The Staff Accountant is responsible for the preparation and management of certain client invoicing, tracking payments, and ensuring accuracy across multiple revenue streams. This role acts as a liaison between client accounting contacts and VERB's internal departments. Additionally, the Staff Accountant is responsible for

What You Will Do

• Accounts receivable and client billing, including the set up of new clients in Quickbooks, receiving statements of work, updating billing master sheet, and working with other team members to ensure client billings are invoiced accurately and in a timely manner
• Meet with department heads or the leadership team to ensure all revenue streams for clients are invoiced and that any and all changes in revenue streams on a per client basis are updated in the billing master sheet
• Ensure billing processes are followed throughout the organization, including assistance and communication with other teams regarding billing for client special events
• Utilize client-provided software platforms such as SAP Ariba and BILL.com to manage procurement activities and invoice processes
• Act as the liaison between VERB's internal teams and the client's accounting and/or marketing team to ensure all invoicing and/or budgeting items are appropriately invoiced and all billing issues are resolved – requiring the ability to communicate with all levels of management and non-management persons on an ad-hoc basis
• Assist with financial reporting at the client level on an as needed basis, i.e., providing year-to-date billing total by revenue stream to assist the Client Services team with client budget management
• Assist with financial reporting on both special projects as required, and at the corporate internal reporting level
• Collaborate and provide support to Accounting and other teams in regards to client billings, sharing best practices and assist with other financial inquiries as needed
• Prepare periodic account reconciliations and other internal financial reporting
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline invoicing, payment collection, and internal financial reporting.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years years of relevant experience
• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience in business administration with a focus in accounting
• Strong computer skills, with high proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Expert understanding of accounting and recognition of revenue
• Comfortable speaking to and assisting c-suite level executives
• Ability to have difficult conversations and work with internal and external stakeholders to find solutions to problems
• Excellent critical thinking skills with the ability to ask questions as required
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with conflicting deadlines
• Capable of working independently and within a team environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Highly organized with the ability to function in a fast-paced business environment
• Understanding of SAP Aribia, BILL.com and Quickbooks Online is considered an asset

Benefits

Our benefits are anything but basic, with vacation time available on day one (not to mention an extra bonus week during the holidays), an annual travel credit (for non-work related travel), and free office snacks and drinks to keep you energized when you're around.

In addition, we offer the following and are consistently looking for new ways to enhance the benefits we offer to our team:

• 80% premium share option for Group Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision), with a health spending account to top up your claims
• A healthy living account
• Company matching RRSP program
• Top up for Parental/Pregnancy leave
• Remote and flexible work arrangements
• Transit and fitness discounts
• Recreational sports teams
• Learning and development opportunities with a multitude of resources
• Internal recognition programs