Bookkeeper (Ft)

**Goals and Outcomes**:
Reporting to the Controller, the Bookkeeper will support the daily accounting activities of Paramount, its month-end process, year-end process, and various special projects including but not limited to; general ledger transactions and reports, balancing, reconciliations; depreciation, tax reports, cash receipts and disbursements, fixed assets and asset management.

**Essential Functions**:

- Monthly reconciliation of GL, credit cards, and bank statements.
- Monitor capital assets.
- Manage past-due accounts.
- Assist with invoicing, payables & payments.
- Handle intercompany transactions & reconcile foreign currency transactions.
- Administer capital asset and depreciation sub-ledger control, maintenance, and reconciliation.
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and monthly, quarterly and yearly forecasts.
- Assist in the development of reports/dashboards for supervisor/management.
- Review the company’s accounting information to identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances.
- Ad Hoc projects/requests from the supervisor.

**Education & Experience**:

- Minimum of 3 years experience as a Bookkeeper.
- Knowledge of accounting principles.
- 2-year accounting program or CPA program.

**Knowledge, Skills & Abilities**:

- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal, problem-recognition, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
- QuickBooks experience an asset.
- Computerized accounting software experience.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to fully function in a fast-paced environment.
- Solid organizational and time management skills; Ability to prioritize multiple assignments.
- Excellent customer service orientation and interpersonal skills for effective interaction with managers, employees, vendors, subcontractors, government agencies, and others; ability to exercise good judgment, sound reasoning skills, and discretion in making independent decisions commensurate with responsibilities.
- Ability to maintain highly confidential information, and effectively manage stress and pressure in a frequently changing environment; ability to multi-task calmly and effectively in all situations.

**About Paramount Services**:
Paramount Service Ltd. began as Paramount Restaurant Service Ltd. over 25 years ago. Since then, the company has evolved into a full-service equipment supply and facility maintenance company based from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Our presence is focused in South West Ontario & North West Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan but we have strong partnerships spanning coast-to-coast-to-coast across Canada. As part of our full-service commitment throughout the country, we employ refrigerationber, HVAC, plumbing and electrical journeymen, handymen, general labourers and we have over 600 subcontractors at our disposal. Our customer relationships are based on our performance and built on trust. As a result, our customers ask us if we can do more, and we do. From general contracting to minor service calls, landscape and parking lot maintenance, to hot and cold beverage services, equipment sales to preventative maintenance - we do it all.