Junior Accountant

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Vancouver, Canada

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

Description

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