Accountant
Introduction
Founded in 2001, Fed Finance specializes in temporary and permanent recruitment for accounting and finance professions. Our consultants are all experts and speak your language. We are committed to supporting you throughout your job search and at every stage of your career.
Mission
Hello, I'm Juliette, Recruitment and Business Development Consultant at Fed Finance, a recruitment consultancy specializing in finance and accounting jobs. I work on two types of recruitment: temporary and permanent in the Greater Montreal area.
Our team of finance experts speaks your language and works in your environment. We cover the finance, accounting and payroll professions.
I'm looking for an accoutant for a Montreal-based group:
- Interface Management & Data Validation: Import and validate subsystem interfaces (Sales Batch) across multiple banners; reconcile store sales data with applied payments.
- General Ledger Reconciliation: Reconcile key GL accounts, including cash, GST/QST (Sales Tax), accruals, receivables, prepaids, and undelivered sales.
- Month-End Close: Manage full month-end closing activities across various business banners.
- Fixed Assets Management: Oversee the Fixed Asset module, including creation of Fixed Asset IDs in the Great Plains ERP system for banner
- Bank Reconciliations: Lead accurate and timely bank reconciliations, including supporting journal entries and detailed Excel backup.
- Journal Entries: Prepare comprehensive monthly journal entries in Great Plains (prepaids, accruals, fixed assets, sales, COGS, and operating expenses).
- General Ledger Accuracy: Ensure all financial data is accurately posted to the General Ledger.
- Tax Compliance: Prepare and file GST/QST tax returns for various banners.
- Intercompany Accounting: Manage intercompany GL entries and ensure reconciliation with other banners.
- Financial Reporting Support: Contribute to the preparation of month-end and year-end financial work files.
- Audit & Verification Support: Assist in audits and verifications by Revenu Québec and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation: Reconcile balance sheet accounts; including internal control monitoring
- Revenue Recognition: Analyze and record undelivered sales for accurate financial reporting.
- Banking Operations: Execute EFT/wire transfers and other banking transactions via the bank platform.
- Shareholder Reporting: Calculate and record dividends for external shareholders.
- Intangible Asset Accounting: Analyze and record intangible assets; ensure correct amortization and balance sheet treatment.
- Payroll Accounting: Record bi-weekly payroll journal entries and perform related account reconciliations in Great Plains.
- Reporting: Generate ad hoc financial and operational reports upon request.
- Special Projects: Execute various ad hoc tasks and financial analyses as requested by management
Your profile
Your profile:
- Experience in accounting/finance in a company or group, or with experience in an accounting firm
- Fluent in Excel and ERP
- Detail-oriented, practical, team player
- Excellent communication skills
- Bilingual in French and English (in order to communicate with all pan-Canadian and US departments)
