Job description
Role Overview:
Under general supervision, performs standard accounting functions such as general ledger maintenance, reconciliation, and journal entry preparation. Analyzes financial and operating data and assists in preparation of management reports and financial statements.
Responsibilities:
- Accumulate, reconcile and report on worldwide financial information, including direct responsibility for maintaining the books and records for North America.
- Review assigned balance sheet and related income statement accounts for accuracy.
- Prepare and review inter-company invoices for expenses with international subsidiaries.
- Assist in the annual conversion of accrual basis financial statements to cash basis for North American and International offices for the US consolidated tax return.
- Review and maintain the company’s prepaid expense balances.
- Prepare and deliver quarterly and annual government surveys.
- Document, analyze and assist in budgeting costs for external coaching program
- Prepare monthly journal entries for US and Toronto offices
- Prepare detailed audit schedules for interim and year-end reviews by independent auditors.
- Reconcile various cash accounts
- Record and monitor depreciation expense for worldwide offices.
- Assist in accounting for fixed asset transactions
- Assist in the analysis of internal controls for safeguarding the company’s assets.
- Draft documentation of procedures and recommendations for process improvements.
- Represent the company as a highly visible customer service representative, both internally and externally (i.e. inquiries from cost center managers, international controllers, bank personnel, staff, etc.)
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required
- 1-2 years accounting experience preferred.
- Knowledge of standard accounting principles, methods, and applications
- Ability to effectively communicate accounting information, policies, and/or procedures in a manner easily understood
- Knowledge of computer information systems used in financial and/or accounting applications
- Ability to set up and maintain financial accounts and ledgers.
- Spreadsheet software skills to quantify and illustrate routine financial reports, statements, and/or projections.
- Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control procedures.
- Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and/or projections.
