Transactional Accountant (Temporary)
At a glance
Mid-level Accounting role at Computacenter. Ottawa · CA$70,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Help close the books each month by preparing accruals and other journal adjustments from financial reviews
- Reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts, then prepare and analyze the schedules behind them
- Prepare monthly budget comparisons for selected departments and provide backup for journal approvals
- Maintain fixed-asset records in BNA and cover related work for the Senior Accountant when needed
- Support audits, reporting requests, accounting inquiries, process documentation, and management analyses
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance and two to five years of related business experience
- Legal authorization to work in Canada
- Strong Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, and pivot tables, plus sound accounting judgment
Who this fits
This temporary, mid-level accounting role suits someone who can manage varied work independently and collaborate with colleagues. It is based in Ottawa, and working legally in Canada is required.
From the employer
This is an internal position.
About the role
The Staff Accountant position requires skills in financial accounting, reporting, audit, and compliance. This position also requires a strong accounting aptitude, ability to work independently on varied assignments, well developed interpersonal skills, and the ability to problem solve in a diverse environment of change.
Annual compensation: $70K CAD
What you'll be doing
- Assists with month-end close processes.
- Prepares accrual and adjusting journal entries (JE) as required based on financial review.
- Prepares account reconciliations for balance sheet and income statement accounts.
- Prepares and analyzes supporting schedules for reconciliations.
- Prepares monthly departmental reporting vs. budget for select functional areas.
- Provides back-up support for JE approval submitted by Treasury and other functional areas as needed.
- Maintenance of Fixed Assets in BNA (FA software) and back-up for Senior Accountant, as required.
- Provides support to the Accounting Manager, General as needed.
- Assists with internal and external reporting, as required.
- Responds to general accounting inquiries, as requested. (e.g., year-end audit requests)
- Maintains accounting department process documentation in areas of responsibility.
- Assists in developing best practice process flows in defined area of responsibility.
- Prepares ad hoc reports and analysis, as requested by management.(e.g., Corporate Controller and CFO)
- Partners with business leaders to deliver services that support company objectives and that are consistent with Winning Together values.
- Embrace and support Computacenter Fusionstorm Inc.’s mission and core values.
What you have
- Legally eligible to work in Canada.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 2-5 years related business experience in a medium to large company.
- Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage workload and perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, highly proficient in Excel.(e.g., Excel formulas, V-lookups, pivot tables)
- Solid critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Solid verbal and written communication skills.
- Professional self-starter, able to work independently, and has strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with others.
- Detail oriented and resourceful.
- Knowledge of Infor / Syteline preferred.
- Prior knowledge of NetSuite and Salesforce is a plus.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion and personal judgment.
What you can expect
There’s so much more to enjoy about being at Computacenter than just having a rewarding career. In addition to offering competitive compensation plans and long-term career opportunities, we provide an attractive mix of benefit plans to contribute to your good health, future financial security, and peace of mind.
About us
Computacenter is a leading independent technology partner, trusted by large corporate and public sector organizations. We help our world-renowned customers to source, transform, and manage their IT infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling users and their business. We’re a public company quoted on the London FTSE 250 (CCC.L) and employ over 21,000 people worldwide. In the US, we support some of the country’s best-known businesses with regional hubs in Ontario and Toronto. www.computacenter.com/us