Junior Accounting Clerk

Summary

Join Guusto, a rapidly growing company revolutionizing company cultures, as a Junior Accounting Clerk. You will play a vital role in supporting our finance operations, assisting with accounts payable and receivable, payroll, invoicing, and reconciliations. This position requires strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with various teams, ensuring accurate financial records and compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate possesses 1-2 years of bookkeeping and payroll experience, along with knowledge of CRA regulations. Guusto offers a competitive salary and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related field
• 1–2 years of bookkeeping experience, with a strong understanding of financial record-keeping and reconciliation practices
• 1–2 years of payroll experience, including processing, calculating, and ensuring compliance with regulations
• Knowledge of CRA regulations, deductions, taxation, and compliance, with the ability to apply this knowledge in day-to-day accounting tasks
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and explain financial concepts clearly
• A team player with a collaborative approach to problem-solving
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, with an adaptable, problem-solving mindset
• Strong organizational skills and a keen attention to detail, with the ability to meet deadlines while ensuring accurate financial processing

Responsibilities

• Process, review, and record account funding transactions, ensuring the timely and accurate disbursement of funds
• Manage accounts receivable and accounts payable by tracking outstanding balances, processing payments, reconciling discrepancies, following up on overdue invoices, and ensuring accounts payable are properly recorded to the correct accounts
• Monitor and maintain the accounting email inbox, responding to internal and external inquiries, escalating issues, and ensuring requests are handled promptly
• Support payroll operations by assisting with data entry, verifying employee earnings and deductions, and recording payroll transactions to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Collaborate with Human Resources to ensure changes to employee earnings are accurately reflected in payroll software
• Assist with invoicing by generating, reviewing, and distributing invoices, ensuring timely and accurate submissions to customers
• Assist with bank and credit card reconciliations by reviewing daily transactions, matching and recording activity, identifying discrepancies, and ensuring records align with statements
• Contribute to month-end closing activities, including preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and compiling data to facilitate accurate reporting
• Provide support during year-end review and audit processes by organizing financial records, preparing documents, and addressing auditor inquiries
• Oversee financial data and documentation, ensuring records are properly organized, stored, and compliant with company policies and regulatory requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NetSuite or other ERP/accounting software (i.e., QuickBooks, Sage50)
• Understanding of deferred revenue and its impact on financial reporting

Benefits

$50,000 - $62,000 a year