Junior Controller

POSITION PURPOSE

  • This role requires confidentiality, sound judgment, and discretion is given the exposure to personal and business-related information.
  • Accountable for revenue and expense tracking in coordination with head office, vendors, and the portfolio companies, while providing daily/weekly/monthly sales reports on related financials
  • Consistently reconciling invoices, credit cards, arranging payments as directed both accurately and on time
  • Develop systems to account for financial transactions by managing a chart of accounts; defining bookkeeping policies and procedures

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Recording/posting all business transactions in the general ledger
  • Reconciliation of credit card and bank statements
  • Prepare various accounting summaries and reports including, but not limited to, preparation of balance sheet and income statement
  • Manage payroll functions: (T4’s, deductions, remittances, ROEs, etc.);
  • Perform reconciliations of bank accounts, accounts payable, and accounts receivable;
  • Prepare year-end documents for the external accounting firm
  • Maintain an up-to-date, complete, and systematic filing system to support bookkeeping and financial records including regulatory obligations
  • Perform administration duties
  • Respond to customer and vendor inquiries/questions in a timely manner
  • Complete customer onboarding for new accounts
  • Preparation and submit all taxes, fees, and filings
  • Maintain accounts payable (AP) and forward all properly coded invoices on a timely basis to department leads for final review
  • Maintain financial document retention files, new vendor setup and maintenance, statement reconciliation, and discrepancies
  • Prepare and/or review of all expense reports for accuracy and proper expense disclosure
  • Prepare computerized checks based on valid invoices.
  • Making journal entries for all receipts, payments, and other financial transactions
  • Set up and maintain all vendors in the invoicing system; processing vendor invoices for payment
  • Other financial duties as require

Requirements

  • 3+ years of bookkeeping experience (preferably in a service industry)
  • Post-secondary education in Accounting and/or Bookkeeping;
  • Solid computer skills using a variety of accounting software
  • Advanced proficiency in Google Suite;
  • Highly driven, committed, organized, and flexible;
  • Meticulous attention to detail – specifically balancing and double-checking entries;
  • Excellent organizational, time management, and prioritizing skills;
  • Strong attention to detail to deliver high quality and accurate work
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven time management skills, balancing competing priorities to deliver on time
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Strong problem-solving skills