Senior Accounting Technician

Purpose of Position:

• To mitigate financial risks to Anchor Concrete Products Ltd. (ACP), Anchor Rebar Supply Inc. (ARSI), Anchor Concrete Realty (2001) Ltd. (AR) and Lodestar Structures (Lodestar)
• To monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports or data
• To establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies and principles

Major Responsibilities:

General Accounting
The Senior Accounting Technician will support the Accounting Manager and the Accounting Department with these responsibilities:

• Review and approve journal entries, analysis, and reports from direct staff and others, on a weekly basis or as directed by senior management

• Review monthly journal entries for foreign exchange revaluation, bad debt accrual, prepaid expenses, inventory balancing, depreciation, A/P balancing, and long-term debt reconciliation (including current-portion)

• Review monthly operating events to determine whether a need has arisen to impair any assets and journalize accordingly

• Review, recommend and implement more efficient processes and best practices in accounting procedures

• Prepare all supporting documentation for the annual third-party review engagement

• Coordinate, facilitate and manage all government audits

• Ensure accuracy of general ledger postings

Accounts Payable
The Senior Accounting Technician will support the Accounting Manager and the Accounting Department with these responsibilities:

• Monitor payables, to maximize cash flow while maintaining vendor relationships
• Authorize cheques and purchase orders
• Ensure payments are being made to vendors on a biweekly schedule (opposite week as payroll, to maintain smooth cash flow and reduce spikes on the operating line)
• Titan: double-check the values on SO to ensure things are flowing smoothly through the departments.
• Approve cash disbursement out of bank based on and within authorized signing limits for this position

Back-charges

• Make necessary enquiries, particularly of project managers, shipping, and Sales, to identify potential back-charges early, being conscious of team members’ apprehension in alerting the Accounting Manager of potential back-charges
• Flag projects which may have potential back-charges

Other
The Senior Accounting Technician will support the Accounting Manager and the Accounting Department with these responsibilities:

• Manage third-party legal relationships and obtain advice when necessary
• Manage third-party commodity, property tax consulting, and property appraisal consulting relationships and obtain advice when necessary
• Manage employee expense reporting system, according to Anchor policies
• Maintain all insurance policies and annually analyze for gaps in coverage and competitiveness
• Monitor and report on trends in utility use and cost in a timely fashion.
• Prepare and maintain reports and files
• Troubleshoot ERP problems for various departments as they relate to Accounting
• Other duties arising from changes in product mix and corporate direction

Education:

• University Degree or college diploma in accounting
• CPA coursework is an asset

Experience

Five years’ experience in an accounting position with emphasis on critical-thinking tasks, such as reconciling accounts and preparing financial statements

How to apply:

Kindly forward your resume to [email protected].