Accounting Assistant

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Mar 2023

Job Purpose

• Assessing business expenses and preparing optimized budget plans.
• Responsible for reviewing financial records, researching the market rate for key business costs and adjusting the company ledger to accurately reflect balance.
• Ensuring correct cost allocation by monitoring the materials, labour and other cost attributed to a project.
• Recommending changes to the company’s processes and policies to reduce cost and maximize profit
  
  

Directly Reports To

• Regional Finance Manager

ALONG WITH

• General Manager
  

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Vendors, customers, bankers and auditors

Internal Training Requirements

• Environmental Awareness
• COSHH Awareness
• Manual Handling
• STATS Internal Courses – Basic Level

Main Responsibilities

1. Work within the team to produce the monthly management accounts in a timely manner. This will include:

a) Completion of assigned balance sheet reconciliations.

b) Investigate reconciling entries.

c) Assist in producing monthly management accounts. To include, but not limited to, posting journal entries, and reviewing transactional data to ensure accurate reporting.

d) Any further analysis as required by the Finance Manager

2) Work closely with the General Manager and Finance Manager to ensure invoices are coded correctly to jobs.

3) Run job costing reports and submit to the General Manager in a timely manner.

4) Manage and facilitate the cost close out of projects, ensuring any outstanding issues / cost commitments are dealt with in a timely manner.

5) Work with the procurement department as and when required.

6) Data preparation and clean up to support implementation of a new ERP system.

7) Financial analysis as required. Work with accountant to reconcile assigned general ledger accounts.

8) Carrying out cost-volume-Profit (CVP) analysis.

9) Assist in the monthly, quarterly forecasting and annual budget process.

10) Ad hoc finance support as required.

Individual Quality and Safety Responsibilities

• To comply with STATS and Client quality, safety and environmental management systems and procedures at all times
• Ensure all accidents / incidents / near misses / hazards are immediately reported and relevant paperwork is complete
  

Experience 

• General ledger accounting experience.
• Familiarity with Accounting/ERP systems.
• Competent in the use of Excel.
• Skills using all Microsoft packages.

Qualifications

• 3 + years of industry experience, cost accountant, cost analyst receivable/payable and general ledger

Personal Qualities

• Strong analytical skills, with good attention to detail
• Self-starter and able to use own initiative.
• Ability to prioritize workload and excellent organizational skills.
• Problem solving ability.
• Forthcoming with ideas to improve our services.
• Having the ability to work in a team and communicate with all levels of staff.

Additional Note

STATS is an equal opportunity employer, in which we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment for all employees, in allowing us to deliver our company objectives together.