Senior Accountant

Heritage Christian Services; Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott; On-site; CAD 66,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their dynamic team. This role involves assisting with monthly and annual financial close responsibilities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of financial results. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented and highly organized, with a strong foundation in accounting principles. You will collaborate closely with senior management and contribute to the organization's mission and values. If you are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field; CPA license preferred.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly financial close and year-end audit processes.
• Prepare account reconciliations and sales tax filings.

Skills

Detail Orientation

Time Management

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA license

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Great Plains

Job description

Overview

The Senior Accountant position, reporting to Senior Accounting Manager, will assist with monthly and annual close responsibilities for the organization. Supports the delivery of accurate and timely reporting of financial results to management teams. Must be extremely detail oriented, highly organized requiring interaction with senior members of management while promoting and supporting the mission, vision, and values of Heritage Christian Services, Inc.

Pay for this position: $66,118 / yr - $78,060 / yr

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above range represents the organization's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Responsibilities

• Supports the timely completion of monthly financial close and year-end financial statement audit.
• Create monthly account journal entries as directed by the Director of Accounting and Finance.
• Preparation of monthly and quarterly account reconciliations.
• Work collaboratively with Director of Accounting and Finance to ensure financial results are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Assist with preparing all other annual reporting requirements including CFR, cost reports, and 990 filings.
• Prepare sales tax filings.
• Perform bookkeeping functions for the Foundation on a monthly basis.
• Provide support to AP and AR, as needed.
• Use independent judgement as to whether account balances are reasonable and examine accounting documents to ascertain those transactions are properly supported.
• Prepare routine and non-routine reports and summarize recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance or related experience, CPA license preferred.
• Detail oriented with excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Team player with excellent communication skills.
• Excellent Computer Skills including Excel, working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Great Plains preferred.