Junior Accountant

West Coast Gifts Culture Statement :

When you work at West Coast Gifts, you will never tell your friends you work for just another company. We're a ton of fun, a little quirky, and a lot customer focused.

We push hard, we play hard, we're accountable and inclusive. We will never forget where we have come from and will always be strategic when planning where we are heading.

We look out for each other, just like family does, and we're cool and always have been....even since before it was cool.

The Company :

This a tremendous opportunity to join the largest distributor of award-winning delivery devices for the cannabis connoisseur as we build upon our established brands in Canada, and launch in the USA.

Since 2003, West Coast Gifts has provided its retail customers with the largest selection of cannabis accessories at competitive prices with speedy shipping and superior customer service.

We are the exclusive designer, manufacturer and distributor of some of the most recognized brands in the industry, including : Red Eye Glass, GEAR Premium, Cheech & Chong Glass, Grateful Dead x GEAR Premium, Creature Skateboard x GEAR Premium, Red Eye Tek, LIT™ Silicone, iRie and Retro Glass.

Continually growing and expanding, we are now looking for an exceptional Junior Accountant to support the WCG Finance Team.

The Position :

As Junior Accountant, you will be responsible for ensuring the monthly financial statements and other key periodic reports are produced timely and accurately.

In addition, the Junior Accountant has daily involvement in maintaining and safeguarding internal controls in AP and AR transactions and working very closely with the Controller and the AP & AR Specialist to ensure all time sensitive financial matters are addressed timely.

The Junior Accountant also supports ad hoc projects and initiatives to support all WCG ongoing process improvements.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Prepare and maintain monthly financial statements for review with the Finance Controller.
• Create journal entries and accrual entries to support the monthly financial reporting process
• Adhere closely to month end and year end schedules to allow timely financial reporting for the management team.
• Prepare weekly vendor payment schedules to ensure all appropriate payments are included in each payment run along with all invoices and approval documentations for the Finance Controller’s review.
• Safeguard controls in daily financial transactions by verifying all appropriate approvals and documentations are present.
• Reconcile bank accounts, credit card accounts, and other balance sheet accounts as assigned.
• Maintain AP and AR accounts to ensure periodic reporting to the management team is accurate.
• Liaise with Operations and Purchasing teams to address inventory receiving issues.
• Maintain and file transaction records such as invoices and payments records.
• Support implementations of process and procedure improvements.
• Ad hoc reporting and administrative tasks as needed.

Skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience :

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with major in Accounting, or other related fields.
• 3+ years of accounting experience in a wholesale or consumer-packaged goods industry.
• Experienced working in a fast-paced team environment.
• Knowledgeable in accounting principles and regulations.
• Solid experience working with MS office including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Experience working with ERP systems, experience with SAP B1 is an asset.
• Data entry management and reporting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Well organized and deadline-oriented.
• High attention to detail and good analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively on cross-function projects and assignments.
• Ability to work with sensitive financial information and maintain high level of information security and confidentiality.

If you think we could be a good match, apply now by sending in your resume and cover letter. We’re looking forward to meeting you!

About West Coast Gifts Inc :

West Coast Gifts is Canada’s largest designer, manufacturer and distributor of award winning glass pipes, vaporizers and smoking accessories for the cannabis connoisseur.

We offer over 7,000 products at competitive prices with speedy shipping and superior customer service. Visit our company web site to read more about our story!