Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant
Job Number # 
15146
Employer 
StaffQuest Placement Group Inc.
Job Location(s) 
Port Alberni
Number of Positions 
1
Date Posted 
Sep 23, 2016
Apply By 
Oct 07, 2016
Schedule 
Temporary
Hours 
40 hours/week
NOC Code 
1111
Source 
Employer
Details 

Duties as a member of the Finance Team you will provide accounting and finance support services for business units within the Company’s Timberlands operations with respect to transactions, reporting requirements, financial and operational analysis, budgeting and forecasting. The Assistant Accountant will also be expected to provide coverage for the Division Accountants in their absence. This role is designed to develop both breadth and depth of business knowledge.

RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Weekly:

  • Weekly accountability reporting
  • Manning reports
  • Transaction entry review
  • VOPs

 

Monthly:

  • Journal Vouchers
  • Balance sheet account reconciliations
  • Assist with Monthly Operating Report preparation and assembly
  • Coverage for Divisional Accountant
  • Track actual vs. forecast performance on capital projects
  • Assistance with variance analysis
  • Maintain forecast templates
  • Update month-end financial statement packages
  • VOPs

 

Quarterly:

  • Boom Gear counts
  • Stores inventory counts

 

Other:

  • Assemble gate forms for maintenance capital projects
  • Support Division Accountants with tracking performance of various projects and KPIs, and optimization analysis.

 

Qualifications 

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Knowledge:

 

  • Demonstrated knowledge of full cycle accounting.
  • Experience in a financial and/or business services capacity.
  • Working knowledge of relevant business and divisional accounting processes.

Required Skills & Abilities:

  • Improvement oriented and focused on identifying business efficiencies.
  • Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
  • Well-developed communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • A good working knowledge of MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point).
  • Detail focused and strong ability to multi-task with strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines using strong problem solving skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.

Required Professional Designation/Certification:

  • Enrollment in the CPA or legacy (CA, CGA, CMA) accounting designation program, degree in business management and with work experience.

NATURE & SCOPE

Financial roles are expected to manage and maintain trial balances, reconciliations, fixed assets, prepaids and auditable business processes including required reporting for a publicly traded company to both internal and external stakeholders.

How to Apply 

 Please apply at staffquest.ca. (link below)

http://www.staffquest.ca/pages/job-postings/