Bookkeeper

Job summary

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

Job details

Overview Languages English Education Other trades certificate or diploma 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 Experience and specialization Computer and technology knowledge MS Access MS Excel MS Outlook MS Windows MS Word Additional information Work conditions and physical capabilities Attention to detail Repetitive tasks Tight deadlines Personal suitability Accurate Dependability Organized Reliability Team player 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 Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities Support for newcomers and refugees Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees Support for youths Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment Support for Veterans Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans Support for Indigenous people Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people Support for mature workers Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities) Supports for visible minorities Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

What you’ll do

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

Requirements

The role requires a trades certificate or diploma and 1 to less than 2 years of experience. Candidates should be accurate, dependable, organized, reliable team players with attention to detail and knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, Windows, and Word.

Listed skills

• MS-Access · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Payroll Cheque Preparation
• Fixed Asset Calculation
• Depreciation
• Financial Recordkeeping
• Account Reconciliation
• General Ledger Maintenance
• Financial Statement Preparation
• Journal Entries
• Accounting Reports
• Tax Return Preparation
• Trial Balance Preparation
• MS Access
• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS Windows
• MS Word

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Construction