Source: https://deftridge.com/job/close-checklist-automation-ottawa-dt-3217405/ Title: Close Checklist Automation, hybrid in Ottawa | Deftridge Summary: Close Checklist Automation for a senior Month-End Close Accountant, hybrid in Ottawa. CA$59-CA$73 an hour, about 7 hours in total. Starts within 2 weeks. One-off Posted Oct 20 · DT-3217405 # Close Checklist Automation · Banking Senior · Month-End Close Accountant · Hybrid · Ottawa **CA$59–CA$73** / hour About CA$260–CA$660 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** Regional bank focused on commercial property · 501–1,000 employeesCL-75305 · based in Watford - **Where** Hybrid · Ottawa - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 7 h in total - **Start** Starts within 2 weeks - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Weekday evenings1 h a week overlap with ET **862** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This regional bank focused on commercial property (501–1,000 employees) is looking for a senior 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. It is a self-contained job: scope, checklist and price are agreed before you start. It is a regulated bank; the work is documented and reviewed before anything is signed off. The team sits in Ottawa. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (ET). ## What you deliver - Convert a 60-step close process into a dated checklist with owners, dependencies and a status board. - A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer - The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed - One round of edits after the company's review is included ## 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:** about 10 working days. Accepted on the company's written OK. If something is missed, you fix it in the same week at no extra charge to either side. ## Tools Notion Excel Asana ## Who fits - 5-10 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 - Used to short written handovers ## Not included - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so - Travel or work at a fixed location - 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** Senior Month-End Close Accountant - **Experience** 5-10 years in finance & accounting - **Tools** Notion, Excel, Asana - **Offers** 7 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** CA$66 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, CA$66 an hour, is **above** the median senior Month-End Close Accountant rate in Ontario (CA$60). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median CA$60 This task CA$66 CA$41 CA$90 [All Month-End Close Accountant jobs in Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/month-end-close-accountant/canada/) · [Month-End Close Accountant rates in Ontario](https://deftridge.com/rates/month-end-close-accountant/ontario/) · [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-75305 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 · Banking is noted. 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