Part-time Accounting Clerk - 19643

LRO Staffing; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 37,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

LRO Staffing is seeking an experienced Accounting Clerk for a part-time contract in Ottawa (west end). The role is fully on-site, 3 months with potential extension, 2–3 days per week (about 25–30 hours), and happens between 7:30 AM and 3:30 PM. Pay is $27.00–$28.00 per hour.

The ideal candidate brings strong accounting knowledge, data entry accuracy, and proficiency in Excel/Word. Minimum 3 years of relevant experience, solid understanding of internal controls, and the ability to learn

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant administrative and accounting experience.
• Strong working knowledge of accounting principles, procedures, and financial controls.
• Demonstrated understanding of checks and balances, reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Experience reviewing financial transactions and identifying discrepancies.
• Excellent computer proficiency, including Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Strong data entry skills with exceptional accuracy.
• Proven ability to quickly learn and adapt to customized software.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate and efficient financial and administrative data entry.
• Assist with daily accounting and administrative operations.
• Review and verify financial transactions and supporting documentation.
• Perform reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Apply established accounting checks and balances and internal control procedures.
• Identify errors, inconsistencies, and potential financial irregularities.
• Enter, update, and maintain records in customized company software.
• Prepare and maintain Excel spreadsheets and financial records, and prepare documents in Microsoft Word.
• Maintain accurate, organized, and confidential records.
• Assist with additional accounting and administrative tasks as required.

Skills

Data entry

Financial data entry

Accounting knowledge

Reconciliations

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Attention to detail

Time management

Independent work

Analytical thinking

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

About the Opportunity

Our client, a well-established company in Ottawa, is seeking an experienced Accounting Clerk for a part-time contract assignment with the possibility of extension. This is a fully on-site role in the west end of Ottawa. The ideal candidate combines strong accounting knowledge with excellent administrative and computer skills, and understands not only how to enter financial information but how to verify its accuracy, reconcile records, and follow proper accounting controls.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Perform accurate and efficient financial and administrative data entry
• Assist with daily accounting and administrative operations
• Review and verify financial transactions and supporting documentation
• Perform reconciliations and investigate discrepancies
• Apply established accounting checks and balances and internal control procedures
• Identify errors, inconsistencies, and potential financial irregularities
• Enter, update, and maintain records in customized company software
• Prepare and maintain Excel spreadsheets and financial records, and prepare documents in Microsoft Word
• Maintain accurate, organized, and confidential records
• Assist with additional accounting and administrative tasks as required

About You

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Minimum 3 years of relevant administrative and accounting experience
• Strong working knowledge of accounting principles, procedures, and financial controls
• Demonstrated understanding of checks and balances, reconciliations, and internal controls
• Experience reviewing financial transactions and identifying discrepancies
• Excellent computer proficiency, including Microsoft Excel and Word
• Strong data entry skills with exceptional accuracy
• Proven ability to quickly learn and adapt to customized software
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Professional, dependable, punctual, and adaptable

About the Job

• Contract assignment of 3 months to start, with the possibility of extension
• Part-time: 2-3 days per week, approximately 25-30 hours per week to start, with the possibility of additional hours
• Hours scheduled between 7:30 AM and 3:30 PM
• 100% on-site in Ottawa (west end)
• Pay rate: $27.00 to $28.00 per hour

LRO Staffing values fairness, confidentiality, and human judgment in every stage of our hiring process. We do not use automated or AI-driven screening tools to assess applications. Each submission is reviewed by an experienced recruiter to ensure a thoughtful and equitable evaluation of every candidate.

Thank you for your interest in this role. One of our Recruiters will be in touch with you if your profile meets the requirements for the role and the expectations of our clients. Please note that all candidates must be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.