Intermediate Accountant Jobs

Reporting to the Controller, the Intermediate Accountant contributes to the efficient and effective operations of the accounting department. The role covers various accounting functions from accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense report tracking, GL reconciliations, payroll and statutory reporting and filings. The Intermediate Accountant also maintains the fixed asset, construction-in-process and depreciation schedules, provides additional reporting to management on major capital projects, and supports the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls.

Responsibilities:

• Processing expense reports, including ensuring appropriate coding and approvals, posting entries and payments, clearing accruals, and investigating discrepancies
• Preparing and posting payroll journal entries, including RSP, IRA, WCB, banked overtime, vacation accruals, capitalized labour and bonus accruals, for all companies. As needed, the Intermediate Accountant provides back-up support to the HR department to prepare and process payroll in Payworks, process benefits, etc.
• Updating the commitments working papers, including for leases and builder loans
• Prepare journal entry review files
• Updating the director compensation file, and ensuring quarterly payment or accrual as appropriate
• Assist with the quarterly review engagements and annual audits with external auditors, and ensure that supporting documentation provided is accurate and complete
• Preparing statement of values worksheet for insurance purposes
• Updating carbon usage and packaging expense working papers, and posting entries as required
• Preparing and posting entries to correct for miscoding including for incorrect dimensions
• Recording and reconciling miscellaneous bank charges and deposits, including matching and clearing AR for wire transfers received
• Preparing GL reconciliations each month for all companies, particularly related to prepaid expenses, employee expense reports/reimbursement, agent commissions, customer rebates, and recoverable expenses such as freight charges
• Assisting with the annual review of useful life of fixed assets, and updating working papers as required
• Perform other duties as required, including Sage X3 maintenance and testing, and backup to other members of the finance & accounting department
• Preparing and posting recurring journal entries including for accrued expenses
• Prepare GST filings, monthly and quarterly tax remittances in Canada and certain US states, monitoring payments for issues, and ensuring all payments they are remitted on time
• Periodically updating the asset retirement obligation working papers and posting entries as required
• Reviewing and verifying coding on all invoices (entered by Accounting Clerk) prior to posting in Sage X3
• Maintaining the fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules, updating and closing out the CIP files for each company, monitoring costs versus capital budget, tracking progress payments and total spend for large capital projects, and providing reports to management on same

Education/Experience:

• Enrolment in CPA program is preferred
• Experience in Sage X3 and Qlik an asset
• Experience with Payroll processing and journal entries
• University degree or equivalent preferred
• Intermediate level skills with Microsoft Excel
• At least 2 years relevant work experience

Skills:

• Effective attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize demands to meet tight deadlines
• Effective listening skills and strong written and verbal communication skills