Staff Accountant, Temporary

The Staff Accountant, Temporary ensures the company receives payments for goods and services and records these transactions accordingly.  This includes verifying and posting receipts and resolving any discrepancies.  Assures effectiveness of internal controls and compliance with current international financial reporting standards (IFRS) government regulations and Bill 198/ Sarbanes-Oxley.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• General accounting process: cash, accounts receivable, fixed assets, expense reports, other general ledger activity.
• Assure proper segregation of duties and other controls are in place to secure company against impropriety.
• Monthly close and financial reporting process, including special quarterly, yearend and tax requirements.  Assure they align with IFRS requirements.
• Perform reconciliations on all general ledger accounts.
• Prepare journal entries along with other month-end closing activities.
• Assist with physical inventory counts and resulting analysis.
• Review and perform account accruals.
• Record retention for Finance, Human Resources and other areas as required.
• Annual planning and financial forecasting.  
• Pursue and implement process improvement in the department.
• Lead and/or participate in audits as assigned.
• Quality requirements and initiatives as required.
• Generate cost scenarios reports and presentations.  Content should include trend analysis with cause and suggestions for improvement.
• Generate other analysis as required for running business and supporting initiatives. 
• Comply with International Standardization Organization (ISO) standards and documentation for department.
• Other duties as assigned.

Not eligible for Relocation 

Salary Range - $22.00  - $25.00 per hour

QUALIFICATIONS:          Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Up to two (2) years equivalent accounting experience.
• Excellent math, communication, and organizational skills.
• Software/system knowledge, e.g. enterprise resource system (ERP) JDE Oracle or similar system, Microsoft Office suite, advanced level skill in Excel.
• Ability to work with business systems; directly or indirectly.
• Must be hands-on and must be able to meet deadlines for his or her responsibilities either directly or indirectly.