Junior Accountant

About Us:

Part-Time CFO Services is a leading financial consulting firm specializing in providing expert financial services to businesses across various industries. We partner with our clients to improve their financial health and drive success. We are currently seeking a talented Entry-Level Accountant to join our team and work full-time at our esteemed client, National Shunt.

Client Overview:

National Shunt is a renowned transportation and logistics company providing reliable and efficient services to clients nationwide. As a market leader in the industry, National Shunt values innovation, professionalism, and commitment to excellence.

Job description:

The Junior Financial Analyst position will be responsible for performing day-to-day processing of various accounting transactions as well as providing support on improvement projects and initiatives to ensure the company’s financial processes, planning, reporting, and analytics are best in class. Recent grads are welcome to apply.

Interested candidates should send resume, cover letter, and copy of academic transcript. We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

The successful candidate should:

• Have a passion for looking beyond the numbers to understand what drives business performance.
• Have strong technical ability and a desire to learn new things.
• Enjoy working as part of a team.
• Be excited at the prospect of interacting with many areas of a business, not just the finance community.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Data entry of payroll information.
• Maintain listings of accounts payable and reconcile to General Ledger.
• Data Entry of Logistics Information.
• Preparation of Weekly Invoices.
• Verify that transactions comply with internal policies.
• Create and distribute financial and operational reports.
• Respond to and address any discrepancies on contractor invoices.
• Prepare and remit source deductions and payroll tax.
• Other duties as assigned.

Management Accounting:

• Create and distribute financial and operational reports and performance metrics.
• Work with existing software and recommend changes to systems and processes to create new and improved management and financial reports to better meet the information needs of our client.

Planning Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Assist the client with preparation of annual budget and quarterly forecast updates.
• Calculate and explain variance of actuals to budget monthly.

Audit and Assurance:

• Research and understand accounting treatment of all routine transactions and review select internal policies and make recommendations for improvements.

Taxation:

• Prepare and remit source deductions, payroll tax and HST.

Other duties as assigned:

• Process review and improvement.
• Ad-hoc financial analysis.

Qualifications:

• Pursuing CPA designation or has obtained their CPA designation.
• University degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 months of experience in an entry level or intern accounting position or related field.
• High attention to detail and maintains high levels of accuracy.
• Demonstrates confidentiality concerning financial and employee files.
• Analytical decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and interpersonal) and organizational skills.
• Strong teamwork skills, with ability to work independently.
• Desire to learn.

Technical Competencies:

• Computer skills including the ability to operate computerized accounting, spreadsheet and word processing programs.
• Email / calendar management at a highly proficient level.

Travel Requirements:

• Access to vehicle necessary as regional travel will be required.

Join the Part Time CFO Services team! We work with entrepreneurs, owners, and management to improve the long-term financial health of their company, providing them with superior customer service and tangible results. We offer a work environment that is both professionally and personally fulfilling as well as a competitive compensation and benefit package.