Accounting Associate

at  Menkes

Posted In: Accounting & Finance
About The Job
The primary purpose of this role is to support the Accounting and Tax teams in various forms including assisting in providing timely management reporting and meeting compliance requirements. The incumbent will work closely under the direction of the Controller and the Senior Director, Taxation gaining exposure to a cross section of disciplines, including Construction, Property Management, Corporate and Investment entities.

Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting:
• Joint responsibility for accounting and financial reporting for a group of investment companies including updating investment continuities, shareholder registers and preparing annual financial statement packages.
• Prepare management reports, including annual budgets and forecasts for consolidated companies
• Support the audit process of the Company’s various legal entities’ annual financial
• Statements, including CAM, joint venture and consolidation statements by preparing financials and compiling audit support.
• Complete corporate bank reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Tax:
• Support the preparation of tax returns using Tax Prep, for personal and corporate entities, trusts, partnership information requests and other tax related information and returns; e.g. T5018
• Assist with CRA income tax audit requests.
• Opportunity to work on tax planning and tax research projects.

Qualifications

• Completion of an undergraduate degree with a major in Accounting is mandatory
• Completion of an Introduction to Taxation course is preferred
• Strong working knowledge of Excel required, advanced is preferred.
• High degree of comfort working with numbers and strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated time management skills and the ability to work effectively in a deadline-driven environment
• Self-motivated with a desire to learn
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• A team-player with a can-do attitude
• Previous experience or knowledge of JD Edwards is an asset

Apply
We offer a competitive compensation package and the opportunity to work with an industry leader!
To apply, please forward your resume to employment@menkes.com and in the subject line please include the name of the position and quote Ref #3043.
We thank all applicants for considering Menkes Developments Ltd. as an Employer of Choice, however only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted

• Financial Reporting:
• Joint responsibility for accounting and financial reporting for a group of investment companies including updating investment continuities, shareholder registers and preparing annual financial statement packages.
• Prepare management reports, including annual budgets and forecasts for consolidated companies
• Support the audit process of the Company’s various legal entities’ annual financial
• Statements, including CAM, joint venture and consolidation statements by preparing financials and compiling audit support.
• Complete corporate bank reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Tax:
• Support the preparation of tax returns using Tax Prep, for personal and corporate entities, trusts, partnership information requests and other tax related information and returns; e.g. T5018
• Assist with CRA income tax audit requests.
• Opportunity to work on tax planning and tax research projects