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# Accounting Specialist at Novisto

- **Company:** Novisto
- **Location:** Montréal, Canada
- **Posted:** 2026-11-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05
- **Apply:** https://novisto.com/company/careers/job-openings?gh_jid=4751252005

## Job description

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Accounting Specialist to take ownership of our day-to-day accounts payable, accounts receivable and operational accounting activities across multiple entities.

This is a highly operational role suited to someone who enjoys the details of accounting, takes pride in keeping financial records accurate and organized, and is comfortable independently managing the full AP and AR cycle.

Reporting to the Controller, you will be responsible for vendor payments, customer invoicing, collections, bank reconciliations and supporting general accounting activities. You will also work closely with the Senior Accountant to ensure a smooth month-end close process and maintain efficient accounting operations.

## Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable

- Own the end-to-end AP process, from invoice receipt and coding through approvals, payment processing and reconciliation
- Manage the shared accounting inbox, respond to vendor queries and resolve invoice and payment discrepancies
- Prepare and execute semi-monthly vendor payment runs through Float and banking platforms
- Review employee expense submissions and prepare reimbursement summaries for payroll processing
- Monitor outstanding payables and proactively manage upcoming payment obligations

Accounts Receivable

- Own the end-to-end accounts receivable process, including customer invoicing, payment tracking, collections and reconciliations
- Maintain accurate customer billing records and ensure invoices are issued in accordance with contractual terms and billing schedules
- Manage customer billing portals and related admin requirements
- Monitor AR aging and proactively follow up on overdue invoices to support timely collections
- Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, payment issues and outstanding customer balances

General Accounting & Compliance

- Perform daily bank reconciliations across multiple entities and investigate outstanding transactions
- Prepare and file sales tax returns
- Support month-end close activities, including AP, AR reconciliations
- Identify opportunities to improve and automate AP/AR workflows to reduce manual processing
- Assist with audit requests and other general accounting tasks as needed

## Qualifications & Experience

- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in bookkeeping, AP, AR or operational accounting roles
- Demonstrated experience managing both AP and AR processes
- Experience with payment and expense management platforms, such as Float is an asset
- Experience in a multi-entity environment is strongly preferred.
- Familiarly with sales tax compliance (HST, QDT, PST) is an asset
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with financial data
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills and ability to manage recurring deadlines

What we offer:

- Join an early-stage, well-financed company
- Advance Novisto’s purpose of contributing to the sustainability of the economy, environment, and society by empowering companies to make better decisions and disclosures through our ESG data management software
- Contribute your knowledge and insights to increase awareness and knowledge of sustainability
- Flexible schedules
- Stock option plan
- Generous health benefits (100% Insurance coverage & access to Dialogue's telemedicine app)
- 4 weeks of vacation
- Stock option plan
- If you prefer to work at the office, we have a beautiful office in Old Montreal, close to downtown and steps away from a metro (subway) station

## About Novisto

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Novisto provides next-generation sustainability management software that empowers global enterprises to create value from their ESG strategy, data, and reporting.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, raised in June 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Founded within the Innovation Lab of Diagram by a diverse team of innovation leaders and entrepreneurs in the technology and ESG space.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Sustainability Management Software / ESG Data & Reporting
- **Target customers**: Global enterprises across industries (B2B), specifically sustainability and finance teams
- **Mission or purpose**: To drive corporate adoption of ESG best practices through transformative technology, enabling companies with strong sustainability practices to prevail in the long run.

## Products & Services
- **Sustainability Management Software**: A centralized platform for collecting, auditing, and reporting ESG data. Features include carbon management, ESG reporting, benchmarking against peers, and AI-powered insights. Described as "finance-grade ESG data" with embedded audit trails and approval workflows.
- **ESG Reporting & Disclosures**: Tools to navigate evolving regulatory landscapes, embed live data into reports, and align on narrative. Clients track an average of 700+ metrics per project, reporting an average 50% efficiency gain in submitting disclosures.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $20.0M (as of latest data); Total Funding of $56.2M
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by Diagram Ventures, Portag3 Ventures, Inovia Capital (lead in Series B & C), and White Star Capital (lead in Series A). Series C (June 2025) raised $27.0M led by Inovia Capital with 4 investors.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount of 124 employees, growing 13% YoY (+17 people)
  - Operates in 12 countries including UK, UAE, South Africa, France, and Turkey
  - 3 active job postings as of recent check

## Competitive Advantages
- **Domain expertise**: Deep ESG expertise combined with AI to improve disclosures and sustainability performance
- **Enterprise-grade data quality**: Finance-grade, auditable data with approval workflows, giving board, CFO, and investor confidence
- **Efficiency gains**: Clients report 50% average efficiency gain in submitting disclosures
- **Comprehensive solution**: Covers the full spectrum from carbon management to regulatory reporting to peer benchmarking

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic expansion**: Presence in 12 countries with active sales leadership in UK, North America, and DACH region
- **AI integration**: Appointment of a Head of Artificial Intelligence signals deep investment in AI-powered features
- **Regulatory readiness**: Focus on helping enterprises navigate ever-evolving ESG regulatory changes
- **Carbon management**: Specific emphasis on carbon emissions measurement and management with decision-grade data

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes collaboration, honesty, innovation, continuous improvement, and customer success. Actively champions DEI, inviting team members to bring their authentic selves. Recruits diverse talent through structured, skills-based interviews to eliminate bias.
- **Work Environment**: Pet-friendly environment; year-round summer hours; 4 weeks vacation; unlimited sick days; healthcare spending account; stock options.
- **Engineering Culture**: 35 employees (24%) in technical roles. Tech stack includes TypeScript, microservices. Employee review on Indeed highlights "great work culture pays well," "relaxed work culture, supportive management," with management helping laid-off employees find new roles.
- **Office Policy**: Headquarters in Montreal, Canada (481 Viger Ave W); offices also in Toronto and US. Has employees across 12 countries, suggesting a hybrid/remote-friendly approach.
- **Notable Perks**: Stock options, comprehensive healthcare, flexible time off, DEI-driven environment.

## Sources
1. [novisto.com](https://novisto.com/) — Company homepage, product descriptions, metrics
2. [novisto.com/careers](https://novisto.com/company/careers) — Culture, values, benefits, DEI commitment
3. [linkedin.com/company/novisto](https://ca.linkedin.com/company/novisto) — Employee headcount growth, funding history, office locations, talent sources
4. [ca.indeed.com/cmp/Novisto](https://ca.indeed.com/cmp/Novisto) — Employee reviews and culture insights
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/novisto78](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/novisto78) — Active job postings

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