Accountant; Promotions and Accounts Receivable

Accountant (Promotions and Accounts Receivable) – 7-month Contract

4 days in office, 1 day remote

PM Canada’s Mission is to become Canada’s Best Premium Beverage Alcohol Growth Partner. We strive to be recognized as 'Agents for Growth' focused on three core areas of People, Partnerships and Performance. We represent an enviable portfolio of leading premium spirits, wines and beer brands. We are a privately held company founded in 1979 by Peter Mielzynski Sr., and to this day, we pride ourselves on building brands and providing Service Excellence for our Suppliers, Customers & Consumers.

We are proud of our brands, our heritage, and our commitment to service excellence in everything we do.

We are responsible and accountable for our work as individuals and collectively as one team. We collaborate across all aspects of our business.

We foster a forward thinking and innovative culture that recognizes the need for innovation and continuous improvement.

We value integrity, transparency, delivering on our commitments and having constructive debate within a team working culture.

We always do the right thing for our business, for each other and our community.

We embrace our differences and work together to make us stronger.

We understand our actions today need to drive long-term success and this gives us a competitive advantage.

This position will have the goal of ensuring all accounting associated with promotional expense chargeback revenue and the associated receivables for PMA is complete accurately and in a timely manner. The role regularly liaises with suppliers and PMA marketing to ensure accounts between PMA and the supplier are reconciled and up-to-date.

• Ensure promotional chargebacks complete accurately and invoiced as per supplier contracts with timely manner;
• Prepare and post A&P related journal entries and adjustment entries
• Prepare statements for suppliers, investigate, follow-up and resolve any discrepancies identified.
• Cash Application of all incoming and outgoing payments to ensure they are applied against the relevant customer/vendor accounts and monthly bank reconciliations
• Assist in the financial oversight process and controls to ensure a clean audit
• Being Administrator for US Bank Credit Cards and Esso Gas cards with issuing new cards and resolve issues may arise
• Account Reconciliations for assigned G/L accounts.
• Collections on outstanding receivables and follow up on issues identified.
• Setting up of wire payments
• Oversee the monthly sales tax reporting process including, GST/HST, PST and QST
• Ad hoc reporting on transaction details relating to chargeback accounts.
• Other duties as required.

• Business Degree from a recognized University with a focus in accounting
• Canadian Accounting designation (or working towards one)
• 3+ years of relevant work experience in accounting
• Ability to work under pressure in a multi-tasking, high priority…