Accounting Clerk

Taggart Group of Companies; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to shaping vibrant residential communities. As an Accounting Clerk, you'll play a vital role in supporting project accountants through full-cycle accounting tasks. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects while ensuring accuracy and compliance in financial processes. With a focus on integrity and community, your work will help build the foundations for livable neighborhoods. If you're detail-oriented and passionate about finance, this role is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of relevant work experience in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• Strong ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Receive, sort, verify, and code vendor invoices accurately.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and input journal entries.
• Process HST filings and maintain organized accounting documents.

Skills

Accounting

Finance

Excel

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Education

Post-Secondary Education in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

ERP System

Job description

Reports to: Residential Land Development Controller

Company: Taggart Investments

Location: 3187 Albion Road South, Ottawa, Ontario / hybrid role

About Us

At Taggart Investments, we’re committed to shaping the future of residential communities—one project at a time. As part of the Taggart Group of Companies, we specialize in acquiring, developing, and managing residential land to support new home construction across Ottawa and Kingston.

With a diverse portfolio of projects at various stages of development, we play a key role in creating the foundations for vibrant, livable neighborhoods. Our strategic approach to land development offers meaningful opportunities for individuals passionate about growth, planning, and making a lasting impact.

At Taggart, you’ll be part of something bigger—where your work contributes to building the communities of tomorrow.

Building integrity, quality, and community together.

Work Description

As our work on real estate development projects continues to grow, we are looking for a candidate for the role of Accounting Clerk. In this hands-on role, the Accounting Clerk will be responsible for assisting the Project Accountants and Residential Land Development Controller by performing various full-cycle accounting tasks in a timely and accurate manner. The Accounting Clerk plays a key role in ensuring that documented processes and controls are followed.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive, sort, verify, stamp and code vendor invoices, ensuring all necessary approvals have been acquired and documented. Enter approved invoices into the accounting system.
• Liaise with the Development team regarding vendor invoices and payments to ensure job cost coding is accurate and approvals are received.
• Process all stages of periodic cheque runs and electronic payments.
• Deposit and process incoming cash receipts.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations, and input journal entries, as necessary.
• Process and submit monthly HST filings, as calculated by the Project Accountants.
• Scan documents as required.
• Maintain all electronic and paper filing systems by ensuring all accounting documents are organized and saved appropriately and on a timely basis.
• Assist with rolling-forward annual spreadsheets and financial statement files by doing spreadsheet revisions and data entry.
• Other duties as required.
  
  

Education And Experience Requirements

• Post-Secondary Education in Accounting or Finance is required.
• One to two years of relevant work experience in Accounting or Finance would be preferred.
• Strong ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Basic use of Excel is required.
• Experience using Adobe Acrobat would be considered an asset.
• Experience using an ERP system or other complex accounting system would be an asset.
  
  

Physical/Sensory Effort/Work Environment

• Providing service to several people, working under many simultaneous deadlines.
• Sitting or standing for long periods of time at workstation.
• Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.
• Repetitive work at times.
• Hybrid role, with 60% in office attendance required.
• Overtime may be required during peak times and/or based on project needs.
  
  

Thank You for Considering Taggart Group of Companies

Thank you for your interest in joining Taggart Group of Companies. We appreciate every application, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. Any such submissions become the property of Taggart Group of Companies and are not eligible for compensation.