Planview Utility Services Looking for Assistant Accountant at Markham, ON Full Time

ADMINISTRATIVE & ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

Our purpose and culture make working at Planview USL a truly rewarding experience. We invite you to apply to our Accounting & Administrative Assistant position and be apart of our Finance team. You will be working closely with a small but might team who are dedicated and committed.

The Role’s Responsibilities:

• Accounting and administration activities for the organizations overall;
• Create, maintain and implement reoccurring working relationships with both internal and external resources;
• Create, update and maintain project information in the accounting records;
• Process and update client billing;
• Work with third parties and other contractors to maintain requests, receipts, tracking, costing and other administrative items for third-party sub-contractors;
• Create and update reports on a weekly basis;
• Support Executive Management as required;
• Proof-read documentation as required;
• Bank deposits;
• Employee Expense processing into accounting database;
• Other administrative and accounting tasks, at the direction of the Business Manager;
• Other activities as required.

Specific Requirements of the position:

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with team, clients and management;
• The ability to deal with multiple tasks and conflicting deadlines;
• Showing initiative and supporting a positive work environment;
• Proficient in working in G-suite, Microsoft Office, Word Processing, cloud databases and tracking tools;
• Able to create pivot tables, charts, graphs and other detailed summaries within various spreadsheets and Microsoft office type programs;
• Valid Drivers’ License;
• Strict confidentiality and privacy.

Preferred Skills

• 2-4 years of experience in the accounting field
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Analytical mindset
• Good understanding of accounting procedures
• Working experience in database-type software applications

The Location

Planview Utility Services has 3 offices – Markham, London and Ottawa. Our clients and their projects are based thought the province. The reporting office for this position is either Markham or London, Ontario and your work will be based out of either of these 2 offices.

Travel will be minimal up to 5% of the time. There is a preference for the Candidate to be located in London, ON.

Note

Planview Utility Services Ltd is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Planview Utility Services Ltd will provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• RRSP match
• Vision care
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Overtime pay

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Markham, ON