Junior Accountant

Summary

This role reports to a Finance Manager and supports our Operations Finance team of over 20 finance professionals. It is a team-oriented and collaborative organization of dedicated financial professionals providing accounting and reporting, business analysis and full-cycle accounting services to multiple operating divisions of Metro Supply Chain Group. 

As a valued member of our Finance team, you have the opportunity to progress into more senior positions, all while building your skills with the organization. We offer a competitive benefit and salary package, and continuous training and development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Involve in month end activities including preparing prepaid, accrual entries, arrange monthly billing, perform balance sheet reconciliation 
• Analyze and prepare financial reporting information required by various stakeholders in a timely/regularly basis
• Responsible for payroll postings, validation and payroll accruals
• Provide insight and explanation of financial information to various stakeholders as required including understanding variances of budgets vs actuals
• Analyze existing accounting processes. Evaluate and identify entities’ routine and non-routine transactions and provide recommendations for process improvement
• Analyze various functional groups to create, settle, and close internal orders, execute monthly assign labor charges, and maintain internal controls
• Explain and prepare monthly, quarterly and year end reviews, compiling and analyzing financial results and preparation of financial statements
• Analyze accounting information required by using accounting software (Great Plains and Management Reporter). Recommend improvements to existing reporting systems to meet information and control requirements 
• Prepare information inputs for company budget and forecast in VENA system.
• Preparation of expense allocation and financial communication to stakeholders
• Responsible for monthly and year end audit preparation/review via compiling financial results
• Ad-hoc duties as required by Finance/Operational stakeholders

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• CPA designation in progress

Specific experience and skills

• At least 2-3 years of accounting experience
• Exposure to accounting software (Great Plains, Management Reporter, VENA, preferred but not required)
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office, Excel
• Extensive knowledge of Canadian GAAP

Qu’est-ce que vous y gagnez:

• travailler dans un environnement où la sécurité est notre priorité majeure
• l'occasion de faire carrière dans une entreprise en pleine croissance
• une couverture sanitaire, des soins dentaires et ophtalmologiques fournis par l'entreprise pour vous, ainsi que votre famille
• une assurance vie, une assurance invalidité
• des programmes de bien-être pour votre bien-être et celui de votre famille
• programme d'épargne-retraite
• événements sociaux, journées d'appréciation des employés et bénévolat communautaire ;
• indemnité pour les vêtements de l'équipe de l'entreprise

Nous nous engageons à créer et à favoriser un cadre de travail diversifié où les personnes se sentent incluses et valorisées. Nous encourageons également les candidatures de toutes les personnes ayant le profil recherché.

En cas de besoin de mesures d'adaptation en raison d'une capacité ou d'un besoin particulier à un stade quelconque du processus de recrutement, veuillez contacter un membre de notre équipe des ressources humaines.