Financial Accountant – Delta, BC
Join our team of talented, passionate, and dedicated professionals in a fast-paced, growing, environmentally conscious company. Located on beautiful farmland in Delta, BC, our head “office” is an amazing, renovated farmhouse with scenic views of our lush gardens and fields. We care about each other and what we do and are looking for an experienced individual who shares our Values of supporting community, diversity, nature, organic principles and inspiring joy.
The successful candidate will be a positive, confident individual with strong interpersonal skills. Your strengths will lie in your ability to genuinely engage with our team while demonstrating a high degree of professional competency and contributing positively to the organizational culture.
Our Company
West Coast Seeds believes, first and foremost, in the principles of organic growing and sustainable agriculture. Namely, we feel that food and all plants can be grown without the use of synthetic chemicals and that the seeds we supply are an important component within the broader approach to organic gardening. We support growers as custodians of the land they grow on — however large or small — and through adopting organic gardening techniques such as composting, companion planting and planting pollinator friendly plants, we help repair the world by nourishing the soil and ourselves.
Founded in 1983, West Coast Seeds’ purpose was to source and supply higher-quality seeds than had been available to home gardeners. Following the traditions of organic farming and gardening, the focus was on offering untreated seeds suitable for organic growing. Today, we offer over 1,000 varieties of untreated, non-GMO, open-pollinated and hybrid vegetable, herb, and flower seeds, as well as a wide range of unique bird feeders and quality gardening supplies.
The Role
The role will be focused on managing the monthly and annual reporting process for West Coast Seeds and its sister companies. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Timely and accurate preparation of month-end and annual audited financial statements and supporting working papers.
- Sales tax and income tax compliance.
- Maintaining and enhancing accounting and inventory integrations between systems by working with vendors.
- Reviewing and improving on existing month-end working papers to allow for quicker turnaround.
- Assisting in budget preparation and analysis of variances.
- Assist in preparation of board and month-end reporting packages.
- Maintaining up-to-date financial information in SAP and implementing enhancements to enable up-to-date department KPI reports and special management reports as requested.
- Processing and reviewing journal entries and transaction postings.
- Establishing & monitoring accuracy of inventory costing processes, both for landed cost and production/packaging.
- Analyzing inventory for both purchasing and asset management purposes.
- Supporting the Director of Finance and the management team with management reporting and other ad hoc needs.
- Performs detailed analyses of business areas to identify, understand, model and define data, business data flows and processes in conjunction with the business and WCS stakeholders.
- Utilize data analytic tools to extract relevant insights from the ERP system, helping stakeholders make informed decisions.
- Support the business through process and efficiency improvements.
- Building strong working relationships with vendors, customers and colleagues.
- Contribute to cross-company operations improvements and shared best practices.
Attributes and Skills:
- A minimum of 1-3 years of direct experience in a similar role and environment.
- University degree in business, or finance.
- Pursuing CPA designation.
- Excellent with Excel and Microsoft suite of apps; reporting/dashboarding tools, including Power BI and queries is an asset.
- General IT knowledge in a server/shared environment.
- Good working knowledge of ERP systems.
- US reporting experience is an asset.
- Strong communication skills.
- Operations oriented with a strong business sense and an analytical and problem-solving mindset.
- Results-orientated, self-starting, team player willing to work collaboratively toward achieving the strategic goals of the company.
The Perks:
- Competitive compensation, benefits, RRSP contribution and vacation time
- Company discount on seeds and gardening supplies
- A flexible working environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance
- The chance to be part of a purpose-driven company supporting sustainable growing.
Pay: $60,000.00-$70,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Please describe your experience with Microsoft Excel, the Microsoft Office Suite, and reporting/dashboarding tools such as SQL, Power Query, Power BI, and Tableau.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- similar role and environment: 3 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Chartered Professional Accountant (preferred)
Work Location: In person
