Accounting Clerk

at  Safari Niagara

SUMMARY

The Accounting Clerk is responsible for assisting with the company’s financial plans and policies, it’s accounting practices, the conduct of it’s relationships with lending institutions and the financial community, the maintenance of its fiscal records, and the preparation of financial reports including monthly bank reconciliations. This position involves general accounting, property accounting, internal auditing, cost accounting, and budgetary controls.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum college diploma in accounting, finance or related field required.
• Experience in accounting an asset.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• General understanding of computerized accounting systems.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Word, Sage and Excel.
• Accuracy and attention to detail while working under tight deadlines.
• Assertive, comfortable communicating with various types of individuals.
• Good interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Billing experience is an asset.
• Good team player.
• Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with corporate departments and key business partners.
• Ability to follow through and complete overlapping projects.
• Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills.
• Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.
• High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts.
• Ability to interpret and implement company policies and procedures.
• Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills.
• Effective communication skills with individuals at all levels of the organization.

• Maintenance of books of account (including but not limited to preparing checks, coding and posting invoices, preparing deposits, journal entries, reconciliations, petty cash).
• Issuing of checks / payment of invoices.
• Assists with the preparation of monthly / quarterly financial statements.
• Liaise with project staff and support them in book-keeping needs related to their program areas.
• Accounts receivable.
• Supports an internal system of handling funds.
• Maintain year-end working papers and spreadsheets, and assist with preparation for any audits or independent reviews with support from the Director and Senior Accountant.
• Complete monthly reconciliation for all accounts (bank and brokerage accounts).
• Exert care and control over assets and records and establish procedures for safeguarding, including security and computer backup (copy virus checked and stored off-site).
• Assist in maintaining policy and procedure documentation for complex financial and accounting issues.
• Provide technical support (including software updates, trouble-shooting and back-ups).
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory changes and impacts on the organization’s books of account.
• Maintain an accurate and complete trail of supporting documentation for all financial and bookkeeping activities.
• Maintain up-to-date, complete and systematic filing system to support bookkeeping and financial records.
• Provide forensic accounting services as necessary.
• Assists with tax planning and compliance with Federal, Provincial and local corporate, payroll, and other applicable taxes.
• Assists with effective financial controls for the organization.