Job Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Bookkeeper to join our bookkeeping team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting and bookkeeping, with proficiency in Xero, QBO and DEXT. This role involves managing financial data, ensuring accuracy in accounts, preparing and reviewing month-end financial reports and liaising with clients as a primary contact. The Senior Bookkeeper will play a crucial role in managing the flow of data, filings and reports for a group of companies.
Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day bookkeeping for a group of businesses
- Record expenses and sales
- Perform bank and credit card account reconciliations
- Month-end review of client reports (Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss) to identify discrepancies and resolve issues
- Utilize accounting software such as QuickBooks, Sage, or Xero for daily transactions.
- Collaborate with other staff bookkeepers- to provide bookkeeping advice
- Generate financial reports for client review and decision-making.
- Prepare year-end data for external accountant of each business
Requirements
- Proven experience as a bookkeeper or in a similar accounting role.
- Experience with bookkeeping in the following industries - retail (POS/tender reconciling), construction - tracking by jobs)
- Proficiency in accounting software including QBO and Xero.
- Understanding of how to record payroll entries into accounting software.
- Experience with budgeting and account reconciliation processes.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Aptitude for learning new programs and software.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data.
- Willingness to investigate discrepancies.
- Training, Certification in Accounting is a plus but not required.
If you are passionate about numbers, have a keen eye for detail, and are looking to take your experience to a new level, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Senior Bookkeeper.
In addition to a resume, please provide a cover letter. In your letter, please tell us what you are looking for in a new employer. We would also like you to choose atleast 2 of the following topics and tell us a little about each.
1. Discuss a few ways that Balance Sheet relates to the Profit and Loss
2. What types of outs might you expect to find when you are reviewing a file at the end of the month?
3. What checks would you do before finalizing an HST calculation?
4. Explain your process of reviewing a file at the end of each month.
5. Explain the process of accruing wage expenses at the end of a fiscal year.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00-$65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Work from home
Flexible language requirement:
Schedule:
Work Location: In person
