About us
At Bay Growers, our packing and storage facilities have Controlled Atmosphere (CA) storage rooms and hi-tech packing lines. We pack all the fresh and healthy apple varieties to maintain freshness, quality and flavor.
We Are A Certified Company
We are a federally inspected plant by CFIA with a RPW (Registered Produce Warehouse) # 313, which appears on all our packaging. We also have a BRC (British Retail Consortium) Food Safety certificate # GB 84921. BRC qualifies as a GFSI 2010 (global food safety initiative) approved designation which allows Bay Growers to ship apples anywhere, to anyone in the world. BRC is only 1 of only a few designations recognized around the world. We are certified as an Organic packer and shipper certified by Pro-Cert. We also under go independent audits by individual customers on a regular basis.
Qualifications:
- Accounting, ASPE
- Experience in HR Administration labour laws, WSIB, MOL
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Effective problem solving and mediation skills
- Ability to share skills and knowledge with others
- Accounting Degree or related work experience.
- Proficient on computer with accounting programs, word, excel
Responsibilities
Accounting – (Full Cycle Accounting)
- Controls access to all accounting modules through passwords protection.
- Works with accounting staff overseeing Accounts Receivable, Accounts payable, Order Entry and Inventory Programs are completed with accepted Accounting Principles.
A/R
- · Deposits all cheques through Scan system into Bank account.
- · Prints A/R statements and analyzes collection issues and follow-up with AR Clerk
A/P
- Controls cash flow and reviews Open payables report for timely payments to vendors and miscellaneous invoices.
- Reviews P.O.’s for correct allocations and amounts.
General Ledger
- Has only editing access to general ledger. Prepares monthly journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses and determines Capital Expenditures. Completes all reconciliations for balance sheet accounts on a timely basis.
- Monthly Financial Statements
- Prepares monthly financial statements for all departments.
- Conducts all monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Reports monthly Government Remittances (HST, WSIB)
- Year-End
- Liaisons with all auditors. Reviews all account reconciliations, depreciation spreadsheets.
- Provides all documentation as necessary.
- Government Annual Reconciliations (WSIB,EHT)
- Bank:
- Provides all necessary financial statements to bank, including A/R, A/P and year end audited financial statements per letter of agreement from Bank.
- Grower Payable
- Maintains grower files once apples are received for season. Reconciles monthly.
- Invoices for all charges for storage, trucking, bin rental etc. from information provided by Storage Access program, President and General Manager.
- Reconciles all charges for MCP, and fog to accurately charge back to growers.
- Works with General Manager on monthly pricing of flumed apples for payment.
- Prepares Monthly Grower Payable Reports - Initial and Final Payments
- Completes grower payments with 45 days from flume report.
- Responsible for collection and deductions for all charges from grower cheques.
- Invoices outside storage rental of CA storage as needed.
- Invoices BG bin rental program with growers.
- Deals with growers on accounting issues.
Payroll
- Controls access to confidential payroll system
- Completes payroll on a bi-weekly basis.
- Maintains employee information, rates, vacation pay and direct deposit info.
- Reconciles all year end remittances to CRA, WSIB and EHT.
- Issues T4’s
HR Management
- Works with Managers/GM as needed with HR issues, such as terminations, hiring of all employees including management staff, performance reviews etc.
- Ensures all employee development and training issues are complete
- Helps to develop Employee relations; ensures Job Descriptions are up to date and accurate
- Monitors and helps set up Company wide committees including Health and Safety, Food safety etc. Sits in meetings as requested.
- Administration for all policies and procedures; keeping up to date with the General Manager
- Deals with MOL on HR issues
- Maintains Benefit Plan for eligible employees
- Schedules staff training, certificates.
Administrative Management
- Signing officer for company for all cheques and approved contracts
- Controls access to on-line bank accounts. Reviews accounts on a daily basis.
- Transfers funds between accounts as necessary for cash flow and interest.
- Completes on-line payments for payroll and utility payments as necessary.
- Maintains company credit cards.
- Deals with auditors to provide company information.
- Maintains shareholder lists and updates Gov’t registration documents as necessary.
- Co-ordinates in house meetings and conference calls with board members as requested.
Other
- Follow Bay Growers Purchasing Policy
- Signs and adheres to Bay Grower Confidentiality Agreement
- Attends training courses as required
- Other duties assigned within capabilities.
IF you are a dedicated professional with a passion for numbers and a keen eye for detail, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity as an Accounting Administrator.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Accounting: 5 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2024-08-30
