Accounting Associate

Vistance Accounting · Remote, India

Company Description:

Vistance Accounting is not your typical accounting firm, and that’s intentional. We’re a proactive accounting and financial advisory firm built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, and we work with small and growing businesses that need real insight, not just year-end tax filings. Our team goes beyond compliance to deliver monthly financials, strategic guidance, and forward-looking analysis that helps business owners make better decisions. We’re proud recipients of the Canadian SME Small Business of the Year Award, and our founder is a regular small-business advocate in the media, including appearances on BNN Bloomberg. This is a place where accounting is treated as a strategic function, not a back-office chore.

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Job Description:

This is a full-time, remote role for an Accounting Associate. From an employee perspective, Vistance offers an environment where ambition is rewarded. We operate as a true meritocracy, with monthly performance-based bonuses, clear opportunities for growth, and exposure well beyond a single narrow role. Team members work directly with clients, contribute to financial analysis, cash flow forecasting, and advisory conversations, and develop a deeper understanding of how businesses actually operate. If you’re an accountant who wants to learn, grow, think critically, and be part of a firm that values insight, initiative, and impact, not just ticking boxes; Vistance is the kind of place where your career can accelerate.

Responsibilities

Monthly recurring tasks

·       Request information from clients to identify transactions for bookkeeping

·       Run bi-weekly or semi-monthly payroll for clients, perform payroll remittance and year-end filings

·       Prepare bank and credit card reconciliation and post month-end adjusting entries properly

·       Support Accounts Receivable function- Prepare and send invoices, apply customer payments/credits, maintain AR aging, support follow-ups as directed

·       Support Accounts Payable function- Enter vendor bills/expenses with proper documentation and tax treatment, track due dates and vendor credits, prepare payment runs for approval

·       Prepare financial statements for clients and identify potential issues and suggest improvement to the client

·       Prepare gross margin analysis for product line for clients to better understand the profit of their business

·       Respond and follow up with the clients for information

·       Conduct balance sheet accounts reconciliation

·       Research for government grants or any other new accounting topics

·       Ad hoc tasks assigned by managers

Tax related tasks

·       Assist in preparing T2 and T1 for clients with the support of the manager

·       Prepare quarterly HST, QST filing with multiple clients

Qualifications and Experience:

·       2–5 years experience in accounting/finance or at an accounting firm, with hands-on exposure to bookkeeping and month-end processes.

·       Strong working knowledge of Microsoft office applications – Excel, Word, PowerPoint

·       Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills through previous experience

·       Ability to interpret and draw conclusions from financial information

·       Prior work experience with start-up and small business considered as asset

·       Prior work experience with process improvement considered as asset

·       Working knowledge of QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero and other online accounting applications considered as a huge asset

·       Strong work ethic and attention to detail and accuracy is a must

·       Fluency in English both written and verbal

·       Pursuing or completed a recognized accounting qualification CA/CMA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent (This is an asset, but not mandatory)