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Accountant-controller
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Urban area
- Willing to relocate
- Construction industry
- Industrial
- Transportation, communication and utilities
Tasks
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
- Plan, set up and administer accounting systems
- Analyze clients' financial records
- Ensure accuracy and compliance to accounting standards, procedures and internal control
- Prepare financial information for individuals, departments or companies
- Prepare reports and audit findings
- Make recommendations concerning cash management, insurance coverage, investment planning, retirement and estate planning
- Prepare financial statements and reports
- Recommend improvements to accounting systems and management practices
- Develop and maintain cost findings, reporting and internal control procedure
- Analyze financial documents and reports
- Examine accounting records
- Provide financial, business and tax advice
- Assist in the planning and execution of financial statement audits
- Variance analysis
- Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
- Oversee payroll administration
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Certified General Accountants (CGA) - level 2
Computer and technology knowledge
- Automatic data processing (ADP)
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- Accounting software
- CANTAX
- Quick Books
- Caseware/Caseview
- MS Office
- Internet
- MS Excel
- MS Windows
- MS PowerPoint
- Xero
- MS Outlook
- Sage Accounting Software
Area of specialization
- Financial examination
- External audit
- Investigation
- Accounting
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
- Parking paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
- Large workload
Own tools/equipment
- Computer
- Cellular phone
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Ability to multitask
- Adaptability
- Due diligence
- Proactive
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?
Other benefits
- Free parking available