Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Category: Finance/Accounting
Salary: 50,000 - 65,000 CAD / yearly
Full-time
Seeking an experienced Accountant to complete daily reconciliations, trust accounting tasks, cash forecasting, management reporting, and process improvement opportunities.
Complete assigned Oracle General Ledger and bank account reconciliations daily and accurately, providing all supporting explanations and documentation. Balance Trust Accounting subsystems, namely Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable, to the Trust General Ledger daily.
Ensure all identified exceptions are described accurately, investigated and cleared on a timely basis with appropriate escalation to requisite parties. Complete short-term cash forecasting daily and accurately report projected cash flows to Corporate Treasury within tight deadlines, ensuring daily variances are within established tolerance levels.
Completion of a recognized post-secondary education program (Finance/Accounting). Actively enrolled in the CPA program or equivalent accounting qualification with an understanding and ability to apply SOC1 and SOX associated principles.
2 or more years progressive accounting, reconciliation, internal control experience. Related experience in a trust, segregated funds, fund accounting environment an asset. Strong PC knowledge (intermediate Excel, Microsoft Office and Access).