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bookkeeper

  • Debert, NS, Canada

Full-time

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Posting language
English
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Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

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

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Calculate and prepare cheques for payroll
  • Calculate fixed assets and depreciation
  • 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 tax returns
  • Prepare trial balance of books
  • Reconcile accounts

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Word

Area of specialization

  • Accounting

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

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

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job

Responsibilities

Prepare payroll cheques, calculate fixed assets and depreciation, and maintain financial records and accounts using manual or computerized bookkeeping systems. Maintain ledgers, post journal entries, prepare financial and accounting reports and tax returns, prepare trial balances, and reconcile accounts.

Requirements

Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 1 to less than 2 years of experience. Candidates should have accounting specialization and knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, along with the ability to work independently, attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

  • Payroll Cheque Preparation
  • Fixed Asset Accounting
  • Depreciation
  • Bookkeeping
  • Financial Recordkeeping
  • Account Reconciliation
  • General Ledger Maintenance
  • Journal Entries
  • Financial Reporting
  • Tax Return Preparation
  • Trial Balance Preparation
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

Visa sponsorship

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Categories

  • Finance & Accounting
  • Transportation

Keywords

  • Bookkeeping
  • Accounting
  • Payroll
  • Cheques
  • Fixed Assets
  • Depreciation
  • Financial Records
  • Manual Bookkeeping Systems
  • Computerized Bookkeeping Systems
  • Accounts
  • General Ledger
  • Financial Statements
  • Journal Entries
  • Accounting Reports
  • Tax Returns
  • Trial Balance
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

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