Bradford Greenhouses, awarded Canada’s Best Managed Companies since 2018, is a long-established family owned and operated business dating back to 1961, carrying with us for sixty plus years traditional values of integrity and commitment to customer service engrained by the founder Francis Ferragine.

We are well renowned as a retail/wholesale leader and a good responsible corporate citizen in Central Ontario.

Environmentally friendly; Bradford Greenhouses capture rainwater in cisterns for plant watering, heat glass houses with natural solar heat, engage in plastic product recycling, retailer’s plastic collection/recycle program, heat recovery systems on boilers, and composting organic materials for garden soils.

Community aware Bradford Greenhouses is fortunate to provide community support through such items as the Poinsettia Program (school fundraiser), and golf tournament (Roots for Youth Foundation).

Believing that diversity brings in creativity and teamwork, we annually hire a great mix of students, retirees, regular full time, seniors, and seasonal staff who better serve our diverse community.

Bradford Greenhouses offers health/dental benefits, employee discounts, job advancement opportunities, supplemental training, wrapped in a culture of learning and empowering people to be motivated toward company goals.

In today’s modern world, it is an exciting time of change. We are blending core values to create a culture that enhances and enriches a work/life balance with the growing needs of the company. Collectively in this common ground, we can continuously improve to reap the rewards from the “Seeds of Change”.

We are GROWING! We are looking for an experienced accounting and payroll professional to join our Corporate Finance team in Barrie.

Summary:

The Accounting & Payroll Specialist is involved with general accounting including preparing journal entries, maintaining balance sheet schedules and ledgers, and account reconciliations. This individual assists with monthly closings and account analysis and supports the finance team in carrying out the responsibilities of the Finance department. This position is also responsible for the bi-weekly payroll process.

Job Duties:

Perform payroll department operations within a timely matter for multiple companies including, but not limited to, processing bi-weekly payroll using ADP Workforce Now, ADP Time and Attendance, employee activations and terminations, retroactive payments and adjustments, taxable benefits, garnishments, and ensuring compliance with company procedures and legislation.
Maintain and update employee information, such as records of employee attendance, leave and overtime to calculate pay and benefit entitlements.
Resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
Prepare and report source deductions, WSIB, EHT, group benefit remittances and RSP contributions.
Complete bank reconciliations daily
Maintain filing of documents, employee files and issue ROEs as required.
Prepare journal entries.
Assist with monthly closings.
Perform clerical duties such as maintaining filing and record systems.
Assist with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls and procedures.
QuickBooks (maintain for charity – Roots for Youth).
Stats Canada Survey.
Accounts payable backup processing duties.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (Commerce), or working towards completion (PCP designation is an asset).
A minimum of 2 years of full-cycle payroll experience in a fast-paced computerized environment.
Basic knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Experience in gathering data, compiling the proper information, and preparing financial summaries.
Able to perform account reconciliations.
Excellent teamwork and team building skills.
Basic knowledge of accounting systems, (Experience with Microsoft Navision is a plus.
Effective mindfulness and a high degree of accuracy.
Strong work ethic and positive team attitude.
Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills.
Excellent teamwork and team building skills.
Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments, key business partners, and government agencies.
Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.
Elevated level of proficiency with Microsoft Office productivity suite – Must be at intermediate level in Excel (i.e., creating and using pivot tables, v-lookup, advanced data manipulation).
Technical accounting skills.
Experience with Quick books on-line is a definite advantage.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

Casual dress
Company events
Dental care
Employee assistance program
Extended health care
On-site parking
RRSP match
Store discount

Schedule:

Day shift
Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

Bonus pay

Experience:

Payroll: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-07-03

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Accounting & Payroll Specialist