Junior Accountant

Job summary

Perform reconciliations and maintain general ledger entries and schedules, while processing accounts receivable and payable transactions and tracking recurring site expenses. Prepare customer and vendor documents, review employee expenses, and support reporting and internal and external audits.

Job details

About the Opportunity Our client, an established and growing company, is seeking a Junior Accountant to join their team. Reporting directly to senior accounting leadership, you will handle daily financial operations, reconciliations, AR/AP processing, and transactional reporting. This is a great position for a proactive accountant looking for day-to-day variety, steady mentorship, and long-term stability in a professional environment. Key Responsibilities Daily Reconciliations: Perform daily reconciliations of all bank accounts, credit cards, and intercompany balances. General Ledger & Schedules: Prepare and post daily, weekly, and monthly journal entries for standard transactions; maintain prepayment and accrual schedules and post related amortization and reversals. AR & AP Operations: Process incoming customer payments and maintain up-to-date AR ageing reports; review and reconcile vendor invoices and statements and maintain up-to-date AP ageing reports. Recurring Account Tracking: Maintain and record recurring utility/facility bills for all sites and provide administrative support for creating accounts for new sites. Transactions & Documentation: Generate and issue customer quotes, customer invoices, and vendor purchase orders as required; review employee expense reports for reimbursement. Audit & Reporting Support: Assist the Finance and Operations team in compiling data and preparing ad-hoc reports; assist in gathering documentation for internal and external audits. Qualifications & Skills Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Experience: 2–3 years experience in accounting or bookkeeping. Xero accounting software experience is a plus. Core Competencies: Detail-oriented and accurate Resourceful problem-solver with strong critical thinking skills Strong sense of ownership and end-to-end task execution

What you’ll do

Perform reconciliations and maintain general ledger entries and schedules, while processing accounts receivable and payable transactions and tracking recurring site expenses. Prepare customer and vendor documents, review employee expenses, and support reporting and internal and external audits.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and 2–3 years of accounting or bookkeeping experience are required. Candidates should be detail-oriented, accurate, resourceful problem-solvers with strong critical thinking and ownership; Xero experience is a plus.

Listed skills

• Accounts receivable · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Critical Thinking · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Bank Reconciliation
• Credit Card Reconciliation
• Intercompany Reconciliation
• Journal Entries
• General Ledger
• Prepayment Schedules
• Accrual Schedules
• Accounts Receivable
• Accounts Payable
• Invoice Processing
• Expense Report Review
• Financial Reporting
• Audit Support
• Problem-Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Attention to Detail

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting