Bookkeeper

Job Description

Roles and responsibilities:

· Provide full-cycle accounting and bookkeeping services, including payroll services, to various clients

· Interact directly with senior client personnel and manage weekly, monthly and annual client deliverables independently with minimal supervision

· Understand the client’s business and apply appropriate industry / business knowledge in anticipating, identifying and addressing issues relevant to the client’s business

· Preparation of annual working papers including year-end adjusting journal entries

· Assist in the preparation of Financial Statements. Preference will be given to the candidates who have worked on CaseWare software.

· Preparation HST returns, WSIB, Annual T4/T5 returns, T1 returns etc. Preference will be given to the candidates who can prepare corporate tax return (T2) as well.

· Foster an efficient and team-focused environment

Requirements:

Graduate of an accounting/business degree program or obtained recognized professional bookkeeping certification

· 2-4 years of recent public accounting experience

· Demonstrable knowledge of GAAP based general ledger accounting, compilation engagements.

· Ability to prepare T1, HST and WSIB returns. Ability to prepare T2 would be an added asset.

· Proficiency in accounting and tax softwares, particularly Quickbooks Desktop and Online

· Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel

· Ability to adapt to changing technology with interest in learning about new applications

· Self-starter with strong attention to detail

· Dependable, organized and ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deliver in deadline-driven environment

· Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills to liaise with clients and team members