JOB DESCRIPTION
Overview
Working on a team of 10-12 people, the Intermediate Bookkeeper will collaborate with their
team to provide full cycle accounting for The Fifteen Group’s growing list of restaurant clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of 5-8 clients
- Organization and entry of daily sales reports, supplier invoices and sales receipts
- Completion of cheque runs. primary contact for vendor enquiries
- Reconciliation of bank, credit cards and A/P vendor accounts
- Administration of payroll, including: processing payroll, issuing pay cheques, calculating source deductions, vacation pay, issuing ROEs and T4s,
- Investigating and resolving payroll issues
- Frequent communication with clients, responding to questions, concerns, and requests
- Calculation and filing of government remittances such as GST, payroll reductions, EHT, and WSIB
- Production of period end financial statements
- Training, coaching and development of team members
- Setting up new QuickBooks files and/or taking over previous books
- Preparation of year-end packages for accountants, i.e. preparing trial balance, adjusting entries, reconciling accounts
- Keep supervisor and manager informed with client issues
- Work toward Senior Bookkeeper duties. i.e. a larger or a more complex portfolio of clients, on boarding meetings with clients, allocation of work within the team etc.
- Other general office duties, such as filing and coordinating couriers to and from clients
- Additional work hours may be required during peak business volume periods, such as period-end and year-end
Qualifications
- Postsecondary degree/diploma in accounting or related field
- Working knowledge of accounting principles
- Up to three years of previous experience in a bookkeeping role
- Previous experience using QuickBooks
- Previous experience administering payroll and using payroll systems (i.e. Ceridian) and filing of government remittances
- Proficiency using Microsoft Excel
- Restaurant industry experience considered an asset
- Preferred Skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Able to prioritize workload and meet deadlines
- Effective organizational skills and ability to multi-task
- Works well on a team
- Desire to learn and develop skill set
- Strong communication skills – great phone and e-mail etiquette