Junior Accountant

Aston Carter; Vancouver; In loco; CAD 46.000 - 50.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Aston Carter is seeking a Junior Accountant in Vancouver, BC, to support corporate accounting with a strong focus on reconciliations, journal entries, and financial analysis. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders, contribute to month-end close, and help maintain robust accounting processes and documentation.

The role requires hands-on experience in corporate accounting, ERP systems, and a CPA track, with an onsite work arrangement in Vancouver.

Competenze

• Experience in corporate accounting including journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Strong intercompany reconciliation experience across entities.
• Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP/NetSuite/Oracle) and Excel.
• CPA designation or active CPA program enrollment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with multiple departments.

Mansioni

• Prepare and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries.
• Review purchase orders, corporate expenses, and audit-related fees for proper coding and approvals.
• Perform detailed account reconciliations focusing on balance sheets.
• Prepare elimination entries and reconcile intercompany transactions.
• Analyze balance sheet and P&L accounts for accuracy and presentation.
• Investigate variances and resolve discrepancies through detailed analysis.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes with timely task completion.
• Assist with audit requests by providing documentation and responses.

Conoscenze

Journal entries

POs & expenses

Intercompany reconciliations

Excel proficiency

Variance analysis

Communication

Formazione

CPA designation or CPA candidate

Strumenti

SAP

NetSuite

Oracle

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Title: Junior Accountant

Job Description

The Junior Accountant supports the corporate accounting function with a strong focus on detailed reconciliations, journal entries, and financial analysis. This role requires a solid corporate accounting experience and a hands-on approach to investigating variances, reconciling intercompany transactions, and ensuring the accuracy and completeness of balance sheet and profit & loss (P&L) reporting across corporate divisions. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, contribute to month-end and year-end close activities, and help maintain robust accounting processes and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries related to corporate accounting activities.

• Manage and review purchase orders, corporate expenses, and audit-related fees, ensuring proper coding, approvals, and alignment with accounting policies.

• Perform detailed account reconciliations, with a strong emphasis on balance sheet accounts, to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Prepare and review elimination entries and reconcile intercompany transactions between corporate entities.

• Analyze balance sheet and P&L accounts to confirm accuracy, completeness, and appropriate financial presentation.

• Investigate and resolve variances, discrepancies, and outages through in-depth analysis and reconciliation work.

• Perform variance analysis for corporate divisions, identify root causes, and provide clear explanations to stakeholders.

• Support month-end and year-end close processes by completing assigned tasks accurately and within required timelines.

• Assist with audit requests by preparing supporting documentation and responding to auditor inquiries in a timely manner.

• Collaborate with internal departments to resolve accounting issues and continuously improve reconciliation processes.

• Maintain and enhance documentation of accounting procedures, reconciliations, and related controls.

• Demonstrate ownership of assigned work and proactively follow through on issues until resolution.

Essential Skills

• 25 years of experience in corporate accounting, including journal entries, purchase orders, expenses, audit fees, account reconciliations, and elimination entries.

• Proven experience investigating outages and variances, reviewing balance sheet and P&L accounts, and performing variance analysis for corporate divisions.

• Hands-on experience reconciling intercompany transactions between corporate entities.

• Large ERP system experience, such as SAP, NetSuite, or Oracle.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and formulas.

• Analytical mindset with the ability to step back, review information critically, and assess whether results make sense.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with different departments.

• Demonstrated ownership of work and accountability for accuracy and completeness.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• CPA designation or enrollment in a CPA program.

• Experience with large or national public accounting firms, including financial reporting exposure.

• Experience in a similar industry to corporate divisional reporting environments.

• Experience supporting audit processes and responding to auditor requests.

• Interest in professional growth, with opportunities to transition into a permanent role based on performance.

• Eligibility for benefits support related to CPA program participation if hired into a permanent position.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Vancouver, BC.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $33.65 - $36.05/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Vancouver, BC.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Vancouver,BC.

À propos d'Aston Carter

Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, lacquisition de talents, les achats, la chaine dapprovisionnement, et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de lindustrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre vaste réseau pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service dun grand nombre dentreprises du classement Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers davoir remporté la désignation « Prix Platine » dans le cadre des prix Best of Staffing® Client et Talent décernés par ClearlyRated.

Aston Carter est un employeur souscrivant au principe de légalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de lâge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut dancien combattant, dun handicap, de lorientation sexuelle, de lidentité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

Si vous souhaitez faire une demande daccommodement raisonnable, tel que la modification ou lajustement du processus de demande demploi ou dentrevue à cause dun handicap, veuillez envoyer un courriel à [e-mail] ([e-mail]) pour connaître dautres options daccommodement.

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About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] ([e-mail]) for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.