Description:
The ideal Assistant Accountant is balanced in technical and functional accounting experience. You are looking for a career opportunity that will allow you to make a positive impact on overall company performance, procedures, and the larger accounting spectrum within the company’s end to end operations. This role will provide finance, human resources, and payroll support.
Key Tasks
- Account Reconciliations and Journal Entries. Prepare and record various monthly account reconciliations, analyze various general ledger accounts on a regular basis and prepare recurring and other journal entries to support the monthly close process.
- Cash receipts reconciliation.
- Processes and Procedures. Analysis of current processes to develop and implement improved efficiencies and analytics as deemed necessary.
- Monthly Analyses. Analyze various general ledger accounts on a regular basis.
- Cross-functional support. Participate in special projects and support other accounting functions as needed.
- Accounts Receivables and Account Payables support when needed.
- Payroll processing and related journal entries.
- GST/ PST reconciliations and timely lodgment.
- Assist in other compliance matters on areas such as Workcover, Union, Tax etc.
- Audit Support. Prepare supporting schedules for audit activities as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
Attributes:
- Works with a moderate level of autonomy with the ability to work independently on some basic accounting tasks. Performs assigned tasks and works under a moderate level of supervision to execute functional goals and objectives.
- Attention to detail
- Basic understanding of fundamental accounting principles, systems, and processes with a basic functional knowledge.
- Low-level understanding of technical accounting concepts and procedures.
- Some ability to teach accounting basics applicable to their function to less experienced accounting professionals.
- Individual contributor role that does not typically supervise others.
- Basic understanding of business and functional area. Builds network of peers in various areas of the business to understand and support business operations. Continues to demonstrate initiative to learn how Buckeye operates and how functions / business units work together to support customer facing operations.
- Demonstrates solid communication skills. Ability to communicate and contribute within small group settings. Demonstrates the willingness to share opposing perspective with peers and the ability to do so while respecting the views of others. Listens and follows directions and challenges respectfully when appropriate.
- Ability to solve basic problems within specific function.
- Teamwork inclination and ability to work effectively and efficiently among team.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Diploma level equivalent qualification in Accounting or Finance
- 3+ years Accounting and/or Finance experience
- Computer proficiency MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills
- Cost Accounting a strong plus
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Capable of working independently as well as within a team.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Possess strong ethical standards regarding the handling of confidential information.
- Capable of effective planning and priority setting.
Work Environment
This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers/fax, filing cabinets, etc.
- Must be able to sit for long periods of time and occasionally move inside the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc.
- The employee is frequently required to effectively communicate with others.
- Ability to work overtime at month end as necessary.