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financial officer

  • Sioux Lookout, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type
Full-time
Posting language
English
Posted

Original job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
  • Maintain general ledgers and financial statements
  • Post journal entries
  • Prepare other statistical, financial and accounting reports
  • Prepare trial balance of books
  • Reconcile accounts
  • Verify and balance transactions
  • Perform clerical duties, such as maintain filing and record systems
  • Prepare invoices and bank deposits
  • Perform data entry

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Tally ERP
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS Windows
  • MS Word
  • Quick Books
  • Simply Accounting
  • MS Office
  • Spreadsheet
  • Point of sale system

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Attention to detail
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Work under pressure

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Time management
  • Adaptability

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance

Other Benefits

  • Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
  • Free parking available
  • Other benefits
  • Wellness program

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
  • Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Support for mature workers

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
  • Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
  • Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
  • Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)
  • Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
More about this job

Responsibilities

Maintain and balance financial records and accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems, including maintaining general ledgers and reconciling transactions. Prepare journal entries, trial balances, financial and statistical reports, invoices, and bank deposits, while also performing filing and data-entry duties.

Requirements

The position requires a secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent experience and 1 to less than 7 months of experience. Candidates should be familiar with bookkeeping and accounting software, including Tally ERP, QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, and Microsoft Office, and demonstrate attention to detail, organization, communication, adaptability, and the ability to work independently under pressure.

Skills

  • Bookkeeping
  • Financial Recordkeeping
  • General Ledger Maintenance
  • Journal Entries
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Trial Balance Preparation
  • Transaction Verification
  • Invoice Preparation
  • Bank Deposits
  • Data Entry
  • Tally ERP
  • Microsoft Excel
  • QuickBooks
  • Simply Accounting
  • Point-of-Sale Systems

Benefits

  • Dental Plan
  • Disability Benefits
  • Health Care Plan
  • Paramedical Services Coverage
  • Vision Care Benefits
  • Group Insurance Benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Long-Term Care Insurance
  • Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
  • Free Parking
  • Wellness Program

Visa sponsorship

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Categories

  • Finance & Accounting
  • Administrative
  • Retail

Keywords

  • Bookkeeping
  • Financial Records
  • General Ledger
  • Financial Statements
  • Journal Entries
  • Accounting Reports
  • Trial Balance
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Transaction Verification
  • Invoices
  • Bank Deposits
  • Data Entry
  • Filing Systems
  • Tally ERP
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • QuickBooks
  • Simply Accounting
  • Microsoft Office
  • Spreadsheets
  • Point-of-Sale System
  • Financial Accounting
  • Retail Groceries

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