Our client, with locations in Campbellville (5 kms west of Milton) and Vaughan, is looking for a Bookkeeper.

About Cheme:

This is an opportunity to join a thriving process engineering firm serving a wide range of industries from pharmaceutical and biologics to science and technology and food and beverage. Cheme is a team of dedicated professionals that are passionate about what we do and how we do it. Cheme is a place where you will be challenged, supported, and given the freedom and ownership to thrive. We attract the best because we continually invest in our people through career planning, training and development, and mentorship. At Cheme we know that our business is successful when our clients succeed, and our clients succeed when our people reach their potential. More information can be found at: www.cheme.ca.

Job Responsibilities:

The Bookkeeper is a professional, organized, accounting specialist with the skills to execute day-to-day business financial operations.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Process staff expenses
• Prepare and process purchase orders
• Process vendor invoices and accounts payable
• Perform invoicing of clients
• Add new employees to company systems
• Prepare financial reports
• Perform bank reconciliation
• Employee tax forms and reports
• Support month-end activities
• Support year-end activities
• Administer employee benefits
• Perform payroll process as back-up if needed
• Ensure accounting work complies with generally accepted accounting principles and financial reporting standards
• Contribute to preparation of business activity reports, financial forecasts, and annual budgets.
• Review accounts to ensure compliance with provincial and federal regulations
• Ensure proper documentation of transactions and records
• Problem solving, investigations, and creative solution development to continuously improve business processes
• Coordination with project managers and other business stakeholders to gather financial information on projects and ensure that invoicing cycles run smoothly

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration required
• 2-5 years of experience in accounting and/or bookkeeping for a professional services firm
• Understanding of basic accounting including chart of accounts, types of accounts (assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses), basic rules of expensing versus capitalization, preparation of purchase orders and reviewing vendor quotations, calculation of markups, basic foreign exchange of currency, basic understanding of employee benefit premiums, ability to perform collect calls and letters for accounts payable, & ability to maintain accounting files and paperwork
• Experience and proficiency with Unanet A/E is considered a strong asset
• Intermediate experience in Excel with ability to format, setup formulas, filtering, sorting, find/replace functions. Ability to detect and solve variance issues within excel spreadsheets.
• Use of Microsoft operating system and Microsoft Office Suite to navigate a server environment and prepare documents.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Adept at dealing with people in a professional and courteous manner.
• Valid driver’s license, and owner of a car
• Travel is expected between offices located in Campbellville and Vaughan. Ideally 2 days per week in Campbellville, 1 day/week in Vaughan and some work from home opportunities.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Extended health care
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: In person

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