Job Brief:

The Junior Accountant is responsible for supporting the Controller in preparing periodical financial reports and ensuring the credibility of financial information for multiple Control Tech companies.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Performs reconciliation of weekly and monthly cash accounts and payable and receivable accounts.
• Investigates of discrepancies in reconciliations, regularly communicates with payable and receivable departments.
• Administers company credit cards.
• Administers fixed asset acquisitions, disposals, and amortization postings through IFS.
• Completes monthly reconciliations of government taxes for multiple jurisdictions (Canada and USA).
• Completes daily transfers of transactions from subledgers to the general ledger.
• Completes monthly balance sheet working paper reconciliations and investigates discrepancies.
• Assists with completing month end closing of subledgers and subsequent month end activities such as accruals, allocations, and coding corrections.
• Completes necessary journal entries and postings, including maintaining and posting recurring entries, automatic posting rules, and combination rules to reduce coding errors.
• Supports Controller with general ledger transaction review and analysis.
• Supports the finance department with general administrative duties (i.e., filing, running reports, etc.) and completes general projects as required.
• Participates/complies with company safety programs & company policies.
• Other duties as required.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Degree in business, commerce, or management, with a concentration in accounting.
• Experience in a related role is considered an asset.
• Extensive knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) or related software.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail.
• Possess strong math and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of financial data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and prioritize based on deadlines.
• Ability to manage confidential information with integrity and professionalism.
• Familiarity with oil and gas service industry is an asset.