Who are we?
Dynamic Connections is a leading North American third-party logistics company that provides integrated solutions for our customers. Dynamic Connection creates, sells and executes intelligent logistics solutions that provide peace of mind and seamless movement of our customer's products. Our consistent service and communication make us an extension of our customers, and provides them with a seamless, stress-free transportation experience.
At Dynamic Connections, we treat our employees like we treat our customers – with honesty, integrity, and respect. We enjoy working together and making sure everyday counts. We love doing team building activities like, paint nights, axe throwing, intramural sports, potlucks and more. We have a positive, transparent, and entrepreneurial culture. Your success is our success.
What are we looking for?
We are searching for an ambitious Accounting Coordinator to join our lean but mighty Finance team. This is a newly created role that will report to our Accounting Specialist. This role is unique since you will have time to work closely with your manager, and then you will take on some of their duties while they are on parental leave, starting in October. Ideally, this role will start in early August and have a two-month training periodbefore the leave.
This role will oversee a variety of initiatives like invoicing, payments, bank deposits and reconciliations, as well as general finance and clerical duties along with day-to-daytroubleshooting. Your primary responsibility will be Accounts Receivable; with a focus on keeping our customer accountscurrent. Our business excels at communication, so you must be comfortable reaching out and speaking to clients and customersby both phone and email. Day to day, you will communicatewith vendors about outstanding items, discrepancies and missing documents. Additionally, your duties will include generating weekly payments, reconciling vendor statements, and credit cards.
You will work with our team to maintain up to date Accounts Payable records across all our systems. Our Finance Team is located at HQ in addition to two remote team members (Virtual Assistants) who you will work with very closely. You will join a highly competent team and be exposed to various senioritiesfrom who you will learn…a lot!
To be successful in this role, you bring:
- Exceptional attention to detail. This is your most important quality; you catch errors and discrepancies…better yet, you find them before they become mistakes!
- You have sound judgement, you can find discrepancies and catch anything problematic, making sure that work is done correctly (the first time) is essential.
- You have strong communication skills and a collaborative attitude; this is a cross-functional role that deals with all our teams, but especially our Solutions (operations team) on a day-to-day basis. Understanding their requirements and delivering against them are key.
- You bring 1-2 years of experience and have honed good practices, but you are ready to dive in and take on more responsibility.
- Our business is very fast moving, and our team is responsive and readily adapts to new challenges. You are adaptable but a sharp study who can thrive in a culture of change but applies their learnings and experience as we grow.
Bonus Points:
- You have used some previous accounting software and understand the functionality of this type of tool.
- You are an ideal candidate if you have some freight experience and can readily apply your knowledge to our business!
Our pledge to you and what we offer:
- This is a full-time permanent position working with our Dynamic ‘Green Team' in our vibrant, and brightBurlington office. You'll work in our office four days a week collaborating with our team.
- We offer a competitive benefits package; you will receive a company paid laptop computer and the latest iPhone along with a company paid phone plan.
- We believe deeply in your success. We offer professional development courses and the opportunity to develop your career with Dynamic Connections. We are committed to your professional growth and strive to promote from within.
- We are backed by a private equity firm, Shore Capital; this offers deep stability and support. We regularly access training, knowledge sharing and resources to ensure you are operating at the peak of your game. Shore provides training and development as well as regular events.
- Our culture is a vibrant one; we host regular team building events, have monthly team lunches and believe in rewarding and incentivising our team fully for their ongoing commitment. We honour our team through prizes, perks and regular raffles and events. You can check out our blog for our latest team events and to learn more about our team here:
http://www.dynamicconnections.com/blog/
We believe that diverse teams perform better and that fostering an inclusive work environment is a key part of growing a successful team. We welcome people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to working with applicants requesting accommodation at any