Accounting assistant
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
- Working hours
- 37.5 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
- Accounting
- Accounting and finance
- Accounting and business/management
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Spanish; Castilian
- Private sector
- Prepare journal entry
- Prepare trial balance
- Prepare bank reconciliations
- Perform foreign currency exchange
- Store, update and retrieve financial data
- Perform clerical duties, such as maintain filing and record systems
- Perform general office duties
- Prepare financial statements and reports
- Sage Accounting Software
- Spreadsheet
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- MS Windows
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Large workload
- Attention to detail
- Accurate
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Quick learner
- Resourcefulness
- Team player
- Day
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
- Life insurance
- Free parking available
- On-site amenities
- Travel insurance
- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- 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.)
- 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.)
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare journal entries, trial balances, bank reconciliations, and financial statements and reports. Maintain and retrieve financial data and records, perform foreign currency exchange, and handle clerical and general office duties.
Requirements
The posting specifies college or CEGEP education and 7 months to less than 1 year of experience in accounting, accounting and finance, or accounting and business/management. Candidates should be accurate, organized, reliable, quick to learn, resourceful, and able to communicate well and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
Skills
- Journal Entries
- Trial Balance Preparation
- Bank Reconciliations
- Foreign Currency Exchange
- Financial Data Management
- Recordkeeping
- General Office Duties
- Financial Statements
- Financial Reporting
- Sage Accounting Software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Windows
- Attention to Detail
- Oral Communication
- Teamwork
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Health Care Plan
- Paramedical Services Coverage
- Vision Care Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Free Parking
- On-Site Amenities
- Travel Insurance
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Administrative
- Energy
Keywords
- Accounting
- Accounting And Finance
- Accounting And Business Management
- Journal Entries
- Trial Balance
- Bank Reconciliations
- Foreign Currency Exchange
- Financial Data
- Recordkeeping
- Financial Statements
- Financial Reports
- Sage Accounting Software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Windows
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Spanish
- Fast-Paced Environment
- Tight Deadlines
- Attention To Detail
- Ottawa
- Oil And Gas