Your role:

We are looking for a full-time Corporate Accountant to join our growing Finance & Accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity for a person with experience in financial reporting, high analytical abilities, a willingness to learn, and great interpersonal skills at a global company whose Finance & Accounting function is centralized here in Vancouver. You will report to the Manager, Financial Reporting and work alongside a team of other Corporate and Senior Accountants to support the full cycle accounting of a fast-growing business. The Corporate Accountant plays a key role in the successful, timely, and accurate reporting for financial and tax purposes and in supporting Global Relay’s operations internationally.

 Your job:

• Assist with preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated and statutory financial statements as well as reporting packages for key stakeholders
• Assist in the maintenance of the general ledger, including preparation of monthly reconciliations and perform month-end closing procedures
• Review bank statements to ensure all entries are accurately recorded in the financial records
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and investigate outstanding reconciling items
• Perform detailed review over credit card reconciliations, ensuring adherence to corporate policy, accuracy of coding, and completeness of supporting documentation
• Review proposed fixed assets from Procurement and Accounts Payable teams and prepare fixed asset records, sub-ledgers, and other capital asset tracking for accounting and tax purposes, including tracking capital spent against annual budgets
• Review the completeness and accuracy of prepaid expenditures
• Prepare entries for the accounting of debt, financial and operating lease transactions
• Review journal entries prepared by the Accounts Payable team
• Identify and respond to queries regarding key variances in the income statement and balance sheet, including horizontal and vertical analyses and comparison of actual results against budget
• Prepare working papers required for the annual financial statement audits and statutory audits
• Assist in the research and preparation of accounting memos and analyses to support financial reporting and tax positions
• Participate in ad hoc tax, accounting and finance projects, analyses and initiatives when required

About you:

• A minimum 1-2 years in experience in an accounting department
• Post-secondary education in business, finance, or accounting is an asset
• Knowledge of Accounting Standards for Private Enterprise (ASPE)
• Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities
• Intermediate to advanced level Excel proficiency, with advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to quickly learn and excel with new financial systems, processes, and technology
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and time-manage
• Impeccable accuracy with numbers and high attention to detail
• Excellent telephone etiquette and ability to write clear, concise and formal business communications
• Ability to exercise tact and discretion and to be entrusted with confidential information
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team with minimal supervision
• Previous experience working in a software-as-a-service (SaaS), technology, or high growth company is an asset

Working conditions:

The Corporate Accountant role occasionally requires overtime when there are impending deadlines.