Job Overview:
Performs multiple diverse and complex accounting and financial administrative duties for a department or unit. Typically works with multiple sources of funding. Works independently with minimal supervision in selecting and applying established procedures appropriately. Updates company managers/ CEO on the status of projects and collections. Coordinates several areas of fiscal activity including providing training, and assisting in scheduling and distributing work of others including co-employees, new, and temporary employees. This covers both OptimizeX and PrimeView.
Duties
- Prepares budget for the department, oversees accounts, monitors balances, and reconciles accounts;
- Reviews financial data providing research and data analysis to present for use in planning and decision-making;
- Prepares complex financial reports that may require selection, preparation, and interpretation of data using a complex data query tool;
- Manages accounting and record-keeping systems, and establishes procedures for tracking and reporting, including recommending remedial measures;
- May process or assist with processing payments of all vendors’ invoices, and individual reimbursements, and researches accounting discrepancies;
- May prepare various payroll documents including monthly, semi-monthly, and weekly casual payroll;
- Keep abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation.
- Serves as a resource to the Accounting department and across the region for sharing learnings and specialty expertise with accounting practices.
- Able to identify, suggest, and/or recommend to Management new tools, equipment, strategy and the like that can ensure successful sustainability for the company and at the same time serve as cost-cutting measures to conserve resources.
- Presents himself or has the initiative to update himself with the latest trends, laws, and updates (especially coming from the government and its branches/subsidiaries), and effectively shares the same with the Management for adoption, especially when it concerns the best interests of the company and the employees at the same time.
- Contributes to other unit goals as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Quickbooks Online
- Microsoft Office
- Commercial and business awareness
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Analytical approach to work
- High numeracy and sound technical skills
- Problem-solving skills and initiative
- Negotiation skills and the ability to influence others
- Strong attention to detail and an investigative nature
- Good time management skills and the ability to prioritize
- The ability to work as part of a team and to build strong working relationships
- The capacity to make quick but rational decisions
- The potential to lead and motivate others
- Hood IT/Computer skills.
- The ideal candidate must possess at least 5 of the following:
- Initiative
- Positive self-confidence
- Strong organizational skills
- Proactive and open to change
- Commercial awareness
- Adaptability about the latest trends in the market
- Highly creative
- Good team working skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Numerical skills
- Computer literacy
- Internet savvy
