Bookkeeper

Position Title: Bookkeeper
Salary & Benefits: $60-70K, benefits, vacation
Position Status: Current Vacancy
Location: Orleans, East End
Work Model: Onsite

Our client has embraced the post-Covid world busier than ever. With a reputable practice in the small to mid-size businesses within the National Capital Region, our client provides a unique and exceptional service. Offering a premium bookkeeping service, centred on technology efficiencies and making lives easier for their entrepreneur clients, our client is a top notch organization, represented by a team that knows how to work hard and play hard.

With a strong hold on their client relationships, this organization rises above the others when it comes to matching service, affordability, and efficiency with effectiveness. A small but mighty team, our client provides exceptional training and development for their team and a place where employees can be heard and valued. As they have carved out a niche for themselves in Ottawa, we are looking for an Accountant who can support their diverse portfolio of clients.

Offering a stunning office in the east of Ottawa, our client is offering on site training, and flexibility once you are adjusted.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Bookkeeper to join this well-established, cloud-based accounting firm in the east end of Ottawa. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing full-cycle accounting for multiple clients, maintaining accurate financial records, preparing monthly financial reports, and supporting Senior Accountants. This role requires strong accounting knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with clients, team members, and independently.

Key Responsibilities:

Full-Cycle Accounting:

• Deliver full-cycle accounting services to multiple clients, maintaining accurate and up-to-date books and records.
• Code and post invoices, record deposits and journal entries, complete reconciliations, and manage petty cash.
• Oversee invoice payments and cheque issuance.
• Manage accounts receivable and support all payroll functions.
• Maintain a complete, current, and organized filing system for bookkeeping and financial records.

Financial Reports:

• Prepare and provide monthly financial reports to clients.
• Maintain clients’ fiscal records through the preparation of financial reports.
• Document work clearly and accurately to support review by a partner or manager.

Team Support:

• Support Senior Accountants in delivering accounting services.
• Collaborate with team members and follow company policies and procedures.
• Identify accounting issues and apply sound judgment, analysis, and problem-solving skills to resolve them.

Client Management:

• Communicate clearly and confidently with clients, providing responsive and professional service.
• Manage multiple clients’ accounting needs while balancing shifting priorities and tight deadlines.
• Follow through on client tasks and complete overlapping projects accurately and on time.

The ideal candidate is an energetic, competent, and passionate bookkeeper with an entrepreneurial attitude who enjoys working in a collaborative, client-focused environment. Working on-site at our Orleans, Ontario office, the candidate should have accounting experience and a strong understanding of computerized accounting systems. Excellent working knowledge of Quick Books Online, Microsoft Office, and Excel is essential, along with strong computer and cloud computing skills.

Attention to detail and high accuracy are critical in this role, as is the ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple clients effectively. Strong follow-through is a must, and the candidate should be a logical thinker with excellent problem-solving, organizational, and time management…