The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver (EFry) is a charitable organization that supports women, girls, and children at risk, involved in or affected by the justice system. Our programs work to break the cycle of poverty, addiction, mental illness, homelessness, and crime.
We are recruiting for a Temporary Part-Time Accounting Assistant within the Finance Department for an 8-week period. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Accounting Assistant is responsible for supporting day-to day accounting functions. Key responsibilities include general ledger support, accounts receivable, accounts payable, data entry, collections, billings, audits, and journal entries.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Accounting Assistant will perform a variety of accounting and bookkeeping duties, including:
- Processing and reconciling accounts payable (A/P), including follow-up with resolving discrepancies and maintaining current vendor accounts and posting to general ledger.
- Preparing payment plan and processing the weekly cheque run.
- Reconciling and balancing cheque payments and accounts to the general ledger.
- Processing and reconciling accounts receivable (A/R) information, billings, including follow up and with resolving discrepancies and maintaining current A/R accounts.
- Verifying balances and reconciles bank accounts including resolving banking issues and depositing cash and cheques, and other banking transactions.
- Weekly filing for AP and AR documents.
- Handling petty cash, including receipt and disbursement of cash daily.
- Preparing, maintaining, and reconciling records, files, and statistics of the monthly program accounts.
- Reconciling general ledger accounts.
- Participating in monthly end closing activities, and assistant in monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, and the annual external audit.
- Provide support during internal and external audits by preparing requested documentation, reconciliations, and schedules.
- Perform or participate in other accounting related functions such as: revenue and expense/financial statement preparation; preparation of journal vouchers and posting of summary amounts to the general ledger, and other related duties as required.
- Filling and scanning payroll documents.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently enrolled as a full-time post-secondary student at a recognized institution.
- Maintains full-time student status during employment and plans to return to full-time studies in the next academic term.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and manage multiple responsibilities.
- High attention to detail and ability to exercise sound independent judgment.
- Strong aptitude for financial systems; experience with Sage 300, Sage Intacct, and QuickBooks is an asset.
- Working knowledge of accounting systems and processes.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications, with the ability to learn new software quickly.
- Familiar with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
- Proactive team player with the ability to also work independently.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of financial and personal information.
MANDATORY JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Review (Vulnerable Sector Search).
ELIGIBILITY (Canada Summer Jobs Program)
This position is funded through the Government of Canada’s Canada Summer Jobs program.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
- Have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN)
- Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person granted refugee status in Canada
International students and other temporary residents are not eligible.
Pay: $18.25 per hour
Expected hours: 35.0 per week
Work Location: In person
