General Accountant 2 months

General Accountant 2 months

General Accountant 2 months

Salary

Contract

Employment Type

Contract

Location

Vaughan, ON

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Principal duties of the General Accountant 2 months :

Our client is a Canadian tool company that focuses on infrastructure and equipment. They are looking to bring on a resource for a General Accountant during a busy time. The role is in office 5 days a week in Vaughan.

Our client is seeking an experienced General Accounting Clerk for a temporary assignment of approximately 2 months to support our finance and accounting department.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and accurately record daily vendor invoices in SYSPRO, ensuring timely and accurate payment processing.
• Review and reconcile purchase orders, packing slips, pricing, and supplier invoices prior to processing Goods Received Notes (GRNs) in SYSPRO.
• Prepare and coordinate weekly accounts payable cheque runs and vendor payment schedules.
• Record and process employee expense reimbursements.
• Review and record corporate credit card transactions and related expenses.
• Manage daily accounts receivable activities, including customer invoicing and coordination with the Sales team.
• Review customs broker tariff requirements and ensure applicable tariff charges are accurately reflected on customer invoices.
• Monitor outstanding customer balances and proactively follow up on overdue accounts to support timely collections.
• Perform daily bank reconciliations in SYSPRO, ensuring all accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll transactions are accurately recorded.
• Process daily customer cheque deposits and ensure timely bank deposits.
• Prepare and record payroll journal entries for both salaried and hourly employees in SYSPRO.
• Update weekly foreign exchange (FX) rates within SYSPRO.
• Process customs broker tariff adjustments, including reversing system-generated entries between General Ledger accounts 11805 and 51112-700.
• Maintain fixed asset schedules and record associated general ledger entries.
• Prepare prepaid expense schedules and reports, ensuring appropriate expense allocations and journal entries are recorded based on invoices received.
• Manage month-end Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable cut-off procedures, ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded prior to the monthly system rollover.
• Complete the monthly SYSPRO rollover once AP and AR accounts have been reconciled.
• Prepare and maintain month-end supporting schedules and workbooks, including inventory reconciliations, inventory reporting and charts, customs tariffs, and trade show expenses.
• Assist with maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring a smooth and timely month-end closing process.

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous experience in an Accounting Clerk, Full-Cycle Bookkeeper, or similar accounting role.
• Strong working knowledge of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, bank reconciliations, general ledger entries, and month-end procedures.
• Experience with ERP accounting systems; SYSPRO experience is a must.
• Manufacturing or distribution industry experience is preferred.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial processes.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other standard accounting applications




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