This is a remote job to work at a financial consultancy firm based in Canada

Overview

We are looking for an ambitious all-round junior bookkeeper/accountant to help us provide our clients with accurate financial information about their businesses.

What you will be doing

You will manage the day-to-day bookkeeping for several of our clients, who are in a variety of industries located in British Columbia, Canada.

The daily and weekly accounting tasks will require your full attention, with an emphasis on AR, AP, and daily bank feeds. You will also provide support with client month-ends and year-end filings.

Responsibilities

• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded
• Update accounts receivable and issue invoices
• Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations
• Perform bank reconciliations
• Perform account reconciliations
• Assist in the review of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines
• Enter vendor invoices and receipts and review the expense allocation and confirm that invoices have been allocated to the correct accounts and taxes have been entered correctly
• Process payroll
• Update financial data in the relevant accounting platform to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed
• Prepare and submit weekly/monthly reports
• Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings
• Assist with other accounting projects

To succeed in this role, you will have most of the following:

• 2+ years’ experience in bookkeeping or accounting, AR/AP management, Invoicing, Billing, and setting up vendor payments
• Experienced in handling multiple clients with weekly and monthly timelines
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices (CAD GAAP)
• Experience with QBO and various online apps such as but not limited to, payment channels expense reporting, ecommerce, receipt fetching
• Experience with communication and workflow
• Experience working remotely
• Stable and reliable internet connection is required (30 Mbit minimum)
• Personal traits that will help us both succeed:
• Communication is key – the more detailed the better we will understand each other
• Super organized & structured
• Eye for detail – includes meetings, emails, and correspondence to clients and others
• Ask questions - if you are unsure
• Excited to learn new apps and processes
• Ambition to grow with a boutique public practice firm in a fast-paced, fully remote environment
• Initiative-taking thinker, bring suggestions or ideas to weekly meetings
• Take initiative and not be afraid to make mistakes
• Constructive feedback is viewed as an opportunity to gain experience, not as criticism.
• Flexible working hours – you can set your own work rhythm, with the only requirement that at least three of your standard work hours fall between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. PST

What is in it for you:

• A key role in a young and dynamic team that is changing the future of our clients
• Working with a variety of enthusiastic entrepreneurs as clients
• Working within an open, supportive, and positive team culture
• A setting where initiative is appreciated and rewarded

Benefits:

• Stat-holidays paid – Canadian stat holidays or stat holidays in your country
• 10 vacation days paid per year after 1 year of service
• Performance related bonus
• Monthly contribution to your home office costs
• Training budget and time
• Fully remote work, flexible working hours – set your own work rhythm, with the only requirement that at least three of your standard work hours fall between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. PST