Junior Accountant

The Junior Accountant supports the day-to-day accounting and financial operations of the company, helping ensure financial transactions are accurately recorded, reconciliations are completed, and financial records are maintained in a timely manner.

This role is responsible for a wide range of accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury, payroll, general accounting and month-end activities. The successful candidate is organized, detail-oriented, curious and eager to develop their accounting knowledge while contributing to an efficient and well-functioning finance team.

This is a full-time remote position, and candidates must be already located in Canada with legal working eligibility. Preference will be given to those based in the Greater Vancouver or Vancouver Island regions.
What You'll Do

Accounts payable management - including processing bills, weekly payment runs, communication with vendors

Accounts receivable management - including invoicing customers, monitoring collections, and communication with customers and internal account managers

Cash management - including daily updates and management

Processing expense reports, following up on reports awaiting approvals, credit card transactions, and reconciliations

Maintaining and reconciling working papers and schedules

Preparing journal entries, including import files

Internal monthly reporting duties

Preparing and filing regulatory filings such as GST, PST, and WCB

Preparing and processing payroll

Preparation of year-end working papers and support audit requests

Identify and recommend opportunities to improve accounting processes and efficiencies

Provide support on adhoc projects

What You Bring

A driver and a self­-starter who is able to work independently with a great attention to detail.

Strong ownership of work, and follow-through

Genuinely cares about making a difference and impact on the team

2+ years of experience in an industry position working in a similar role and capacity

A quick learner that is keen to expand their role

Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Finance/Accounting or related discipline preferred

Previous experience with accounting software required, experience with Xero and Expensify would be an asset

Canadian payroll experience would be great

Working knowledge of full cycle accounting

Strong Google Sheets skills required for this role (including lookups, pivot tables, etc.)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Willingness to learn, improve and adapt as the company will continuously re­-evaluate and add new processes to support its rapid growth

Strong team player with a desire to be part of a collaborative team environment

Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

Good communication and problem-solving abilities

Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines

Originally posted on Himalayas