Accountant

Your experience in accounting has taught you a lot and even anchored your passion for numbers. However, you feel that an important part is missing, that of working for and committing yourself to a cause. Your big heart will be more than satisfied to learn that the best of both worlds is within your reach by being an accountant for a nonprofit!

A non-profit organization, our client is dedicated to providing services to people with intellectual disabilities. Its primary mission is as simple and benevolent as offering support to them and their families. But that's not all! It also puts a lot of energy in raising public awareness and in the continuous development of their services. Being part of an initiative that puts support for these individuals at the core of its activities will fulfill you both professionally and personally.

Main tasks:

• Manage the full accounting cycle (payroll, general ledger, financial and tax reporting, etc.) and accounts payable.
• Collaborate with managers to establish annual budgets, process work-related accidents, and ensure compliance with labour policies and standards.
• Track banking transactions (checks, fund transfers, donations, financial statements, cash flow, etc.)
• Update employee files from the time of hiring to the time of departure.
• Take charge of the employees' pension plans and group insurance.
• Archive accounting and administrative files while participating in the continuous improvement of administrative services.
• Support management with grant applications, fundraising and similar projects.
• Perform other related tasks to ensure smooth operations.

If you are ready to take on new challenges, we would like to meet you!

Benefits of this position:

• Great range of fringe benefits after your first year of probation to support you in your daily life.
• 35 hours per week schedule with the weekend off for you to rest.
• The organization is within walking distance of a train station for your convenience.
• On-site parking if you have your own car.
• Possibility of tenure for your career stability.

Requirements:

• Academically, you have a college or vocational diploma in accounting, finance or any other relevant field.
• Professionally, you have between 3 and 5 years of relevant experience in a similar position.
• Linguistically, you are bilingual, both written and spoken.
• In practice, you have experience or knowledge of non-profit organizations, which is an asset that will help you in your daily work.
• In terms of IT, you are familiar with the Microsoft Dynamics GP software, which is an asset.
• Finally, you have some experience with payroll processing and are familiar with the Nethris payroll software, this is also an asset.

Ideal candidate:

• You definitely have the main quality of any accountant: you love working with numbers!
• You are a model in terms of managing several files simultaneously and managing priorities.
• Your active listening skills make you approachable; it goes without saying that empathy is a key quality for the NPO.

Salary: To be determined commensurate with experience

Schedule: Day shift, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Status: Temporary