Source: https://deftridge.com/job/close-checklist-automation-canada-dt-3719730/ Title: Close Checklist Automation, CA$69-81/h | Deftridge Summary: Close Checklist Automation for a manager Month-End Close Accountant, remote in Canada. CA$69-CA$81 an hour, about 7 hours in total. Starts next week. One-off Shortlisting · 3 candidates Posted Oct 23 · DT-3719730 # Close Checklist Automation Manager · Month-End Close Accountant · Remote · Canada **CA$69–CA$81** / hour About CA$300–CA$750 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Food producer in bakery products · 201–500 employeesCL-50823 · based in Abbotsford - **Where** Remote · Canada - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 7 h in total - **Start** Starts next week - **Level** Manager · 7-12 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async The company is already looking at 3 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides. **5** professionals have asked about this task **862** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This food producer in bakery products (201–500 employees) is looking for a manager Month-End Close Accountant for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Turns the close into a dated checklist with owners and reminders. The company has a deadline, no one free to own it, and wants a person who has done the same job before. It produces and sells food and drink, with seasonal peaks and strict labelling rules. The work is fully remote. Any location in Canada works, with a few hours of overlap with the team's day. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. ## What you deliver - Convert a 60-step close process into a dated checklist with owners, dependencies and a status board. - The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed - A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope - A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer ## How the work runs - Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared - Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback - Last day: final version and handover note **Duration:** 2 to 3 weeks. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price. ## Tools Notion Excel Asana ## Who fits - 7-12 years of hands-on work as a Month-End Close Accountant, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Notion, Excel and Asana - A professional qualification is required for any sign-off; the company keeps the final signature, you prepare and review. - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader - Experience in a similar industry ## Not included - On-call availability outside the agreed window - Managing other contractors or employees - A signature or opinion in your own name: sign-off stays with the company ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in CAD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Manager Month-End Close Accountant - **Experience** 7-12 years in finance & accounting - **Tools** Notion, Excel, Asana - **Offers** 7 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** CA$75 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, CA$75 an hour, is **in line with** the median manager Month-End Close Accountant rate in Canada (CA$75). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median CA$75 This task CA$75 CA$51 CA$106 [All Month-End Close Accountant jobs in Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/month-end-close-accountant/canada/) · [Month-End Close Accountant rates in Canada](https://deftridge.com/rates/month-end-close-accountant/canada/) · [Finance & Accounting jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/finance-and-accounting/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-50823 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Close Checklist Automation is noted. 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