General Accountant (20 views)

North Vancouver
February 25, 2025

Job Requirements

Education
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Accounting
  • Finance, general

Salary

  • $37.00 hourly for 40 hours per week

 

Experience
  • 1 year to less than 2 years
Benefits
  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Other benefits

 

Work setting
  • Accounting firm
Tasks
  • Identify clients’ financial goals and objectives
  • Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
  • Plan, set up and administer accounting systems
  • Analyze clients’ financial records
  • Ensure accuracy and compliance to accounting standards, procedures and internal control
  • Prepare financial information for individuals, departments or companies
  • Develop financial plans for clients
  • Prepare reports and audit findings
  • Make recommendations concerning cash management, insurance coverage, investment planning, retirement and estate planning
  • Conduct field audits of businesses to ensure compliance with provisions of the Income Tax Act, the Canadian Business Corporations Act or other statutory requirements
  • Develop and maintain cost findings, reporting and internal control procedure
  • Prepare income tax returns from accounting records
  • Analyze financial documents and reports
  • Examine accounting records
  • Investigate possible unethical conduct or breeches of securities or commodity futures law
  • Assist in the planning and execution of financial statement audits
  • Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
Computer and technology knowledge
  • Accounting software
  • Quick Books
  • Database software
  • MS Office
  • Data analysis software
  • Internet
  • MS Excel
  • MS Windows
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Outlook
Area of specialization
  • Financial planning
  • Risk management
  • Trust and estate administration
  • External audit
  • Accounting
Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
Personal suitability
  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Reliability
  • Ability to multitask
  • Due diligence
  • Proactive

 
 
Deadline to apply: 2025-03-22