BOOKKEEPER JOB

Job summary

Record and reconcile financial transactions, maintain the general ledger and subsidiary accounts, process weekly payroll, and generate invoices. Prepare trial balances and financial reports, monitor cash flow, and maintain tax-compliance records while meeting applicable legal requirements.

Job details

Bookkeeper Job Temporary worker for 9 months in Nova Scotia with experience in bookkeeper to join their team. Overview Responsibilities Qualifications Skills Overview Ensure that all bills are paid on time, comply with CRA payment requirement, transactions are recorded correctly and complete weekly payroll and taxes. Responsible for recording daily financial transactions, updating a general ledger and preparing trial balances. Maintain and file requisite documents for taxation compliance. Monitor cash flow and produce financial reports. Responsibilities Maintaining records of financial transactions by posting and reconciling Complete weekly payroll runs Generate invoices Maintaining subsidiary accounts by posting, verifying and allocating transactions Reconciling entries to balance subsidiary accounts Maintaining a balanced general ledger Preparing a trial balance for the accountants Preparing financial reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing accounting for information Ensuring compliance with federal, provincial and municipal legal requirements Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related discipline CPA is desirable Previous bookkeeping experience preferred Experience working in a fast-paced environment Skills Basic accounting knowledge Expertise in Microsoft Excel or any other spreadsheet Data entry Deep understanding of accounting principles Confidentiality Attention to detail

What you’ll do

Record and reconcile financial transactions, maintain the general ledger and subsidiary accounts, process weekly payroll, and generate invoices. Prepare trial balances and financial reports, monitor cash flow, and maintain tax-compliance records while meeting applicable legal requirements.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline is listed, and a CPA designation is desirable. Previous bookkeeping experience is preferred; candidates should have basic accounting knowledge, spreadsheet expertise, data-entry ability, confidentiality, and attention to detail.

Listed skills

• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Basic Accounting
• Microsoft Excel
• Spreadsheet Software
• Data Entry
• Accounting Principles
• Confidentiality
• Attention To Detail
• Payroll Processing
• Financial Recordkeeping
• Account Reconciliation
• Invoice Generation
• Financial Reporting
• Tax Compliance
• Cash Flow Monitoring

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting