ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATOR
Part-Time, Permanent | Calgary, AB
THE ROLE:
Location: Downtown Calgary Office
Hours: 28-30 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm (flexible)
Reporting to: CFO
On behalf of our client, a family office, we are looking to fill their need for an Accounting Administrator. This is a role that is very involved in the family’s personal and corporate day to day activities and is there to support them in these endeavours.
This position offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional with strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, bookkeeping and accounting skills and administrative skills to join the team. The Accounting Administrator will be an experienced multi-tasker and have organizational proficiency. The successful candidate will enjoy the opportunity to gain unique experience and apply their knowledge base in a small, high performing team.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:
- Competitive annual salary;
- Participation in the annual discretionary incentive program;
- Health benefits program from day one of employment;
- Vacation and sick time;
- Access to other ad hoc perks (tickets to sporting events, stampede events etc.);
- Financial support for training and development; and
- Be part of a collaborative and high performing culture that genuinely takes care of their people.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable and bookkeeping tasks for 5 operating companies and ensuring financial records are up to date;
- Property/asset management;
- Manage all intercompany transfers;
- Manage GST returns;
- Payroll support;
- Assist with administrative tasks related to finance, such as filing, recordkeeping, and correspondence;
- Family support as needed, including but not limited to, managing passports and nexus cards, vehicle registration, birthday presents, one off requests, etc.;
- Act as the first point of contact for employee inquiries;
- Health care plan administration;
- Assisting with year end; and
- Ad hoc projects and other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS AND PREFERRED SKILLSET:
- Candidates must have a minimum of 3-5 years of accounting and bookkeeping experience in a professional/corporate environment;
- Must be comfortable completing administrative tasks, as requested;
- Strong MS office (word, excel) and accounting software skills, as well as other related applications;
- Strong oral and written communication, as well as proofreading skills;
- Experience with QuickBooks;
- Professionalism, strong business acumen completed by strong listening skills is essential;
- Highly organized, detail oriented, and adaptable;
- Self-motivated, pro-active, and a self-starter;
- Experience and flexibility to help coordinate personal/non-business-related items at times are a must;
- Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality regarding discussions, records, files, documents, and information;
- Ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple tasks while satisfactory meeting deadlines and desired outcomes; and
- Successful back check process for both criminal and credit.