Principal duties of the General Accountant 2 months :
Our client is a Canadian tool company that focuses on infrastructure and equipment. They are looking to bring on a resource for a General Accountant during a busy time. The role is in office 5 days a week in Vaughan.
Our client is seeking an experienced General Accounting Clerk for a temporary assignment of approximately 2 months to support our finance and accounting department.
Key Responsibilities
- Process and accurately record daily vendor invoices in SYSPRO, ensuring timely and accurate payment processing.
- Review and reconcile purchase orders, packing slips, pricing, and supplier invoices prior to processing Goods Received Notes (GRNs) in SYSPRO.
- Prepare and coordinate weekly accounts payable cheque runs and vendor payment schedules.
- Record and process employee expense reimbursements.
- Review and record corporate credit card transactions and related expenses.
- Manage daily accounts receivable activities, including customer invoicing and coordination with the Sales team.
- Review customs broker tariff requirements and ensure applicable tariff charges are accurately reflected on customer invoices.
- Monitor outstanding customer balances and proactively follow up on overdue accounts to support timely collections.
- Perform daily bank reconciliations in SYSPRO, ensuring all accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll transactions are accurately recorded.
- Process daily customer cheque deposits and ensure timely bank deposits.
- Prepare and record payroll journal entries for both salaried and hourly employees in SYSPRO.
- Update weekly foreign exchange (FX) rates within SYSPRO.
- Process customs broker tariff adjustments, including reversing system-generated entries between General Ledger accounts 11805 and 51112-700.
- Maintain fixed asset schedules and record associated general ledger entries.
- Prepare prepaid expense schedules and reports, ensuring appropriate expense allocations and journal entries are recorded based on invoices received.
- Manage month-end Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable cut-off procedures, ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded prior to the monthly system rollover.
- Complete the monthly SYSPRO rollover once AP and AR accounts have been reconciled.
- Prepare and maintain month-end supporting schedules and workbooks, including inventory reconciliations, inventory reporting and charts, customs tariffs, and trade show expenses.
- Assist with maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring a smooth and timely month-end closing process.
Qualifications & Experience
- Previous experience in an Accounting Clerk, Full-Cycle Bookkeeper, or similar accounting role.
- Robust working knowledge of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, bank reconciliations, general ledger entries, and month-end procedures.
- Experience with ERP accounting systems; SYSPRO experience is a must.
- Manufacturing or distribution industry experience is preferred.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial processes.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other standard accounting applications
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📌 General Accountant 2 months (Vaughan)
🏢 The Mason Group
📍 Vaughan
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