Accounting Assistant

Position

Billing and job costing

• Prepare, review, and issue accurate customer invoices daily for construction and small projects, service work, monitoring services, and other accounts.
• Review contracts, estimates, work orders, purchase orders, and supporting billing documents before issuing invoices.
• Coordinate internally to obtain missing information needed for invoicing.
• Assist with job costing by reviewing project costs, matching expenses to jobs, and tracking costs for construction and service projects.
• Maintain customer billing records and help resolve invoice discrepancies and billing inquiries.

Accounting and administration

• Assist with accounts receivable, customer accounts, payment application, and account reconciliations.
• Perform bookkeeping, including journal entries, bank reconciliations, and general ledger maintenance.
• Maintain and reconcile corporate credit cards, employee expenses, and related general ledger accounts.
• Review and reconcile accounts payable and receivable, vendor statements, and customer accounts.
• Maintain organized accounting documents and electronic records; provide accounting and administrative support to the Finance team.

Essential qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline; the posting also lists a bachelor's degree as required.
• At least three years of accounting, bookkeeping, or administrative experience; the posting specifies three years of accounting experience as required.
• Experience with accounting software; QuickBooks is identified as preferred, and two years of QuickBooks experience is also listed as preferred.
• Strong Excel knowledge and ability to work with accounting reports and large amounts of data.
• Strong computer skills, specifically Adobe Acrobat, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• High integrity and professionalism, strong organization and attention to detail, and strong verbal and written communication.
• Self-motivated with strong time management; able to work independently, prioritize, multitask, and work in a fast-paced environment.

Additional qualifications

• Construction industry experience, particularly construction billing, is a nice-to-have qualification.

Pay

• Pay is $51,000 to $59,000 per year.

Benefits and development

• Benefits include a group benefits program with 50% paid by the company, RRSP matching, and a quarterly company-performance bonus.
• Other listed benefits include casual dress, company events, life insurance, on-site parking, paid time off, and discounted corporate gym membership.
• The employer describes learning opportunities, career advancement, and potential financial support for further education and professional development.

Work location

• Work location is in person.

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