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Junior accountant

  • Education: Bachelor's degree
  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
  • Business administration and management, general
  • Accounting

Tasks

  • Identify clients' financial goals and objectives
  • Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
  • Plan, set up and administer accounting systems
  • Supervise staff
  • Analyze clients' financial records
  • Arrange training for staff
  • Ensure accuracy and compliance to accounting standards, procedures and internal control
  • Prepare financial information for individuals, departments or companies
  • Prepare financial statements and reports
  • Conduct field audits of businesses to ensure compliance with provisions of the Income Tax Act, the Canadian Business Corporations Act or other statutory requirements
  • Develop and maintain cost findings, reporting and internal control procedure
  • Prepare income tax returns from accounting records
  • Review and examine financial services and institutions to ensure compliance with governing legislation and regulation
  • Analyze financial documents and reports
  • Examine accounting records
  • Provide financial, business and tax advice
  • Assist in the planning and execution of financial statement audits
  • Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
  • Oversee payroll administration

Supervision

  • 3-4 people

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Large workload

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Adaptability
  • Proactive

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 80 hours bi-weekly