Accountant

COMMUNITY BLOOD CTR INC; Appleton; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

PTO/Sick Time

Paid holidays

403(b) retirement savings plan with匹?

Job summary

Community Blood Center, Inc. is seeking an Accountant to support a variety of financial operations, including general ledger maintenance, account reconciliations, and month-end closing activities.

You will analyze financial data and strengthen internal controls to ensure accurate reporting. The role covers accounts payable/receivable processing, fixed assets management, and preparation of reports for internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of related experience in accounting or finance.
• Strong grasp of basic accounting principles.
• Training and experience in accounting controls and procedures.
• Extreme attention to detail is essential.
• Good time management to meet monthly and annual reporting deadlines.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting packages for automation verifications.

Responsibilities

• Ensure monthly sales recording is completed accurately and timely; manage accounts receivable processing.
• Assist with month-end and quarter-end close; support financial statement review.
• Maintain account reconciliations and reinforce internal controls.
• Maintain fixed assets records, including depreciation and disposals.
• Assist with purchasing requests and stock/non-inventory purchases.
• Support ad-hoc analyses and monthly sales analysis; participate in process improvements.
• Assist with annual audit; respond to auditor requests promptly.
• Prepare industry reports and surveys as needed.
• Adhere to CBC policies and training requirements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Analytical thinking

Accounting fundamentals

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Excel

Accounting software packages

Job description

Join a mission-driven organization where your accounting expertise helps support our life-saving work! We are seeking a detail-oriented Accountant to support a variety of financial operations, including general ledger maintenance, account reconciliations, financial reporting, and month-end closing activities. If you enjoy analyzing financial data, strengthening internal controls, and identifying opportunities for process improvements, this is an opportunity to put your skills to work while making a meaningful impact in the community.

JOB SUMMARY

Under general supervision, the Accountant handles a wide variety of accounting work including general ledger maintenance, account reconciliations, preparation of reports and analysis. Responsible for supporting accounts payable, accounts receivable processing, and fixed assets. Prepare reports as needed, depicting financial activities. Develops and maintains internal controls to assure proper management of corporate monies and the accuracy of all transactions and activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Other duties may be assigned)

• Ensure that the monthly sales recording process is completed on a timely basis and is complete and accurate. Assures accounts receivable processing is completed and recorded in a timely and accurate manner. Monitors the maintenance of customer files, accounts receivable balances, and investigates accounts receivable issues as they arise.
• Assists with the month-end and quarter-end close responsibilities and assists with financial statement review process.
• Maintains account reconciliations and promotes a culture of strong internal controls.
• Maintains detailed fixed assets records of capital equipment, including depreciation expense, disposals and reconciliations.
• Assists with purchasing requests, and managing ongoing purchase of stock items and non-inventory requests.
• Support continuous improvement projects and other ad-hoc analysis, such as monthly sales analysis.
• Assists with the annual audit of the financial statements. Ensures auditor requests are responded to in a timely and accurate manner.
• Responsible for assisting with various industry reporting and surveys.
• Comply with all policies and procedures as outlined in the CBC Team Member Handbook, CBC SOPs or directives. Maintains current level of job-related skills by attending internal and external training sessions and reading publications.

JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• 2-4 years related experience; bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• In all cases, a thorough understanding of basic accounting principles is required.
• Training and experience in accounting and control procedures.
• Extreme attention to detail is a must.
• Good time management is needed to ensure the timely processing of all information while meeting the monthly and annual reporting requirements.
• Advanced level of Excel skills is required along with experience in running various accounting packages, to provide for needed automation verifications not provided in the accounting package.
• Team members may occasionally be required to lift objects or materials weighing up to 30 pounds.

BENEFITS AND PERKS

We take care of our team — from competitive wages and valuable training to comprehensive benefits packages. Depending on hours worked, this position can offer:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• PTO/Sick Time
• Paid holidays
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with matching contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted YMCA membership
• Disability and life insurance
• Regular employee forums and committees — everyone on our team has a voice!