Remote Junior Accountant

Summary

Join Wattpad's accounting team as a Junior Accountant and contribute to our accounts payable and accounts receivable cycle. You will utilize your A+ relationship building skills to partner with vendors and employees, ensuring compliance to policies & procedures.

Requirements

• Meticulous, keen attention to detail and highly organized
• Impeccable customer service, relationship building and problem solving skills
• Stellar communication (verbal and written) and possess professional maturity
• Proven track record of successful multi-tasking and ability to prioritize work and meet strict deadlines
• Possess a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude and thrive in a collaborative team environment
• Flexible and adaptable to execute ever changing job duties and take initiative on continuous improvement
• Experience with bookkeeping and/or in the AR/AP cycle for a small/mid-sized company with multiple currencies and legal entities
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets experience
• Bachelor degree in accounting, finance, business or a related field
• Working towards a CPA designation (preferred, but not required)

Responsibilities

• Detailed coding of invoices, expense reports and credit card reports in accordance with our robust corporate structure and chart of accounts
• Assist creators in onboarding to global payment platform
• Collaborating and communicating with departments on accounts payable to ensure payment and smooth cheque runs (assisting with updating bank info, submitting forms, credit checks, etc.)
• Managing and responding to inquiries in the AP inboxes
• Billing (sales orders & invoicing) administration in accordance with accurate interpretation of customer contracts and effectively communicating with our various lines of business to gather required information
• AR payment application and depositing cheques to the bank
• AR collections, including troubleshooting and escalation as needed
• Onboard and set up new customer accounts

Benefits

• Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals
• Health benefits, including vision and dental!
• RRSP Contributions (Canada), 401K Contributions (USA)
• Generous vacation and Parental Leave Top-up
• Corporate discount for gym memberships for you and your family
• Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!