Intermediate Accountant - 2-month Role

Vaco Recruiter Services; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment service is seeking an experienced accountant for an hourly role in Toronto. Responsibilities include managing invoices, accounts payable, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of related experience and is proficient in Sage 300. Pay is between $25 to $30 an hour, and applicants should be located in the Greater Toronto Area. This position requires strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 3 years accounting working experience in AR, AP, GL, and bank reconciliations.
• Extremely detail oriented and organized.
• Ability to work in ambiguity, independently, and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all invoices and expenses have proper documentation.
• Process and send out weekly payments with approvals.
• Maintain accounts payable records for audit purposes.

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Tools

Sage 300 or comparable accounting software

Job description

About the Opportunity

• Ensure all invoices, expenses reimbursements, and credit card reconciliations have the proper allocation, approval and supporting documentation.
• Process and send out weekly payments with approvals and signatures.
• Maintain accounts payable records, vendor records and invoices for audit purposes.
• Calculate and track GST/HST/QST/PST, including preparing and submitting quarterly/annual returns and rebates.
• Maintain balance sheet accounts, reconciliation and schedules.
• Ensure deposits and expenses are recorded accurately in the GL.
• Record journal entries as needed, including entries at month-end, quarter-end, year-end, and for the annual audit.
• Prepare bank reconciliations for multiple bank accounts.
• Oversee the distribution of monthly reports to all business/program areas across the organization, ensuring accuracy of data and financial statements.
• Support the preparation of regular forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis as part of reporting package.
• Provide support and answer queries from other department staff.
• Provide additional assistance to the Chief Financial Officer; Director, Finance; and Manager, Finance as requested.

About You:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• 3 years accounting working experience in AR, AP, GL, and bank reconciliations.
• Working knowledge in Sage 300 or comparable accounting software.
• Extremely detail oriented and organized
• Ability to work in ambiguity, independently, and meet deadlines.
• Work well in team environment; ability to communicate and collaborate across teams
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Pay Range:

$25 to $30 an hour.

How to Apply

Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats. When referencing this job, quote #458384

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.