Junior Accountant

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Compensation: CA$50,000 - CA$55,000 / year

Description

The Junior Accountant supports the day-to-day accounting and financial operations of the company, helping ensure financial transactions are accurately recorded, reconciliations are completed, and financial records are maintained in a timely manner.

This role is responsible for a wide range of accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury, payroll, general accounting and month-end activities. The successful candidate is organized, detail-oriented, curious and eager to develop their accounting knowledge while contributing to an efficient and well-functioning finance team.

This is a full-time remote position, and candidates must be already located in Canada with legal working eligibility. Preference will be given to those based in the Greater Vancouver or Vancouver Island regions.

What You'll Do

Accounts payable management - including processing bills, weekly payment runs, communication with vendors
Accounts receivable management - including invoicing customers, monitoring collections, and communication with customers and internal account managers
Cash management - including daily updates and management
Processing expense reports, following up on reports awaiting approvals, credit card transactions, and reconciliations
Maintaining and reconciling working papers and schedules
Preparing journal entries, including import files
Internal monthly reporting duties
Preparing and filing regulatory filings such as GST, PST, and WCB
Preparing and processing payroll
Preparation of year-end working papers and support audit requests
Identify and recommend opportunities to improve accounting processes and efficiencies
Provide support on adhoc projects

What You Bring

A driver and a self-starter who is able to work independently with a great attention to detail.
Strong ownership of work, and follow-through
Genuinely cares about making a difference and impact on the team
2+ years of experience in an industry position working in a similar role and capacity
A quick learner that is keen to expand their role
Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Finance/Accounting or related discipline preferred
Previous experience with accounting software required, experience with Xero and Expensify would be an asset
Canadian payroll experience would be great
Working knowledge of full cycle accounting
Strong Google Sheets skills required for this role (including lookups, pivot tables, etc.)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Willingness to learn, improve and adapt as the company will continuously re-evaluate and add new processes to support its rapid growth
Strong team player with a desire to be part of a collaborative team environment
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Good communication and problem-solving abilities
Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines

Junior Accountant

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Junior Accountant

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What You'll Do

What You Bring