Accounting technician

Vantage Chartered Professional Accountants; Fort Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Disability benefits

Health care plan

Paramedical services coverage

Vision care benefits

RRSP

Job summary

Vantage Chartered Professional Accountants in Fort Saskatchewan, Canada, is seeking a meticulous junior accounting professional. The role involves preparing payroll cheques, managing fixed assets, maintaining ledgers, and generating financial statements with both manual and computerized systems.

Candidate should have 1 year to less than 2 years of experience, be bondable, and able to pass a criminal record check.

Qualifications

• Secondary graduation certificate is required.
• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience.
• On-site work at physical location; no remote option.
• Must be bondable and able to pass criminal record check.
• Strong accuracy and bookkeeping capability.

Responsibilities

• Calculate and prepare cheques for payroll.
• Calculate fixed assets and depreciation.
• Keep financial records and balance various accounts using bookkeeping systems.
• Maintain general ledgers and financial statements.
• Post journal entries.
• Prepare tax returns and other financial reports.
• Reconcile accounts.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Organized

Team player

Education

Secondary graduation certificate

Tools

Accounting software

Caseware/Caseview

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS Windows

MS Word

MS Office

Xero

Sage Accounting Software

Job description

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

EXPERIENCE

1 year to less than 2 years

ON SITE

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

WORK SETTING

• Urban area

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Calculate and prepare cheques for payroll
• Calculate fixed assets and depreciation
• Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
• Maintain general ledgers and financial statements
• Post journal entries
• Prepare other statistical, financial and accounting reports
• Prepare tax returns
• Prepare trial balance of books
• Reconcile accounts

COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE

• Accounting software
• Caseware/Caseview
• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS Windows
• MS Word
• MS Office
• Xero
• Sage Accounting Software

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

• Accounting

SECURITY AND SAFETY

• Basic security clearance
• Bondable
• Criminal record check

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Valid driver's licence

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Time management

BENEFITS

HEALTH BENEFITS

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• Bonus
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Mileage paid
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

OTHER BENEFITS

• Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Travel insurance