Bookkeeper -Perm

Accountant / Bookkeeper

What You Will Be Doing, as Accountant / Bookkeeper:

• Full-cycle accounting processes, management and monthly closes
• Ensuring the creation of accurate and timely financial statements
• Conduct periodic reconciliations of all accounts to ensure their accuracy
• Assess and close all balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis, validate content and resolve various issues.
• Reconcile bank statement and review payroll records
• Ability to handle quarter-end and year end audits; assemble information for external auditors
• Handle accounts receivable and payable, bank deposits and expense reports, customer credit and cash flow
• Complete HST returns and other CRA reporting, as required
• Prepare quarterly government remittances as required
• Prepare ledger entries on a daily basis and update financial data in the company system
• Furnish senior company executives with various ad-hoc reports
• Maintain an organized working environment by ensuring that various business records and filing are up-to-date and in order
• Conducting FP&A analysis
• Driving budgetary compliance and analyzing actual-to-budget performance
• Managing tax compliance procedures
• Drive positive changes in non-accounting processes impacting financial reporting
• Mitigate and prevent risks
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and accounting standards
• Cross-trained on payroll and work collaboratively with the payroll team
• Calculate monthly bonuses and commissions for employees
• Calculate annual customer rebates
• Heavy data entry on monthly basis

What You Should Have, as an Accountant / Bookkeeper:

• CPA (or will be obtaining CPA within 12 months)
• Proven experience as an accountant / bookkeeper
• Experience in the financial sector with previous possible roles such as financial analyst
• Extensive understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns
• Proficient user of finance software
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Able to manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used
• Experience with multi-location/branch businesses
• A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles
• Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations
• BS/MA degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
• Professional qualification such as CFA/CPA or similar will be considered a plus

In Return you will receive:

• $70,000+ based on Experience.
• Benefits

The Shift You Will Be Working is:

• Monday to Friday
• 8am to 5pm

Where You Will Be Working, as a Accountant/Bookkeeper:

• Remote – with occasional meetings in Orilla