Wanted: Senior Accountant

Do you love world-changing technology? Does solving complex problems excite you? Does understanding the details within the general ledger bring you joy? If so, we’re looking for you!

You:

• Thrive in fast-paced change, take decisive action, and run with great ideas—even if they’re not yours
• Appreciate a good debate even with your boss
• Figure out how to fix issues and enhance processes independently
• Driven by curiosity, always learning, growing, and embracing discomfort for progress.
• Bring high energy to all your interactions
• Community-minded and driven to make an impact

We:

• Work to protect and restore the environment while making sustainability cool.
• Encourage testing, learning, and growing—we love data-backed, creative decisions.
• Value intelligence, resourcefulness, and innovative thinking over rigid experience requirements.
• Move fast, take risks, and aren’t afraid to fail forward.
• Believe that accountability drives success, so foster empowerment, not entitlement

Our Core Values:

1. Commit to a culture that builds a strong COMMUNITY
2. Foster CREATIVITY to inspire fresh innovation
3. Embrace COURAGE by taking action despite uncertainty
4. Live with Awareness and CONSCIOUSNESS of our choices

We’re a fast-moving, early-stage startup on a mission to build something bold—and we’re doing it quickly. Our environment is dynamic and constantly evolving. If you thrive in uncertainty, love solving problems and prefer action over perfection, you’ll fit right in. We value ownership, initiative, and the ability to just get sh*t done. Success here means being comfortable with a 90% solution, moving fast, and iterating even faster. It’s challenging, it’s exciting, and it’s definitely not boring. If you're looking for a place where you can grow fast, wear a lot of hats, and make a real impact—welcome.

We are famous for being the creators of the world's first compostable phone case and are now innovating waste with Lomi, the must-have home smart-waste appliance for anyone who cares about the environment and hates gross garbage. Join a group of innovators who are committed to creating a waste-free future.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a CPA to join the finance team as a Senior Accountant. Reporting to the Manager of Finance, this position is a key business partner to department leaders and will help drive a culture of continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity for you to contribute meaningfully to the company's growth objectives.

In this role, you’ll:

Take ownership of key financial statement areas for the consolidated business, including inventory, COGS and intercompany.

• Apply strong technical accounting expertise to perform consolidations, analyze complex accounting issues, and develop practical solutions and improved processes.

Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards (ASPE), tax regulations, and other financial reporting requirements.

• Assist in preparing annual budgets, financial forecasts, and long-term financial plans, providing insights and recommendations to optimize financial performance and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to increase their financial acumen and impact.

Work on some cool projects, including supporting the launch of new products/lines of business, process improvements, system implementations, revenue recognition, etc.

Our ideal team member:

• Has 3+ years of accounting experience with a CPA designation and a combination of public accounting and industry experience
• Experience in a similar role in a Retail, eCommerce, or Wholesale business with in-depth experience with the inventory module in Netsuite or a comparable large ERP
• Pays close attention to details and can review their own work thoroughly
• Is naturally curious; if something seems off, you want to figure out what is going on
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of collaborating across diverse teams, and a history of explaining complex ideas succinctly
• May have corporate and indirect tax experience - this is an asset

Commitment to Diversity

Lomi & Pela are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We value unique perspectives and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.

Salary: $75-$98k CAD based on experience