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Accounting & Compliance Clerk

McInnes Cooper - 2 emplois

Halifax, NS | Sydney, NS | St. John's, NL | Fredericton, NB | Moncton, NB | Saint John, NB | Charlottetown, PE

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Build your accounting career in a role that offers variety, collaboration, and the chance to make a meaningful contribution each day. If you enjoy working across different areas of accounting and supporting both internal and external clients with accurate, timely work, this role offers the opportunity to make a real impact.

McInnes Cooper is seeking an Accounting & Compliance Clerk to join our team in a full-time permanent position. As part of the Finance & Accounting team, you will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day transaction processing for a variety of general accounting and billing support tasks. This position can be based in any of our seven office locations in Atlantic Canada - Halifax, Sydney, St. John's, Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John, or Charlottetown.

Responsabilités

As an Accounting & Compliance Clerk, you will be responsible to maintain all daily processing and inquiries related to:

  • Accounts Payable: processing of firm member expense reports and vendor invoices.
  • Accounts Receivable: cash receipts, incoming client calls, and preparation of third-party reports for remittances.
  • General Banking: posting cash receipts (i.e. cheques, credit cards, direct deposits).

Billing:

  • Oversee the execution of the Firm's billing process in an accurate and timely manner, including the implementation and maintenance of billing rates,
  • Facilitate quality control and audit processes,
  • Ensure billing practices and policies are adhered to, and
  • Support the Firm's e-Billing function (as necessary) by preparing, reviewing, and submitting electronic invoices through various client billing platforms, including investigating discrepancies and rejections.

Trust:

  • Monitoring of trust accounts, processing deposit requisitions, processing of investment and wiring requests for client trust funds and posting and reconciliation of client disbursements,
  • Assist with special projects on various issues as needed.

Intapp Intake:

  • Providing day-to-day support, including monitoring email inbox and Teams pages for requests,
  • Client Identification and Verification:
  • Providing day-to-day support for client identification and verification, including processing ID's for external verification through the Firm's software, YOTI.

Compliance:

  • Providing day-to-day support for compliance with trust regulations in all provinces in which the Firm operates,
  • Supporting the training of compliance within the Firm,
  • Supporting trust reporting to external parties, including dormant trust and related reporting,
  • Supporting the Firm's internal audit functions for both internal and external compliance reporting, and
  • Assisting with the Firm's annual external financial statement and trust compliance audits.
  • Assist with special projects on various issues as needed and/or perform other related duties as required.
Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess the following skill set:

  • Bachelor's Degree and/or Diploma in Finance, Accounting or Business;
  • Minimum two (2) years of related experience;
  • Ability to multi-task and accurately process high volumes of work in a fast-paced environment;
  • Proficient in data entry, Microsoft Office Suite and Excel, with exceptional attention to detail;
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • A solid knowledge of basic accounting principles and strong math skills;
  • Strong technology skills;
  • Strong ability to manage time efficiently and prioritize tasks effectively;
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with internal and external parties;
  • Experience with legal billing software (such as Elite 3E and/or Emburse Enterprise), knowledge of provincial law society trust account rules, and experience working in a professional services environment are considered assets;
  • A positive attitude and enjoy working in a collaborative team environment!

Our team members have access to:

  • Defined-benefit pension plan;
  • Firm-paid health and dental benefits;
  • Health spending account;
  • Personal spending account (wellness);
  • Commuting allowance;
  • Time for you:
    • Including vacation, personal and sick days.
  • Balancing life:
    • Flexible work options available for many team members.
  • A strong commitment to learning, mentorship, and ongoing professional development.
  • Our Team - we can't say enough about our people! You will be part of a collaborative, collegial, respectful, and caring team.
  • The ability to participate in a variety of committees including Collective Social Responsibility, Wellness, BiPOC, Pride@MC, AccessMC, Special Events and more!

McInnes Cooper is committed to building an environment that is diverse and inclusive, representative of the communities in which we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through our on-line application process.

As part of the recruitment process, MC will provide accommodation(s) to candidates with disabilities. If you require an accommodation(s) to participate in the recruitment process with us, please contact [email protected].

Site Web d'entreprise: http://www.mcinnescooper.com/

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À propos McInnes Cooper

About MC

McInnes Cooper is a solutions-driven Canadian law firm and member of Lex Mundi, the world's leading network of independent law firms. Providing strategic counsel to industry-leading clients from Canada and abroad, the firm has continued to thrive for over 160 years through its relentless focus on client success, talent engagement and innovation.

A certified Great Place to Work™, McInnes Cooper has an integrated team of over 220 lawyers and 250 professional resources and offers clients a full range of legal services across eight offices in Charlottetown, Fredericton, Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, St. John's, Sydney and Toronto.

Our People

At McInnes Cooper you will find a team that values you. We recognize that our members are key in delivering outstanding client service and we provide a collaborative, professional environment with a member focused culture. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment that values, respects and supports different perspectives, cultures and experiences.

Diversity & Inclusion

We recognize that our individual differences make us a stronger, more adaptable law firm. We embrace these differences and give all of our members the opportunity to develop their unique skills and talents.

Collective Social Responsibility

We are recognized as a leader and innovator amongst Canadian law firms in the field of Collective Social Responsibility. Our people are concerned citizens who enjoy giving back. Together, we focus on developing ongoing partnerships with community organizations that do amazing work, often despite limited resources and public awareness. As a firm, we have the ability to respond with contributions of time and monetary support, and our people give generously of their skills and effort.

Pro Bono Legal Services

Through our Pro Bono Program, we provide legal counsel to disadvantaged people and organizations that have difficulty gaining access to justice on matters of public interest.

Environmental Stewardship

Like any large organization, our operations leave a footprint on the environment. From paper use and waste production to transportation and energy consumption, we continually look for opportunities to minimize that impact.