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Sporting Life

Sporting Life is a leading, iconic Canadian sports lifestyle retailer. Since 1979, we've been committed to providing our customers and their families with the best possible experience—and we are continuously working to improve it every day. We offer the best in outdoor apparel and fashion, footwear, equipment and accessories for men, women and kids. The mix of sport and fashion is what makes us unique.

YOU live for the great Canadian outdoors and take pride in living the Sporting Life. You relish in the exhilarating experience of skiing, snowboarding, cycling, running, tennis, hiking and camping and want to inspire our customers to do the same. You believe in the spirit of team, adapting to the ever-changing retail environment, being part of constant innovation and working alongside the best leaders, associates and vendors in the business. We are looking for those who live what we sell every day and who celebrate the love of sport and an active way of living.

Job Type: General Accountant

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, assists in the administration of the Accounting team to ensure that Sporting Life standards are achieved with each transaction.

Your Responsibilities:

• Management of reconciling returns from stores to vendors.
• Responsible for weekly reports to management regarding receivables, commitments and gift cards.
• Research and respond to questions/issues related to billings as appropriate.
• Prepare Key Performance Indicators as applicable to be shared with management.
• Maintain accurate billing records for assigned area (corporate sales, gift card sales, vendor marketing programs, volume rebates, co-op, rental income, etc.) to bill corporate customers and vendors, reconcile assigned billings and related account receivables, etc. Co-ordinate payments in an accurate and timely manner.
• Daily cash application.
• Oversee invoicing and collections of all intercompany transactions.
• Support year end audit.
• Support the monthly forecast and annual budget process for areas responsible.
• Prepare monthly journal entries, reconciliations and supporting working papers for areas responsible, such as, trade receivables, vendor support, customer service transactions, gift card transactions, fixed assets, prepaids. etc.
• Prepare related reports to include, vendor billings, payments received, outstanding payments, total vendor purchases/program rebates, etc. to provide to department management.
• Reconcile assigned billings and related accounts receivables according to contracts to ensure compliance, follow up with vendors, corporate customers and management as necessary.
• The processing and management of gift cards.
• Oversee management of our employee reimbursement system.
• Sets up customer accounts and responsible for updating AR module as required.
• Perform timely variance analysis of actual to plan, prior year and forecast for areas responsible.

What You Offer:

• 2-3 years of basic accounting and analytical experience.
• Accounting degree
• Proficient computer skills required (Excel).
• Ability to multitask and deal with conflicting priorities.
• Strong verbal communication skills (verbal and written).
• Preferred experience in D365
• Positive, outgoing attitude with genuine customer service orientation.

Who You Are

• You live for the great Canadian Outdoors.
• You believe in the spirit of team, joining leaders, being part of constant innovation and working alongside the best staff and vendors in the business.
• The mix of fashion and sport is what makes us unique.
• You live for Skiing, Snowboarding, Cycling, Running and Tennis.

What We Provide

• Competitive compensation
• Professional growth and development
• Access to the best brands and vendors including training and learning opportunities
• Amazing employee discount (cost + 10%)
• Flexible schedules

Sporting Life is #unlikeanystoreintheworld

Sporting Life Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, please advise the Sporting Life Human Resources team of any accommodations required to ensure fair and equitable access through the recruitment and selection process.