Hire an Accountant.
Bookkeeping, month-end close, AR/AP, and the kind of financial hygiene that makes your CFO stop worrying.
Pre-vetted, full-time dedicated, with HR & payroll handled.
Overview
What an Accountant actually does.
Accountants we place run the ledger the way engineers run a build — reproducible, reviewed, and on a cadence. We vet for month-end discipline, reconciliation accuracy, and the judgment to flag an anomaly before the controller has to ask.
Responsibilities
- Run day-to-day bookkeeping (AR / AP)
- Execute month-end close and reconciliations
- Prepare financial statements and variance notes
- Coordinate with external tax preparers
- Own expense categorization and vendor records
Core Skills
What they bring on day one.
WHAT A SHORTLIST LOOKS LIKE
What a placement for this role looks like.
Representative seniority bands and the stacks that come with them, for professionals recruited from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the wider Middle East.
Mid-Level, 4 years
Mid-Level tier, $2,500–$3,500 CAD/month
QuickBooks, Xero, AR/AP, Reconciliation
Senior, 8 years
Senior tier, $3,500–$5,000 CAD/month
NetSuite, Month-end close, IFRS, Audit
Illustrative bands, not real candidates and not a browsable roster. Your actual shortlist is briefed, vetted, and presented by a co-founder after the discovery call.
PRICING
Tiers that apply to this role.
One flat CAD monthly rate — sourcing, vetting, onboarding, HR, payroll, and account management included. No recruiter fees, no currency surprises.
- Pre-vetted, full-time dedicated
- Embedded only on your team
- HR & payroll handled
- 10-day onboarding
- Everything in Junior
- Domain expertise
- Independent ownership
- Priority matching
- Everything in Mid
- Architecture-level skills
- Mentoring capability
- Strategic contribution
Need the full comparison against a local Canadian hire? See the pricing page →
How We Vet This Role
Role-scoped, not one-size-fits-all.
Accountants work a month-end close exercise with an intentionally messy sample ledger — we grade reconciliation discipline and what they flag, not just what they fix.
See The Obelisk Vetting ProcessRELATED ROLES
Hiring more than one?
Start with one role and add more under the same contract. These are the roles that pair most naturally with this one.
Ready to brief an Accountant?
15-minute call, written brief same day, shortlist within a week. If the first accountant is not the right fit, the 30-day replacement guarantee covers the second one.
Talk to a Co-Founder