Description

Robert Half is looking to hire a Staff Accountant to join the growing staff at a thriving organization. Candidate will be expected to successfully match invoices to purchase orders and/or vouchers, data entry and assist in the process of Accounts Payable (A/P) and Accounts Receivable (A/R). With a dynamic team environment, this space/office is a great place to work, and you will be offered excellent benefits and great career advancement opportunity. This permanent Staff Accountant position is located in the New Hamburg, Ontario, area.

Your responsibilities in this role

- Resolve discrepancies by examining possible sources of disagreement, recreating likely actions, and identifying the effect on other accounts; generate correction documents as required

- Assist Accounts Receivable with processing daily invoices/credit, applying cash receipts, and collecting past due balances

- Carry out other related duties and work on special projects as assigned

- Utilize a number of sources to create statements and reports

- Classify documents with the proper expenditure codes and accounting codes

- Support accounts payable: vendor invoices and disbursement filing, A/P invoice matching & filing

- Post financial information to journals and ledgers

- General accounting: help with G/L account reconciliation and month-end closing, other ad hoc projects

Requirements

- General familiarity with budget forecasting

- Intercompany accounts experience

- Solid understanding of Accounts Payable (AP)

- Demonstrated knowledge of Ad Hoc Reporting

- Practical knowledge of Full Cycle Accounting

- Expertise in Accounts Receivable (AR)

- Adeptness in Monthly Bank Reconciliation

- Experience with bank reconciliations

- Foundational knowledge in account reconciliation

- Spreadsheet and ERP system experience preferred

- Ability to multitask and attention to detail are critical

- 3+ years of accounting experience required

- Accurate, swift, data entry abilities

- AA or BS/BA in Accounting or related field preferred