Financial Accountant

Ontario Nurses' Association•Toronto, ON

43d•Onsite

About The Position

The Ontario Nurses Association (ONA) is seeking to hire a Financial Accountant on their Accounting & Financial Reporting Team to join their Toronto office. This position reports to the Controller and is accountable for ensuring that all assigned accounting functions are performed efficiently and accurately. ONA is Canada's largest nurses' union, representing 68,000 nurses and health-care professionals, and 18,000 nursing student affiliates. Their mission is to defend the rights of and advocate for nurses and health-care professionals, empower members, negotiate and enforce contracts, offer benefits and insurance, provide tailored education and development opportunities, and confront governments and administrations to fight for high-quality public health care.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in Business Administration, Accounting, or equivalent
Minimum 5 years experience in all aspects of accounting (GL, A/R, A/P)
Minimum of 3 years experience working with financial statements and reports required
Strong skillset in all Microsoft Office products, namely Word and Excel required
Strong communication, time management, organizational, interpersonal skills and presentation skills
Self-starter and takes initiative to improve current processes
Canadian Accounting and Auditing Standards experience
Customer Service experience

Nice To Haves

Sage 50, Sage 300, and Concur knowledge an asset
Payroll legislation and previous experience processing payroll would be an asset

Responsibilities

Processing daily dues and miscellaneous bank deposit entries
Reconciling multiple bank accounts and handling all bank-related transactions and issues
Maintaining miscellaneous cheque payments summary in Excel
Creating customer invoices, applying for payments, handling billing issues, and following up on outstanding receivables to ensure timely collection
Preparing expenditure reimbursements, payments and monthly dues to members, staff, vendors, and Locals in both Concur and Sage 300, including all tracking schedules of payments for annual reconciliations
Accountable for invoice entry into the Sage 300 system for vendors and staff
Preparing the reconciliation of invoices paid on EFT and cheque runs
Maintaining files and supporting documentation of accounts payable invoices
Preparing manual cheques drawn on certain bank accounts as required
Maintaining corporate credit cards and vendor credit applications
Preparation of the member salary replacement forms for payment, including verifying and maintaining copies of payroll forms and information in Sage 50
Payment of payroll taxes to various government agencies, including verifying and maintaining copies of payroll forms and information in Sage 50 system
Accountable for the year end preparation of T4 forms through the Sage 50 system for member payroll
Following up with the vendors, staff or members for any invoice discrepancies
Monthly analysis and reconciliations of balance sheet accounts as assigned
Accountable, in conjunction with the Controller, for preparing special cost analysis and financial projects as required
Aiding the Controller in the preparation and review of related reports
Assisting with year-end audit requirements
Providing backup coverage of various accounting functions
Supporting the 61 Locals in maintaining their Treasury, bookkeeping, and payroll reporting functions, including following up with the Ministry of Finance and CRA with payroll submissions, reconciliations, and resolutions of issues
Distributing mail and preparing the daily deposit from the cheques
Monitoring email inboxes for Accounting Intake, Accounting EFT, Account CA Billings, Auto Deposit, and Simply Help
May be required to provide training and presentations to staff and Treasurers
Preparing necessary journal entries required in the reconciliation process
Accountable for other special assignments and ad-hoc analysis as required
Actively participating as a team member on the Finance & Accounting Team to ensure that organizational accountabilities are met