Accounting Technician

Téléfilm Canada | Telefilm Canada•Montreal, QC

1d•CA$54,200 - CA$67,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Telefilm Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population. The organization promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion, and encourages all individuals to voluntarily indicate if they identify as a woman, a member of an Indigenous community, a person with a disability, a member of a racialized group or other. Telefilm Canada also strives to respect the principles of accessibility by making our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible. As a responsible leader in, and champion of, the Canadian audiovisual industry, Telefilm Canada commits to adopting sustainability as a lens through which we work. This commitment is in alignment with the Government of Canada’s target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Reporting to the Director of Finance, the person in this position will be responsible for Accounting and Financial Operations, Proactive Disclosure and Compliance, and Customer Service and Administrative Support.

Requirements

Professional or College degree in administration/accounting or any other related discipline or combination of equivalent and relevant experience.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a similar role.
Knowledge of taxes (GST, HST, QST).
Proficiency with Microsoft Office; must be highly skilled in Excel, particularly for data analysis and manipulation using lookups, pivot tables, and subtotals.
Bilingual, excellent written and oral communication required, at CBC level.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the Oracle financial system will be considered a significant advantage.
Knowledge of the federal government and the audiovisual industry is an asset.
Ability to work quickly, versatility, and the capacity to handle a high volume of daily transactions.

Responsibilities

Participate in the entire accounts payable and accounts receivable management cycle (Telefilm (TFC) and the Canada Media Fund Program Administrator (CMFPA)), including payments and deposits.
Verify and process invoices and code payment requests for funding program payments, administrative payments, and expense accounts.
Perform bank reconciliations, monthly reconciliations between general ledgers and subsidiary ledgers, and post journal entries.
Prepare various month-end, quarterly, year-end, and ad hoc reports.
Enter data on revenue, expense accounts, and vendors into the financial system, validate it, and correct it as needed.
Analyze discrepancies between the financial system and the operational system.
Ensure that the financial system matches government audit files.
Prepare monthly tax reports.
Participate in the proactive disclosure processes for policies (grants and contributions, contracts, travel and entertainment expenses, etc.).
Provide customer service to internal and external clients of TFC and the APFMC.
Assist with managing and monitoring the email inbox related to payments.