accounting bookkeeper

Tasks

• Calculate and prepare cheques for payroll
• Calculate fixed assets and depreciation
• Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
• Maintain general ledgers and financial statements
• Post journal entries
• Prepare other statistical, financial and accounting reports
• Prepare tax returns
• Prepare trial balance of books
• Reconcile accounts
• Prepare budgets and payrolls
• Negotiate with clients for catering or use of facilities
• Create and submit estimate reports, quote sheets and bids forms
• Estimate costs and materials
• Maintain sales records for inventory control

Computer and technology knowledge

• Accounting software
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• Quick Books
• Simply Accounting
• MS Office
• Spreadsheet

Area of work experience

• Business administration / management

Area of specialization

• Accounting

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example : ramps, elevators, etc.)

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)

Support for youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities