PeaceGeeks is hiring a part-time (10 hours/week) controller or accountant to manage the organization’s grant compliance, bookkeeping, payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivables, while ensuring financial reports and tax filings are prepared in a timely manner.

The Role

The Accountant will ensure smooth operations of PeaceGeeks’ core operational finances. The Accountant will also work with the Project Managers for regular communications on project finances for grants.

The accountant must demonstrate attention to detail and positive record-keeping skills to meet provincial and federal tax and nonprofit regulations. This position also requires outstanding communication skills for working positively and proactively with our small team, management and board members, plus vendors, and donors as needed.

Tasks & Responsibilities

Reporting to the CEO, the Controller/Accountant is responsible for the following:





- Filing all financial and compliance reports on time to appropriate government entities for PeaceGeeks Society and PeaceGeeks International
- Processing payroll and remittances to the CRA
- Preparing quarterly financial statements for review of the PeaceGeeks Board of Directors using deferral method under Canadian GAAP
- Reconciliation and analysis of balance sheet and related profit and loss accounts
- Preparing annual tax returns for both PeaceGeeks Society (not-for-profit entity) and PeaceGeeks International (charity)

Organizational Accounting

- Preparing the budget-to-actuals for PeaceGeeks projects and PeaceGeeks core operations
- Preparing high-level financial dashboards, summarizing financial performance at an individual project level and explaining key variances, for use by PeaceGeeks’ leadership and Board of Directors
- Handling the Accounts Payable function for all local expenses
- Supporting the collection of Accounts Receivable
- Performing

📌 Controller / Accountant (Vancouver)
🏢 Confidential
📍 Vancouver