Accountant/Bookkeeper - Jobs in Ottawa, Ontario, K1K 2S8

Job Description

THE POSITION: As our school is experiencing significant growth, we are looking to bring on board a 2nd Accountant /Book Keeper to work alongside our Administration and Accounting Team.

• Full-time - Monday to Friday (8 AM - 4 PM).
• Benefits available after successful completion of a probationary period and include extended group health, dental and medical benefits, RRSP group plan, sick/personal and discretionary days, vacation timeamp; stat holidays, maternity leave top-up after a set employment period, etc.
• Start date: February 3, 2025. (Being able to train and work alongside our accounting team for the month of February is crucial, with the expectation that in March the individual is confident in the role)

NOTE: Applicants must live in Ottawa or the immediate Ottawa areaKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• General bookkeepingamp; accounting activities
• Management of all accounting/bookkeeping related tasks pertaining to the schools extra student services. For example: lunch programs, pre and post care programs, after school clubs, private music lessons, etc.
• Management of all accounting/bookkeeping tasks related to our Daycare
• Employee payroll systems
• General Group Benefits and RRSP administration (working w/ The Cooperators)
• General communication - staff, clients/families, administration with regards to statements
• Excel facilitation and spreadsheet creation/manipulation
• Entering new employee information into our SIS system.
• Entering new student registration information onto our SIS system.
• Perform other office duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE and SKILLS:

• Solid experience working within an accounting/bookkeeping environment and /or completion of a general accounting based college program with a minimum of 3 years experience
• Knowledgable about end of year and start of year reporting processes
• Work experience in an educational environment is preferable.
• Comfort working with technology such as the Google Suite of products, SIS systems (EDSEMBLI is our in-house platform), Excel (spreadsheet manipulation), and Word. This includes a willingness to learn on and about a variety of other tech-based systems.
• Excellent communication skills - spoken (in-person, telephone, virtual meets)amp; written (email).
• Ability to manage the workload independently and to ask questions for clarification.
• Excellent people skills; ability to deal with a range of stakeholders from parents, students, teachers, administrators, professional partners, and outside organizations.
• Strong organizational skills are essential - an ability to prioritize and multi-task is a must.
• French and/or 2nd language capabilities are a benefit.
• Willingness to grow in the role.