a changemaker

You’ll enjoy:

• A flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work (3 days a week in office)
• A culture that celebrates performance
• The chance to make an impact in a team that’s big enough for career growth, but lean enough to make your voice heard
• Career-defining opportunities

Plus benefits designed to keep you happy, healthy and fulfilled.

• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies 
• Equity options, because this is your company too
• Contributions to your pension plan. Your future matters
• Training opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Health and wellness credit so you feel your best
• Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
• Interest groups, employee led networks, social committees to sponsored sports teams
• Computer purchase program to get your personal Macbook
• Enhanced parental leave to support growing families
• Etc…

Fuel your growth. Find your people.

At Lightspeed, your growth is our priority. We invest in you with continuous learning opportunities, global mobility and benefits designed to support you—all within a driven, diverse and inclusive team that’s passionate about empowering our communities

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.