Job Description

Maritime Travel is looking for an accounting clerk who will primarily be responsible for the day-to-day accounting tasks of a department that reports into Maritime Travel. The role will encompass the full cycle of accounting, reporting into the corporate finance team. Additionally the accounting clerk will support the corporate accounting team on other tasks as assigned, including but not limited to Accounts Payable, Inventory and receipting vendor commissions. This position will be based out of our head office located in downtown Halifax NS where Maritime Travel\xe2\x80\x99s accounting function for our 90+ independent retail locations across Canada is centralized. Flexibility will be provided to enable a work from home option as appropriate. Key Responsibilities of the Accounting Clerk will include:

• Administering the Accounts Payable function for the department including:
• Receiving, verifying, coding and entering invoices;
• Processing HST remittances and expense reports;
• Processing cheque runs and electronic funds transfers;
• Responding to vendor and internal inquiries; and
• Prepare monthly accruals for outstanding invoices.

• Verifying, recording, and reconciling transactions on a daily basis from various payment platforms used by customers;
• Preparing monthly account reconciliations and recording banking entries and credit card transactions;
• Preparing invoices and receipting payments as applicable per contract;
• Assisting with month end procedures such as preparing month end financial statements and performing various account reconciliations;
• Assisting with the preparation of year-end including reconciliation of general ledger accounts, journal entries and financial statements;
• Performing other accounting and administrative duties as required from time to time.

Additional responsibilities will be assigned as appropriate by the Finance Director when there is down-time associated with the primary focus of the role which is seasonal in nature. These additional tasks will include coverage for leaves within other roles on the corporate accounting team, supporting other accounting functions during their peak season such as inventory management, applying commission payments received, reconciling supplier statements to the Company\xe2\x80\x99s travel accounting system, or assisting with other procedures associated to the completion of the Company\xe2\x80\x99s fiscal year-end. The ideal candidate will have:

• An intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and its various reporting functions;
• Some experience / comfort working within accounting systems;
• Experience preparing / working with account reconciliations;
• Effective problem solving, analytical and reconciliation skills;
• Be team oriented but also have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision; and
• Possess professional communication skills, both written and oral, to work with multiple teams.

Benefits in addition to salary at fair market value include:

• Comprehensive health and dental benefits plan (eligible immediately upon hire) including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Pension program (3% employer matching)
• Vacation accrual (begins immediately)
• Travel Dollars program and access to discounted travel opportunities
• Opportunities to be part of continuous improvement initiatives

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: $40,000.00-$42,500.00 per year Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Halifax, NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 2 years (required)

Work Location: One location