Intermediate Accountant

Swim Recruiting; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Swim Recruiting is seeking an Intermediate Accountant to advance full-cycle accounting across Canadian and US operations. You will join a collaborative team and own engagements, interacting with stakeholders across the business to support accurate financial reporting.

The role covers monthly, quarterly and year-end activities within Corporate Accounting, including reporting, analyses and audit support. Based onsite in Burnaby, this position requires CPA progress and strong technical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in accounting required.
• CPA designation preferred or in progress.
• At least 2 years related experience.
• Strong business ethics and sense of personal responsibility with a professional approach.
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Strong organizational skills and time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Capable of building relationships with stakeholders within the company and other team members.
• Detail oriented.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Curious mindset, driven to learn and understand.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, analyze and take ownership for branch financial statements and address inquiries and issues.
• Capable of understanding all cycles of the group’s financial reporting and addressing all routine transactions that arise.
• Prepare account analyses and supporting documents for routine classes of transactions for operating and corporate entities for interim and year-end audit.
• Prepares working papers for financial statements, journal entries, and reconciliations, communicating financial information clearly.
• Maintain key financial reporting line items such as capital assets, intercompany reconciliations, bank reconciliations, rent schedules, property tax entries.
• Correspond with stakeholders and other departments to ensure accuracy of reporting information and investigate variances.
• Assist in recognizing and analyzing deferred labour costs.
• Analyze parts inventory variance for corporate warehouses and resolve issues with Parts Managers.
• Assist in preparation of tax filings and compliance reports.
• Assist various departments in preparing and completing tasks which impact financial information.

Skills

CPA candidate

MS Excel

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in accounting

CPA designation preferred or in progress

Tools

Microsoft Word

Accounting software

Job description

An excellent opportunity for an Intermediate Accountant to build on their full-cycle accounting experience while gaining exposure to financial reporting, analysis and audit across Canadian and US operations. Join a collaborative team where you can take ownership, work with stakeholders across the business and continue to grow your accounting career.

Who- the Company:

Our client is an industry-leading family-owned business based in Burnaby with 50 locations spanning across North America. They are committed to providing their customers with the highest level of customer service.

What- the Role:

The Intermediate Accountant will be responsible for assisting the monthly, quarterly and yearly activities of the Corporate Accounting department to ensure quality and accuracy of accounting records and financial reports for our Canadian and US operating and corporate entities. Requires an understanding of full cycle accounting.

Financial reporting:

• Prepare, review, analyze and take ownership for branch financial statements and address inquiries and issues
• Capable of understanding all cycles of the group’s financial reporting and addressing all routine transactions that arise
• Prepare account analyses and supporting documents for routine classes of transactions for operating and corporate entities for interim and year-end audit
• Prepares working papers for financial statements, journal entries, and reconciliations, that effectively communicate the financial information and provides efficient and meaningful contributions to the team
• Be responsible for the maintenance of key financial reporting line items, such as capital assets, intercompany reconciliations, bank reconciliations, rent schedules, property tax entries, etc.
• Correspond with stakeholders and other departments to ensure the accuracy of reporting information and investigate any variances

Department analysis:

• Assist in the appropriate recognition and analyses of deferred labour costs
• Analyze parts inventory variance for corporate warehouses and resolve issues with Parts Managers
• Assist in the preparation of tax filings and compliance reports
• Assist various departments in preparing and completing tasks which impact financial information. Other departments include FP&A, Inventory, Tax, etc..
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in accounting required

Who- the Candidate:

• Accounting designation (CPA) or working towards CPA designation preferred
• At least 2 years related experience
• Strong business ethics and sense of personal responsibility with a professional approach
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Strong organizational skills and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Capable of building relationships with stakeholders within the company and other team members
• Detailed oriented
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Curious mindset, driven to learn and understand

How Much:

$35-$38.50/hr + 4% vacation pay.

Where:

Burnaby, this is an onsite role 5 days/week.