accountant Canada
Job description
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE, NATIONAL OFFICE
JOB POSTING
Position: Accounting Administrative Officer
Reports to: Manager of Finance
Department: National Office - Finance
Location: Ottawa, ON / Hybrid
Status: Full Time, Term to June 2026
Summary
Reporting to the Manager of Finance, the Financial Accounting Officer is responsible for supporting the accounting team with project financial tracking, accounts payables, client invoicing, financial analysis and regular accounting duties.
Responsibilities
- Project accounting, invoicing, paying vendors, travel expenses and reconciling transactions for the programs administered by the National Office
- Preparing project tracking and cashflow reports with comparison to budget
- Reviewing and reconciling manager credit card reports
- Liaise with program managers, review account coding and budget reports
- Review financial reports submitted to clients
- Banking and reconciliation of program accounts
- Reconciliation of General Ledger accounts specific for projects
- Assisting with Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions
- Maintaining relations with National Account customers
- Preparing monthly consolidated invoices for National Account customers
- Review and follow up with Councils and clients
- Provide support for financial reporting and perform administrative tasks as required
- Familiar with procedures to claim GST, HST, and QST rebates for Charities
- Perform month end and year end duties as required
- Other duties that may be assigned from time to time
Qualifications and Experience
- Education - College Diploma in accounting, good knowledge of accounting principles
- Experience in non-profit organizations
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, advanced knowledge of Excel
- Experience with accounting software
- Bilingualism English/French is an asset
- Highly organized and ability to work unsupervised
- Work in a team environment
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail is essential
Salary range $48,000-$53,000 commensurate with experience, including insurance benefits, company pension and three weeks’ vacation. Overtime and schedule flexibility may be required depending on the work schedule.
All interested candidates should submit their application to [email protected] by June 02, 2023
St. John Ambulance is a federation of charitable organizations that operates in all provinces and territories of Canada and is affiliated internationally with the Order of St. John which conducts charitable activities in over 40 countries around the world. It is Canada’s premier first aid training organization and delivers first responder, therapy dog and other community services to Canadians through approximately 12,000 front-line volunteers.
SJA is an equal Opportunity Employer
While SJA thanks all candidates for their interest, only those candidates whose skills and experience most closely match the position requirements will be contacted and invited for interviews.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 30 months
Salary: $48,000.00-$53,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Gloucester, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 2 years (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Gloucester, ON
Application deadline: 2023-06-13
