Clio is the global leader in legal AI technology, empowering legal professionals and law firms of every size to work smarter, faster, and more securely.
We are transforming the legal experience for all by bettering the lives of legal professionals while increasing access to justice.
Summary:We are currently seeking a Junior Accountant to join our Finance team in Vancouver.
What your team does:
Clio's Finance team covers financial reporting, financial operations, corporate finance, treasury, and tax, with each function represented across our regional centres of excellence. It's a good place to build a career early: the team has grown fast, the work spans a multi-entity environment with acquisitions and new product launches, and you'll get exposure well beyond the close. Managers hold weekly one-on-ones and give feedback as they go, and the team is actively using AI to make the work better.
Who you are:
We are looking for someone who is early in their accounting career and genuinely enjoys the details, from a clean bank reconciliation to ensuring GL balances remain intact. You take pride in accurate, well-documented work and you follow through on the small things that keep the books reliable. You are eager to learn, comfortable asking questions, and excited to grow your skills alongside a collaborative Finance team.
What you’ll work on:
- Perform weekly bank reconciliations working with cross functional teams such as Payroll, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable to ensure accuracy and completeness of all bank transactions incurred;
- Propose journal entries in the accounting system Netsuite, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with accounting standards;
- Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts during month end close;
- Perform variance analysis on balance sheet accounts to identify business drivers impacting financial performance;
- Act as liaison to the Accounts Payable team by sharing knowledge, providing training, collaborating to resolve issues, and promoting best practices to enhance efficiency and accuracy within the team;
- Manage electronic accounting documents, which includes: invoices, receipt documentation, and other ad-hoc corporate documents;
- Perform semi-monthly credit card reconciliations, by working with stakeholders across the Company to ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and proper documentation of all charges incurred;
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and introduce automation to gain efficiencies and provide recommendations on potential time saving opportunities;
- Demonstrate a proficient understanding of accounting standards and ensure proper implementation in routine tasks to maintain compliance and accuracy in financial reporting;
- Support other Finance team members with the month-end close and other ad-hoc projects;
- Assist with external audits and support SOX compliance; and,
- Other duties as required.
What you may have:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field; 1-3 years of accounting experience, ideally with exposure to bank reconciliations and credit card coding;
- Solid understanding of basic accounting principles, including general ledger coding and the month-end close process;
- Strong attention to detail, with a track record of accurate, well-documented work in a high-volume environment;
- Comfortable with Excel and AI tools, and quick to adapt to new financial technologies;
- Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to coordinate approvals and resolve discrepancies with stakeholders across the business;
- An error-checking mindset, with demonstrated ability to self-review by tracing discrepancies and leaving audit trails for SOX compliance;
- Prior experience at a SaaS or high-growth company is a bonus.
This role is a backfill for an existing position.What you will find here:
Compensation is one of the main components of Clio’s Total Rewards Program. We have developed a series of programs and processes to ensure we are creating fair and competitive pay practices that form the foundation of our human and high-performing culture.
Some highlights of our Total Rewards program include:
Competitive, equitable salary with top-tier health benefits, dental, and vision insurance
Hybrid work environment, with expectation for local Clions (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Dublin, London, New York City and Sydney) to be in office min. twice per week.
Flexible time off policy, with an encouraged 20 days off per year.
$2000 annual counseling benefit
RRSP matching and RESP contribution
Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years
Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) & Accessibility
Our team shows up as their authentic selves, and are united by our mission. We are dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion. We pride ourselves in building and fostering an environment where our teams feel included, valued, and enabled to do the best work of their careers, wherever they choose to log in from. We believe that different perspectives, skills, backgrounds, and experiences result in higher-performing teams and better innovation. We are committed to equal employment and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Clio provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Learn more about our culture at clio.com/careers
We're a Human and High Performing AI company, meaning we use artificial intelligence to improve all of our operations. In recruitment, AI helps us streamline the process for greater efficiency. However, we've built our systems to ensure that a human always reviews AI-generated output, and we never make automated hiring decisions.
Disclaimer: We only communicate with candidates through official @clio.com email addresses.
Clio Burnaby, British Columbia, CAN Office
Suite 300, 4611 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V6C 3E2
Clio Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN Office
Vancouver, Canada
