Bookkeeper

BOOKKEEPER - ENGLISH LANGUAGE POSTING

We are posting for a freelance Bookkeeper role. If you are interested, have the experience and qualifications, please apply. Please circulate this posting among your networks.

Deadline to apply is July 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Bookkeeper

Type: Freelance, part-time position averaging approximately 8 hours per week

Start Date: August 2026

Reports to: Executive Director

Compensation: $50/hour

Location of work: The DSO presently operates in a virtual office environment and applicants for this role can be based anywhere in Canada and work from home.

THE ORGANIZATION

The Disability Screen Office is a national, bilingual, disability-led not-for-profit organization whose mission is to develop opportunities for disabled creatives and advocate for a more accessible Canadian screen industry. Through our partnerships and programs, we’re setting a new national standard for inclusive screen-based storytelling.

The DSO is thrilled to invite applications for the role of Bookkeeper.

THE POSITION

Are you passionate about supporting the advancement accessibility, inclusivity and diversity in the Canadian screen industry? If so, we invite you to consider joining our team, a leading organization dedicated to building an accessible and inclusive Canadian screen industry where disabled creatives thrive.

As the Bookkeeper, you will work closely with the Executive Director, staff team, Finance Committee, and external auditors to support the organization’s financial health, reporting, forecasting, and compliance obligations.

The DSO operates with approximately $1.5M–$2M in annual expenses and multiple restricted and unrestricted funding streams from government, industry, and philanthropic partners.

This is a freelance, part-time position averaging approximately 8 hours per week, primarily on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with one Friday morning meeting per month.

If you are ready to make a significant impact on the intersection of disability and the Canadian screen sector, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join us in our mission to reshape the narrative and create a more authentic, accessible, and inclusive experience for all.

Key Qualifications

• Significant bookkeeping and financial administration experience within the non-profit sector (10+ years)
• Knowledge of Canadian payroll and compliance requirements
• Proficiency with accounting software (eg. QuickBooks Online)
• Experience preparing for annual audits and working with auditors
• Experience preparing financial reports for Executive Directors and Boards
• Cash flow forecasting and budget forecasting experience
• Strong attention to detail, organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a small team
• Proactive, solutions-oriented, and comfortable improving processes and workflows
• Analytical and problem solving mindset
• Strong professional communication and relationship-building skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• High level of discretion and confidentiality

Assets

• Experience within the Canadian screen sector
• Understanding of key stakeholders within the screen industry ecosystem

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping operations, including payroll, invoices, vendor payments, expense claims, honorariums, and per diems
• Track and reconcile organizational finances, including bank accounts, credit cards, payroll remittances, GST/HST filings, and multiple funding streams
• Prepare financial reports, cash flow forecasts, allocations, and budget tracking for the

Executive Director, Finance Committee, and Board

• Support financial planning, project tracking, and forecasting in collaboration with staff and leadership
• Coordinate annual financial processes, including audit preparation, T4/RL-1 and T2 filings, annual reporting, and budget development support
• Provide tax and compliance support, ensuring timely filings and adherence to financial reporting requirements
• Liaise with external auditors and support ongoing financial compliance and reporting requirements

WORKING STYLE

We are looking for someone who is collaborative, communicative, and proactive in identifying opportunities to strengthen financial systems and processes. The ideal candidate is adaptable, thoughtful, and comfortable working within a dynamic, mission-driven organization.

The DSO values accessibility, equity, collaboration, and disability justice, and strongly encourages applications from disabled professionals and individuals with lived experience.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Canadian residency and eligible to work in Canada.

HOW WE HIRE (HIRING PROCESS)

We will adhere to the following process that consistently assesses all applications. We will not accept additional calls, meetings, expressions of interest, or conversations to ensure that our hiring process is equitable, inclusive and bias-free.

1. Apply: Submit your resume and cover letter by email to hr@dso-orphe.ca. Please ensure that your cover letter outlines how you would be a great candidate to assume this role with the DSO.
2. Application review: The hiring committee, composed of the Executive Director and Finance Committee member will review applications and advance candidates to the initial call phase. Candidates who are not moving forward in the process will receive an email informing them of this decision by August 31, 2026.
3. Interviews: Candidates who advance to this stage will meet with the Executive Director and a Finance Committee member for a virtual interview assessing core competencies for the role.
4. Reference checks: The top candidates will be contacted to provide the names and contact details for 3 references who can speak to their experience, qualifications, and competencies for the role.
5. Hiring decision: The hiring committee will review the application, interview assessments from the hiring committee, and reference checks before extending a final offer to the candidate.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter outlining the qualifications and experience you would bring to the position to hr@dso-orphe.ca.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and accessibility. We encourage applications from members of all underrepresented groups including women and members of other underrepresented/marginalized gender communities, Indigenous peoples, racialized communities, people with disabilities, LGBTQ2+ communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Given the DSO has a mandate to create more access and inclusion for people with disabilities across the Canadian screen industry, we particularly encourage applications from people with disabilities, so please let us know if you identify as a person with a disability on your application.

Please submit your application, including cover letter and resume, on or before July 3, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET (Toronto time). All applicants will receive a response to their application by July 31, 2026 informing them if they will be moving on to the next steps of the process.

ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMMODATIONS

The DSO is committed to removing accessibility barriers and creating a screen industry in Canada that is equitable, accessible and inclusive to persons with disabilities and this begins by ensuring that our hiring practices are equitable, accessible and inclusive.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations in the hiring process and in the role. As such, please let us know if you have accessibility needs or require accommodations to fully and meaningfully participate in the hiring process as outlined. If so, please reach out to hr@dso-orphe.ca.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Thank you for reading our job posting and considering this role as a next step in your career. We know the time that it takes to prepare and submit an application and we thank you for your interest in the DSO and this incredible leadership role.

We look forward to receiving your application!