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Accounting clerk

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: French
  • Hours: 37.5 to 40 hours per week
  • Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
  • Accounting
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Private sector
  • Urban area

Tasks

  • Prepare general ledger
  • Prepare journal entry
  • Manage accounts receivable
  • Manage accounts payable
  • Prepare trial balance
  • Open and close books for auditors
  • Prepare bank reconciliations
  • Prepare payroll
  • Perform foreign currency exchange
  • Store, update and retrieve financial data
  • Perform clerical duties, such as maintain filing and record systems
  • Perform general office duties
  • Address customers' complaints or concerns
  • Prepare financial statements and reports
  • Prepare reports
  • Record and balance daily transactions
  • Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
  • Leverage existing natural language processing (NLP) technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to develop communication assistance features

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Sage Accounting Software
  • Quick Books
  • Electronic mail
  • Simply Accounting
  • Spreadsheet

Area of specialization

  • Accounting

Transportation/travel information

  • Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Ability to multitask
  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner
  • Versatility
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you live near the job location?

Other

  • Use of artificial intelligence

Health benefits

  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Mileage paid
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer