Intermediate Accountant

Sault Ste. Marie

Accounting, Office & Administration

POSTED: 4 days ago

Norpro Security Ltd.

16116

December 27, 2024

Working conditions:
Work will be in an office environment 40 hours per week and may periodically require travel off site.

Physical requirements:
Requires ability to work at an office desk in a normal environment.

Duties and responsibilities

Department Leadership
Lead, plan, review and participate in the work of staff responsible for performing a variety of accounting and financial office support duties.
Train and manage staff in the finance and administration area.
Verify the work of assigned employees for accuracy, proper work methods, techniques, and compliance with applicable standards and specifications.

Monthly reporting and reconciliations
Reconcile corporate credit cards, and employee reimbursement accounts.
Monthly government reconciliations, reporting and remittances - HST, WSIB, etc.
Monthly RRSP, Union Dues and other required remittances.
Oversee monthly billing out of TrackTik to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Monthly review of invoices for completeness and accuracy
Prepare monthly accruals and prepaid drawdowns for reporting
Oversight and review of payroll alongside the CFO by performing spot checks, reviewing exceptions, overall totals, and other payment items to ensure they are accurate and follow Company policies and procedures.
Record monthly vehicle loan and lease payments, manage debt schedules
Prepare monthly revenue reconciliations

Administration
Review purchases and sales entered through auto entry and publish to our records.
Record upcoming contract hours scheduled for operations, and review at end of month to verify vacant hours/shifts
Implement and review processes and controls.
Deposit cheques
Participate in weekly fleet meetings to understand the required departmental and project allocations of vehicle leases, fuel, and maintenance costs.
Review new and existing Tracktik contracts for accuracy
Review payroll employee data for accuracy and verify if updates in systems are required.
Maintain records of customer contract rates
Review and approval of purchase requisitions and POs.
Perform regular Sage backups and data consistency verifications.
Guide continuous improvement processes.
Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field or a combination of education and experience.
Minimum of 3 years of finance and accounting experience
Strong knowledge of Sage accounting software.
Experience in Payroll processing software. Experience in Payworks and asset.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Competencies
Adaptable: Adapts well to changes in assignments and priorities; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; approaches change positively and adjusts behaviors accordingly.
Leadership: has strong ethical and moral standards and provides clear direction to clients, partners and senior management team. Has the ability to influence opinions and creates new ideas and approaches. Provides clear goals and objectives and is open to change.
Communication: Clearly conveys and receives information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the listener, helps them understand and retain the message, and invites response and feedback. Keeps others informed as appropriate. Demonstrates good written, oral, and listening skills.
Formal Presentation Skills: Effectively presents ideas, information and materials to individuals and groups. Effectively prepares and provides structured delivery; facilitates meetings in a structured manner, can facilitate and coordinate group process.
Strategic Focus : Understands how an organization must change in light of internal andexternal trends and influences; keeps the big, long range picture in mind; builds a shared long-range organizational vision with others. Committed to course of action to achieve long- range goals and influences others to translate vision into action.