Bookkeeper

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR POSTING: BOOKKEEPER

I ABOUT TRUE PATRIOT LOVE

True Patriot Love is Canada’s Foundation for the military community, working to support military members, Veterans, and their families at every stage of their journey. By working as a trusted partner with local charities, social enterprises, the Canadian Armed Forces and the federal and provincial governments, True Patriot Love advocates for the needs of military members and Veterans and ensures resources are directed where they are needed most.

II POSITION SUMMARY

The Bookkeeper plays an important role in supporting the Foundation’s financial requirements. While the principal focus is bookkeeping, this role will also provide operations support, as required.

As an Independent Contractor, the Bookkeeper will work a minimum of 14 hours/ week, and, up to 20 hours/ week, depending on organizational requirements. The length of the contract is for a duration of one-year, subject to renewal. With direction provided by the Senior Manager, Finance, the Bookkeeper will perform their responsibilities at True Patriot Love Foundation’s office in downtown Toronto.

III KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Responsibility #1. Bookkeeping and Finance Support (90% of time)

1. Performs all bookkeeping related activities including accounts payable, expense reporting, and Visa statement reconciliation.
2. Processes offline donations, cheque deposits, and assists with revenue management.
3. Works with QuickBooks Online (QBO) and Salesforce to maintain timely, complete, and accurate monthly reporting between the two online systems.
4. Supports year-end activities in relation to the organizational audit and project-level audits, as relevant.
5. Supports the Senior Manager, Finance in liaising between finance and all teams across the organization.

Responsibility #2. Operations Support (10% of time)

1. Provides broader organizational operations support, including support with administrative functions in the areas of finance, IT and cross-collaborative work.
2. Performs other duties as required by the Senior Manager, Finance.

IV. EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

1. Finance related degree or diploma preferred.
2. Three (3) to five (5) years of bookkeeping experience, with not-for-profit experience an asset.
3. Demonstrated knowledge of accounting/ financial reporting systems and procedures to manage True Patriot Love Foundation’s bookkeeping requirements.
4. Demonstrated experience with QuickBooks and Salesforce; experience with Microsoft Office suite, most notably Excel.
5. Demonstrated ability to work independently, set priorities and work schedules to meet deadlines; displays behaviour that is tactful, discreet and sensitive to confidential matters.
6. Strong attention to detail.
7. Passion or understanding of the Canadian military, and fluency in French (verbal and written) are assets.

True Patriot Love thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration for the role will be contacted. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and especially from qualified Veterans, serving Reservists, and spouses or adult children of military members or Veterans. True Patriot Love is committed to an inclusive, accessible and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants. Please advise in advance if you require any accommodation to participate in this posting, recruitment and/ or selection process.

Interested applicants should visit our website at Careers at True Patriot Love | True Patriot Love Foundation. E-mail applications preferred. No phone calls, please.

Hourly Range & Anticipated Hours of Work/ Week: $30/ hour; 14-20 hours/ week

Deadline for applications: Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 5:00PM EDT

Submit applications including a cover letter and resume to: hr@truepatriotlove.com

NOTE: To reduce the number of “spam” responses to this posting, respondents must include the following text in the subject line of your e-mail: “Bookkeeper.”