General Accountant

at  Quark Expeditions

SUMMARY:

Quark Expeditions is the leading polar expedition travel company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. We operate cruises to Antarctica and Arctic regions (Greenland, North Canada, Svalbard) on board of 3 modern polar expedition ships – Ultramarine, Ocean Explorer, and World Explorer. Since 1991, Quark has been establishing a tradition of firsts in polar travel: as the first to transit the Northeast Passage with adventure travellers; the first to take travellers to the far side of Antarctica; and the first to circumnavigate the Antarctic continent with guests. Quark Expeditions is part of Travelopia, the world’s leading experiential travel business, owned by KKR.

• Perform month-end duties including but not limited to the monthly balance sheet reconciliations and month-end journal entries covering prepaids and related expenses, fixed assets and related amortizations and general accruals.
• Prepare JEs for monthly revenues, such Voyage Revenues and other auxiliary revenues.
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register.
• Partner with Marketing, Administrative and General Overhead department leaders in monthly activities, ensuring accruals are complete and accurate and reconciled.
• Prepare VAT/HST/GST calculations as necessary and prepare filings.
• Prepare commission calculations (3rd party agents) from monthly production reports and prepare invoices for payment.
• Post transactions, general journals, accruals, and other accounting transactions as needed.
• Track activities in our China branch and prepare monthly entries and bank entries.
• Participate and partner in financial systems implementations (SAP, Blackline, banking, Concur).
• Complete various statutory filings and other industry filing requirements.
• Provide general assistance to management, staff and vendors as requested.
• Work closely with Travelopia Group monthly and Annual Reporting requirements, and completing schedules or reporting as needed.
• Participate to identify and implement process improvements and cost savings initiatives.
• Adhere to our internal Travelopia financial controls framework.
• Ensure the monthly and annual Compliance reporting activities to Customers, Banks and Government agencies are performed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Support budget and forecasting activities.