Junior Accountant Jobs

Are you a Junior Accountant looking for an exciting opportunity in the construction industry? Look no further! Our company is an established Residential High-Rise Construction Developer and Property Manager with a proven track record of successful projects in Ontario. We have a number of ongoing and future projects and are seeking a motivated Junior Accountant to join our Construction Accounting team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for assisting with day-to-day functions and reporting, ensuring accurate and timely financial information is available for decision-making. This is an excellent opportunity for a Junior Accountant who is eager to gain valuable experience and grow their career within a dynamic and thriving organization.

Job Duties

• Maintain historical records by filing documents.
• Review, scan, and fill trades contracts, and create Excel to track vendor BTD
• Print cheques and send them out for the second signature
• Post invoices and create back charges, performing accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
• Contact the assigned project manager or the right person for approval
• Review accounts payable and accounts receivable, and process payments
• Reconcile bank statements on a monthly basis
• Assist with vendor phone calls and emails
• Work closely with Construction Project Managers to ensure coding accuracy and compliance with budgets
• Review and record inter-company transactions
• Coordinate with the software team for proper system implementation and issue resolution
• Update and maintain project budgets, ensuring accurate data interface between systems
• Prepare project funding draws and review AP work
• Perform intercompany entries
• Prepare and process regular monthly fund transfers through EFT and cheques
• Research account transactions to identify and resolve discrepancies
• Prepare and file monthly HST return
• Record and transfer incomes and expenses, and post necessary journal entries
• Balance the general ledger by preparing a trial balance and reconciling entries
• Maintain the general ledger of accounts through daily recordkeeping, verifying, allocating, and posting transactions
• Act as the point of contact for system-related issues
• Assist with month-end and year-end processes and tasks

Qualifications:

• Continuous quality improvement process mentality
• 2 years of accounting experience preferred
• Post-Secondary Education in Finance, Accounting or Commerce required
• Experience using YARDI, QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel and other accounting-related software applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills