Staff Accountant

Cyclic Materials is building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements and other critical materials. We are looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our Toronto Finance team and help maintain accurate, timely financial records as the business grows.
Reporting to the Director, Finance, you will support day-to-day accounting and the monthly close across Cyclic entities, working with colleagues in Finance and with teams across the business. This role is suited to an early-career accounting professional who takes ownership of assigned work, asks good questions, and is ready to build broader accounting skills in a growing company.
What you will do

• Prepare and post routine journal entries, accruals, and other month-end adjustments, with appropriate supporting documentation and review.
• Reconcile assigned general ledger accounts, including bank, credit card, prepaid, fixed-asset, and intercompany balances; investigate differences and follow them through resolution.
• Support accounts payable and accounts receivable activities, including invoice coding, payment and collection follow-up, customer or vendor account reconciliations, and issue resolution.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities; maintain close schedules and deliver assigned work accurately and on time.
• Review transactions for appropriate coding, approvals, supporting documentation, entity, and period; raise unusual or incomplete items for review.
• Assist with cash, expense, and balance-sheet reconciliations and help maintain clear audit trails in the accounting system.
• Support fixed-asset accounting, including additions, disposals, depreciation schedules, and project-cost tracking.
• Help compile information for Canadian tax filings, external audits, statutory reporting, and internal management reports, under the direction of senior Finance team members.
• Use the ERP and spreadsheet tools to maintain accounting records and improve recurring schedules, documentation, and processes.
• Partner with Finance colleagues and other departments to answer routine accounting questions and support consistent financial procedures.

What you bring

• Formal Accounting qualifications, Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Three to five years of progressive accounting experience, including exposure to general ledger accounting and month-end close; experience in a multi-entity or growing business is an asset.
• Working knowledge of debits and credits, account reconciliations, accruals, and basic financial statements.
• Proficiency in Excel, including formulas, lookups, and pivot tables; experience with an ERP system is an asset.
• Careful attention to detail, sound organization, and the ability to manage recurring deadlines and follow up on open items.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative, service-minded approach.
• Integrity and good judgment when handling financial records and confidential information.
• Prior experience working in manufacturing sector and publicly listed organizations is considered an asset.

Professional development
Progress toward a Canadian CPA designation is an asset. Cyclic Materials will support the successful candidate in building technical accounting knowledge, taking on greater ownership, and developing toward future roles in Finance.
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What will help you succeed

• You take responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of your work and flag questions early.
• You enjoy learning how accounting processes connect across teams and legal entities.
• You are comfortable working through changing priorities while keeping close deadlines and control requirements in view.
• You look for practical ways to make recurring work clearer, more reliable, and easier to review.
• You are interested in Cyclic Materials’ work to keep critical materials in circulation and strengthen resilient supply chains.

Measures of success

• Assist in the business day 5 month close process.
• Assigned reconciliations and close tasks are complete, accurate, and on schedule.
• Account differences and documentation gaps are identified, explained, and resolved or escalated promptly.
• Accounting records are supported by clear, reviewable documentation.
• Finance colleagues and business partners receive responsive, dependable support.
• Recurring schedules and processes become more consistent and efficient over time.