General Accountant/Bookkeeper - Financial Services - Toronto

Michael Page

Ontario

Hybrid

CAD 75,000 - 85,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Hybrid work model

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a General Accountant/Bookkeeper to support its corporate accounting functions in Toronto. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, strong bookkeeping skills, and the ability to work independently. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to join a dynamic private equity firm in a key financial district.

Qualifications

+5 years bookkeeping experience.
Knowledge of basic accounting principles.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Handle all aspects of accounts payable/receivable.
Perform monthly closing and journal entries.
Process payments and generate cash reports.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Communication

Cash Management

Education

Post-Secondary Education in Accounting or similar

Tools

Quickbooks

MS Office

Excel

Job description

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Base pay range

CA$75,000.00/yr - CA$85,000.00/yr

Reporting into the Corporate Controller, the General Accountant/Bookkeeper will support corporate accounting functions.

Our client is a Toronto-based private equity firm.

Description

Hybrid position: perform duties from the Downtown Toronto (Financial District) office location, at least 3 days a week.
Handle and process all aspects of accounts payable/receivable, bank reconciliations, inter-company transactions, and government filings.
Perform monthly closing and all related journal entries using Quickbooks.
Process payments and generate semi monthly cash reports.
Ensure accounting processes are executed efficiently and effectively.
Ability to work independently and complete duties and projects with little direct supervision

Profile

+5 years bookkeeping experience, previous experience preparing financial statements, cash management, budgets, audit working papers.
Must have considerable knowledge with basic accounting principles (i.e. journal entries, debits, credits, etc.) and accounting functions.
The ability to effectively interact with internal & external stakeholders.
Experience with MS Office products, including Intermediate skills in Excel.
Quickbooks experience an asset, but not required.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Post-Secondary Education (with a diploma in accounting or similar) an asset, but not required.

Job Offer

Competitive compensation package

A hybrid position

Reporting into the Corporate Controller, the General Accountant/Bookkeeper will support corporate accounting functions.

Client Details

Our client is a Toronto-based private equity firm.

Description

Hybrid position: perform duties from the Downtown Toronto (Financial District) office location, at least 3 days a week.
Handle and process all aspects of accounts payable/receivable, bank reconciliations, inter-company transactions, and government filings.
Perform monthly closing and all related journal entries using Quickbooks.
Process payments and generate semi monthly cash reports.
Ensure accounting processes are executed efficiently and effectively.
Ability to work independently and complete duties and projects with little direct supervision

Profile

+5 years bookkeeping experience, previous experience preparing financial statements, cash management, budgets, audit working papers.
Must have considerable knowledge with basic accounting principles (i.e. journal entries, debits, credits, etc.) and accounting functions.
The ability to effectively interact with internal & external stakeholders.
Experience with MS Office products, including Intermediate skills in Excel.
Quickbooks experience an asset, but not required.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Post-Secondary Education (with a diploma in accounting or similar) an asset, but not required.

Job Offer

Competitive compensation package

A hybrid position

Desired Skills and Experience

+5 years bookkeeping experience, previous experience preparing financial statements, cash management, budgets, audit working papers.
Must have considerable knowledge with basic accounting principles (i.e. journal entries, debits, credits, etc.) and accounting functions.
The ability to effectively interact with internal & external stakeholders.
Experience with MS Office products, including Intermediate skills in Excel.
Quickbooks experience an asset, but not required.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Post-Secondary Education (with a diploma in accounting or similar) an asset, but not required.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class otherwise protected under applicable human rights legislation. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled and all other qualified applicants

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