Job Description

Job Title: Junior Accounting Technician/Bookkeeper

Department: Fulfillment

Location: Lethbridge/Coaldale/Hybrid/Remote

Position: Full Time/Part Time

Direct Report: Fulfillment Manager

Job Overview

You are here to learn and grow your Accounting Career. We are here to guide you on your journey to uncover your potential in accounting.

WHY YOU ARE HERE

To become a part of an exceptional team to deliver high quality assurance, provide great client service and learn what it takes to be an insightful accounting professional.

OBJECTIVES

To provide you with a great environment to develop your technical skills in compilations, reviews, bookkeeping and tax, an engaging culture, a long-term career, and many real-life learning opportunities.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

Process Routine Transactions

Learn best bookkeeping practices

Filing GST Returns

Process Payroll for clients

Prepare Working Papers & Support

Working on T1s, T2s, Compilations and Review Engagements - as required.

Preparing documents to support the information

Review, investigate and correct discrepancies

Assist Accountants with Tasks

Work with the entire Team as you learn Accounting

Collaborate with our Team on different task

Collect information to effect efficiency in files

Bookkeeping and Data

Complete Bookkeeping projects for our clients

Provide a consistent approach to Bookkeeping

Help build the foundation for our Compilations through great Bookkeeping

Perform high quality work for our clients

Learn and Challenge

Work closely with your Team and Mentor

Gain skills and knowledge

Challenge yourself and the Team to grow together

QUALIFICATION - ESSENTIAL

Strong computer literacy including effective working skills of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Beginner understanding of Bookkeeping, Payroll and more

Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

QUALIFICATIONS - DESIRABLE

Experience working with, or exposure to, accounting and tax software such as CaseWare, QBO, Dext, TaxCycle

Previous experience in customer service/client services

Previous experience in an accounting role is an asset

CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPETENCIES

A Problem Solver - a joy in solving problems

An Active Learner - engaged in their own learning environment and willing to ask questions.

Tech Savvy - excited with the opportunity tech can provide

Hyper Organized - required to work successfully on multiple assignments at the same time

Deadline Focused - lives for the rush of completing tasks on time

Personable - enjoys talking to people and working with a team

Number Cruncher - has a love for numbers and when everything balances

Client Focused - we guide our clients to success in their unique situation.

A Growth Mindset - focused on the possible instead of the impossible.

CORE VALUES

We believe everyone working with us is the

Right Person

, meaning they hold our Core Values. We also believe they are in the

Right Seat

, meaning they get it, want it, and will excel at it. If you don't align with these, you will not fit in at our Firm:

Curious Problem Solvers

- We love to solve problems; we are continually looking for ways to do things a bit different for the purpose of value and efficiency. We plan, research, analyze, consider, and evaluate our actions and our projects.

Accountable

- We are accountable to doing great work for our Clients, we consider what comes before us and after us in order to meet our deadline and Client service expectations. We do what we say we are going to do and when we are going to do it.

Roll Up Your Sleeves

- Anyone will do anything to ensure that the Firm will accomplish our goals. We do accounting but we also do things that help our Firm grow. No one is unwilling to help out and share their expertise.

Engaged & Dedicated Team

- We are dedicated to you as a valuable member of our team. You are dedicated to us, and as a team we are dedicated to our clients. We act for the betterment of the firm first by being engaged with our Team & Clients.

HOW WILL YOU BE EVALUATED

This function will be evaluated at a performance level using weekly and periodic metrics specific to your 5 roles as part of our Firm scorecard model. Those metrics will evolve over time and may include: one on one conversations, performance reviews, and weekly scorecard review.

WHY CHOOSE IGNITE CPA?

We are more than your cookie cutter accounting Firm. You will become a member of a high performing Team that has a breadth of experience to help you gain a well-rounded understanding of how to help small to medium size business that those larger firms cannot offer. You will learn to be engaged with our Clients and have a positive impact on the finance function in their business. We are more than just ticking boxes; we want to

Grow With You, Our Clients and The Firm.

Do you want to be a part of that?

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00-$24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

Dental care Extended health care RRSP match
Work Location: In person