Accounting Manager

GoRight is an innovator in the transportation maintenance industry. For over 15 years, we have provided customers with exceptional and transformative maintenance solutions. We believe that working with leading-edge technology in our shops is just as important as being innovators in all areas of our business. 
 

Working at GoRight is more than a career for our people. We are a place that lives our values and are committed to delivering exceptional results to our employees and customers. We take our values seriously and are committed to safety, quality, responsiveness, honesty, integrity, and personal initiative every day.

Reporting to the Controller, the primary responsibility of the position is for the overall management of the day-to-day and full cycle accounting functions and assisting with planning, controlling, reporting and measuring the information and assets of the company.

Duties

Financial Management

• Assist in directing and managing the company’s accounting functions, including establishing and maintaining accounting principles, practices, and procedures
• Assist in establishing and monitoring internal controls
• Timely and accurate processing of all key financial transactions
• Preparation and review of journal entries, accounts payable, accounts receivable and statutory reporting
• Periodic credit card and insurance payments. Wabash National payments
• Daily data extraction between systems (Cetaris to Business Central)
• Preparation of bank reconciliations
• Assist in facilitating foreign exchange transactions
• Review and approval of payables process including cheque signing and executing wire transfers and electronic transfers
• Oversight and support in accounts receivable collection
• Prepare and make regular bank deposits
• Ensure timely and accurate payments of all business-related taxes (income, property, HST, etc.)
• Execution and reporting of trailer business accounting
• Preparation and delivery of any routine bank reporting required with respect to lending agreements
• Analytical review of the reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts monthly, including the reconciliation of subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger
• Key contact for 3^rd party audit preparation and execution (i.e. bank, government, public audit firm, etc.)
• Lead the preparation of year-end audit working papers including assets, liabilities, revenues and expenditures
• Assist in inventory counts
• Work closely with the external audit team ensuring all necessary critical information is available to them
• Vacation coverage and other backup for accounting staff as necessary
• Lead periodic communications meetings with Finance team
• Other work as may be defined

Management of Accounting Staff

• Assist in hiring, training, mentoring and supervising accounting staff
• Coach accounting team members, including review and approval of work assignments and training requirements of the team including completion of regular performance review
• Management and prioritization of workloads

Administration

• Administer, reconcile and replenish petty cash as necessary
• Ensure the strict confidentiality and privacy of financial records as they relate to the organization and its business partners
• Ensure paperwork is detailed, accurate and timely
• Provide support to daily mail, phone and general office management as directed by the leadership
• Attend meetings and training after hours as necessary

Education and Training

• Administer, reconcile and replenish petty cash as necessary
• CPA Designation is required
• 3+ years post certification with supervisory experience

Skills and Requirements

• Ability to handle multiple, complex tasks concurrently
• Strong attention to detail with high accuracy
• Solid teamwork and collaboration skills, as well as the ability to work independently
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships with peers
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel is a requirement
• Knowledge of MS Access and Power BI an asset.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Business Central Accounting system an asset