J.L. Richards & Associates Limited Looking for Junior Accountant – Contract at Ottawa, ON Full Time

• Do you have a bachelor’s degree or diploma in finance and/or accounting, and are looking for work experience for your CPA?
• Do you have 1-3 years experience working in finance and/or accounting?
• Do you have impeccable attention to detail?
• Are you interested in participating in monthly cycle accounting?

If you scored four for four, JLR has a home for you! We’ve opened a contract role in our Ottawa office for a talented, entrepreneurial candidate to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s Finance and Accounting group. You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, a 100% employee-owned firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee-owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative engineering, architecture, planning, and corporate services professionals.

Your Role

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. Your role will include:

• Manage month-end close processes by working with finance team to meet reporting deadlines.
• Prepare and post various account transactions.
• Complete all balance sheet reconciliations, management reporting and analysis efficiently and accurately.
• Assist finance staff on accounting treatment of various items.
• Assist with annual audit requirements.
• Ensure that intercompany transactions are recorded accurately.
• Proactively maintain internal controls to minimize compliance or audit issues.
• Verify data integrity and compliance through consistent monitoring and auditing.

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world, we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions, and we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the great lakes of Ontario. You should also know:

• Work-life balance is strongly encouraged, including flexibility with work hours and remote working.
• We offer stable, long-term employment with opportunities for advancement based on merit, skill, and initiative and an “open-door” policy where communication is strongly encouraged.
• We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration we have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multi-disciplinary projects.
• We provide a flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.
• We provide competitive hourly rates, reviewed annually.
• Extracurricular social events are provided so we can all have some fun along the way (annual Prom, golf tournaments, sports teams, department lunches, summer BBQs, and much more).

Application Instructions

Interested in joining our team? We’re always open to great talent, even if it’s not exactly what we’ve posted. Ready? Send us a cover letter and resume outlining your skills, qualifications, and the specific experiences that make you an ideal candidate for the position by emailing [email protected]

JLR welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

At JLR, each of us contributes to inclusion and we all have a role to play. Our culture is the result of our behaviours, our personal commitment, our curiosity, how we collaborate, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. In turn, our environment inspires us to try new things, speak openly, and be bold. It brings us together in ways that help us stand out. Our inclusive culture empowers all of us to connect, belong, and grow.