Pennecon Looking for Staff Accountant at St. John’s, NL Full Time

Pennecon is a leading provider of integrated solutions throughout the heavy civil, industrial, services & maintenance, and marine industries. Powered by an energetic team, we are united by our passion and determination to deliver results on the most complex jobs and challenging environments.

Pennecon Industrial Limited is currently participating in many of the large industrial projects in Newfoundland and Labrador. We are growing and looking for dynamic individuals who can bring enthusiasm and innovative solutions to our various projects and work with us in key roles.

We are now looking for the following position:
Role: Staff Accountant

Location: St. John’s, NL

As a core member of the Finance and Accounting team for multi-company technical specialty services organization, this position will report to the Controller, and have wide spectrum of financial and accounting responsibilities that that include budgeting, financial performance analysis, and reporting. Specific responsibilities of the Staff Accountant will include, but not limited to, the following:

Assisting with month end financial closing, reconciliation and reporting;

Supporting the accounting staff as required (including but not limited to preparing cheques, coding and posting invoices, preparing deposits, journal entries, reconciliations);

Preparing HST Returns and Bank Reconciliations;

Reconciling of GL accounts / Trial balance;

Completing payments as required including wire transfer, EFTs and bill payments;

Assisting with preparation for the financial year-end audit, including maintenance of year-end working papers and spreadsheets;

Assisting with preparation of Financial Statements;

Assisting with the development of business procedure documentation for complex financial and accounting issues;

Maintaining an accurate and complete trail of supporting documentation for all financial and bookkeeping activities;

Maintaining an up-to-date, complete and systematic filing system to support bookkeeping and financial records;

Providing support and direction to other staff within the Finance and Accounting team;

Assisting with fleet management and tracking;

Assisting with the general analysis of accounts and preparing of reports documenting findings; and

Other duties as required.

To succeed in the position, you will have the following:
Business Degree, or an equivalent combination of related experience and education;

3 to 5 years of accounting experience;

Be highly detailed oriented – having the right numbers drives you forward;

The successful candidate will be an effective team player with a positive attitude;

Self-starter who readily identifies opportunities for improvement, seeking solutions to deliver sustaining results; and

Ability to juggle multiple deadlines simultaneously, multitask, and prioritize.

Please note the application deadline – Monday November 7, 2022 at 9:00am NL.

This is a maternity leave one year contract.

Pennecon is committed to equity in employment and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all candidates for their interest but wish to advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Find out more about Pennecon by visiting our website at www.pennecon.com.