St. Johns Accounting Clerk
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Job Location:
Saint John's - Canada
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
16 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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The Opportunity
Build your accounting career in a role that offers variety collaboration and the chance to make a meaningful contribution each day. If you enjoy working across different areas of accounting and supporting both internal and external clients with accurate timely work this role offers the opportunity to make a real impact.
McInnes Cooper is seeking an Accounting Clerk to join our team in our St. Johns office in a full-time permanent position. As part of the Finance & Accounting team you will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day transaction processing for a variety of general accounting support tasks. You will be supported by your team in our other offices along with your St. Johns office members.
As an Accounting Clerk you will be responsible to maintain all daily processing and inquiries related to:
- Accounts Payable: processing of firm member expense reports and vendor invoices.
- Accounts Receivable: cash receipts incoming client calls and preparation of third-party reports for remittances.
- Trust: monitoring of trust accounts processing deposit requisitions processing of investment and wiring requests for client trust funds and posting and reconciliation of client disbursements.
The successful candidate will possess the following skill set:
- Bachelors Degree and/or Diploma in Finance Accounting or Business is an asset; however we recognize that historical and systemic barriers have shaped and limited access to traditional education training and employment pathways for many individuals particularly those from marginalized communities. As such we welcome applicants who bring a combination of skills knowledge and lived experience.
- Minimum one (1) year of related experience.
- Ability to multi-task and accurately process high volumes of work in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in data entry and Microsoft Excel with exceptional attention to detail.
- A solid knowledge of basic accounting principles and strong math skills.
- Experience with legal billing software (such as Elite 3E and/or Emburse Enterprise) knowledge of provincial law society trust account rules and experience working in a professional services environment are considered assets.
- A positive attitude and enjoy working in a collaborative team environment!
Our team members have access to:
- Defined-benefit pension plan.
- Firm-paid health and dental benefits.
- Health spending account.
- Personal spending account (wellness).
- Commuting allowance.
- Time for you:
- Including vacation personal and sick days.
- A strong commitment to learning mentorship and ongoing professional development.
- Our Team - we cant say enough about our people! You will be part of a collaborative collegial respectful and caring team.
- The ability to participate in a variety of committees including Collective Social Responsibility Wellness BiPOC AccessMC Special Events and more!
McInnes Cooper is committed to building an environment that is diverse and inclusive representative of the communities in which we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from persons who identify as racially visible Indigenous persons with disabilities women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through our on-line application process.
As part of the recruitment process MC will provide accommodation(s) to candidates with disabilities. If you require an accommodation(s) to participate in the recruitment process with us please contact Alana Burgess at emailprotected or 902.455.8260.
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Core Skills
A little bit about us
McInnes Cooper
About MC
McInnes Cooper is a solutions-driven Canadian law firm and member of Lex Mundi the worlds leading network of independent law firms. Providing strategic counsel to industry-leading clients from Canada and abroad the firm has continued to thrive for over 160 years through its relentless focus on client success talent engagement and innovation.
A certified Great Place to Work McInnes Cooper has an integrated team of over 220 lawyers and 250 professional resources and offers clients a full range of legal services across seven offices in Charlottetown Fredericton Halifax Moncton Saint John St. Johns and Sydney.
Our People
At McInnes Cooper you will find a team that values you. We recognize that our members are key in delivering outstanding client service and we provide a collaborative professional environment with a member focused culture. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment that values respects and supports different perspectives cultures and experiences.
Diversity & Inclusion
We recognize that our individual differences make us a stronger more adaptable law firm. We embrace these differences and give all of our members the opportunity to develop their unique skills and talents.
Collective Social Responsibility
We are recognized as a leader and innovator amongst Canadian law firms in the field of Collective Social Responsibility. Our people are concerned citizens who enjoy giving back. Together we focus on developing ongoing partnerships with community organizations that do amazing work often despite limited resources and public awareness. As a firm we have the ability to respond with contributions of time and monetary support and our people give generously of their skills and effort.
Pro Bono Legal Services
Through our Pro Bono Program we provide legal counsel to disadvantaged people and organizations that have difficulty gaining access to justice on matters of public interest.
Environmental Stewardship
Like any large organization our operations leave a footprint on the environment. From paper use and waste production to transportation and energy consumption we continually look for opportunities to minimize that impact.
Key Skills
- Invoicing
- Inventory Control
- Data Entry
- Customer Service
- Vendor Management
- Accounting & Finance
- Recounciling
- General Ledger Accounting
- Mathematics
- Microsoft Excel
- Reporting
- Financial statement
- Inventory Management
- ACCA
- Bookkeeping
