Description:
The Accounting Technician provides accounting support to enable the department to deliver on professional services and financial solutions to the organization. This role is responsible for analyzing, recording and reporting financial data, and preparing financial/summary reports. This role also participates in the determination and implementation of preventative control measures and solutions, assisting in the identification and recommendations for process improvements. The Accounting Technician will act as a consultative partner by providing regular input and resolving routine issues for internal and external stakeholders to enable the business to deliver on business initiatives efficiently and effectively.
Key Accountabilities:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Performs daily gaming transaction reviews.
- Accounts for revenue and/or accounts receivable (including invoicing); or accounts payable; or cash flow and related activities.
- Posts journal entries for accounting adjustments.
- Performs account reconciliations.
- Completes various function-specific analyses and reports in support of other departmental functions.
- Interacts with personnel from suppliers, service providers, retailers, vendors, banks, and other third parties to resolve transactional and/or process issues.
- Interacts with other Finance areas including (but not limited to) Procurement and Taxation.
- Interacts with Business Technology to effect resolution of process and systems issues.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
Education and Experience
- An accredited accounting diploma or accounting technical diploma, or equivalent;
- Active pursuit of an accredited professional accounting designation may be considered an asset;
- 2-3 years of recent, related experience;
- An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
Technical Requirements
- Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail;
- Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking/innovation;
- Working knowledge of corporate financial systems;
- Strong computer skills – MS office suite;
- Strong attention to detail;
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present comprehensive information in an easily understood manner;
- Strong time management and multi-tasking skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and work within established deadlines and time constraints;
- Ability to work independently and as a team member;
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills;
- Good working knowledge of accounting principles with the ability to apply them in a practical way.