Job Description

Senior Bookkeeper - Public practice
Our firm is seeking a service-oriented, career-minded individual for a rewarding position with great growth potential.

About us

Olafson & Jones is a full-service accounting and business advisory firm, providing personalized accounting, audit, review, tax and business services to a diverse range of corporate and personal tax clients. Each member of our team shares the same passion for offering clients the best personalized service. Through meaningful client work and unique work experiences, we provide you with opportunities to grow and develop to your fullest potential as part of our team.

We seek highly motivated, self-starters, experienced individuals, with a strong work ethic capable of delivering a wide range of value-added services to our clients. We will help you develop the skills and knowledge to address client issues with confidence. Our training and hands-on work experience in a wide variety of industries will provide you with a broad-based experience. This will allow you to become knowledgeable in many aspects of business, from small home-based businesses to large private enterprises, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations.

You can take advantage of exciting, challenging work in a broad range of areas; an environment that supports a healthy work/life balance and a friendly, fun work atmosphere.

About you

We are currently looking for a full cycle Senior Bookkeeper with minimum of 3 years of public practice experience or equivalent.

The key responsibilities of this position include:

Performing diversified bookkeeping, accounting and tax assignments;

Full cycle accounting to trial balance, including bank, credit card, AR & AP reconciliation and reporting;

Providing assistance to clients with meeting their regulatory compliance filings, including:

o Payroll,

o PST / GST

o T4s, T5018's

Preparing personal tax returns and other personal tax filings;

Preparing internally generated reports

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:

- Strong accounting background with proven capability in reconciliation, investigative and problem-solving work;
- Strong computer skills and a strong knowledge of accounting systems including Sage and Quickbooks;
- Superior communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment;
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multitasked, fast-paced and changing environment and the ability to work on multiple engagements concurrently.

What we offer

We offer the stability of working in a long-standing, well established firm with a wide and diverse array of clients. As well, we offer flexible hours, a very competitive compensation package, and a pleasurable, exciting work environment. If you are looking for a new challenge, we strongly encourage you to apply.
Please e-mail your cover letter and resume to careers at olafsonjones.ca

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $27.00-$35.00 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Dental care Disability insurance Employee assistance program Extended health care Life insurance On-site parking Tuition reimbursement
Experience:

bookkeeping: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person