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Do you have an entrepreneurial Accounting mindset with a strong customer focus and a desire to succeed?
Do you have Accounting experience in any of the following?
– Hospitality
– Retail – multi-units
– Distributed workforce
Is working in Vaughan/Concord a convenient location for you?
The main intersection is Highway 7 and Keele. This role is 100% working onsite.
ADVANTAGES
– Free parking in the building;
– TTC accessible – bus stops right in front of the building;
– Generous wardrobe discount;
– a subsidized group benefit plan;
– Bright, airy, open and newly renovated office (cubicle based);
– Cozy, small office;
– Quiet working environment;
– Clean and organized;
– Kitchen with fridges, microwave, coffee, tea;
– Scheduled breaks;
– Birthdays are celebrated;
– The Director of Finance is very experienced, calm, understanding and easygoing;
– Flexible working hours from Monday to Friday – 40-hour work week;
– Generous vacation and sick day allowance;
– Year-end party with great food;
– Close-knit team and a friendly family atmosphere.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary Focus:
– Lots of time on cash flow and reconciliations;
– Monthly tax filings for 5 provinces;
– Journal entries;
– Cash management and cash flow;
– Huge focus on reconciliations;
– Payroll 2X/month (mostly based in Ontario and 4 other provinces);
– Minimal accounts payable;
– Lease renewals for 14 locations across Canada (mostly Ontario).
From the formal job description:
– Perform bank reconciliations to General Ledger, investigate and resolve discrepancies and assist with cash management activities as required;
– Prepare monthly tax filings for provincial and federal governments;
– Analyze PST exempt and discount transactions, and identify and follow up discrepancies with the Director of Retail Sales and Operations;
– Assist in the preparation and posting of journal entries and perform account analyses;
– Oversee and assist with biweekly payroll processing and perform data verification to ensure wage and commission payment accuracy; act as a backup to the Payroll Coordinator in the event of absence;
– Verify the accuracy of calculation, accrual and reconciliation of month-end payroll accruals and related payroll and benefit accounting activities;
– Assist with year-end payroll-related activities and T4 preparation;
– Process accounts payable invoices, ensuring proper backup, authorization and payment terms adherence.
Important Details:
– Year-end is June;
– Peak season is from September to February;
– Great Plains is the accounting software and they will train.
QUALIFICATIONS
– 3 to 5 years of relevant full-cycle accounting experience working in a small-to-medium-size entrepreneurial business with a focus on account reconciliations, payroll, and cash accounting; previous retail exposure an asset;
– Proficient computer skills with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and V-lookups; knowledge of macros is an asset; – testing will be done by the employer to confirm your Excel abilities;
Important Details:
– Seeking a grasp of what payroll looks like in multiple provinces but if you only have hands-on experience with Ontario payroll for legislation and processing, that is acceptable.
SUMMARY
Please feel free to reach out to me directly if you have questions – it is highly recommended that you apply to the ad first…
Debra Donaghey, Senior Staffing Consultant, Finance and Accounting
416.949.9899 call/text/WhatsApp
debra.donaghey@randstad.ca
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