Accounts Assistant

**Vacancy Name**
- Accounts Assistant

**Function**
- Finance

**Office Location**
- Toronto

**Business**
- 9 Story

**Type of Position**
- Full-time Permanent
- 9 Story Media Group is an industry leading creator, producer and distributor of award-winning animated and live action content for young audiences around the world. 9 Story has produced over 900 animated and live action episodes, seen on some of the world’s most respected children’s channels.
We are currently seeking an Accounts Assistant to support our Toronto Studio.
Purpose: Why you’re here at 9 Story Media Group
- To provide bookkeeping functions and accounting administrative duties as required by the Corporate Accounting department.
- To provide general office administration and assistance to the Corporate Accounting team, as needed.

Delivery: What you produce
- Collect and organize invoices from vendors and internal departments
- Enter invoices into Microsoft Great Plains, generate cash required for 3 Corporate companies
- Generate and submit EFT batches bi-weekly for approval and processing
- Prepare and submit wire approval sheets for wire payments
- Bank reconciliations and monthly financial reports
- Prepare and enter Intercompany invoices and transactions
- Other data entry requirements requested

Measurements: How we measure it
- Accuracy, timeliness and compliance of deliverables (as above)
- Backups saved in correct location and up to date
- Feedback from Corporate accountants and Director of Finance

**Key Responsibilities**
- Responsibilities: What you are regularly responsible for doing
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
- Collect Invoices from vendors and internal departments
- Submit invoices for approval and ensure all invoices have proper internal approval
- Organize all invoices between 3 Corporate companies and enter in Great Plains
- Generate cash required bi-weekly
- Submit EFT and wires bi-weekly for approval and processing
- Update Great Plains with intercompany transfers and wire payments made
- Generate Intercompany invoices and distribute to production accounting team

GENERAL LEDGER
- Assist in preparing month end reports and financials
- Generate journal entries weekly into GP
- Weekly bank reconciliations
- Reconcile intercompany and maintain consolidated intercompany schedule

MANAGEMENT REPORTING
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet and income statements
- Assist in financial statement account review on a monthly basis to ensure completeness, existence, accuracy and classification in the general ledger

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
- Assist in preparation of year-end tax filing and Audit support
- Other tasks, activities and projects as required

**Key Requirements**
- Requirements for the role: Things that help you do your job (what is essential & what is desirable)
- Knowledge
- Understanding accounting practices and processing techniques
- Experience
- Accounting and data entry experience.
- Microsoft Great Plains experience
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- Technical Skills
- Strong excel skills.
- Strong organization skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to multi task
Behaviors (Competencies) -
- Possess outstanding problem-solving skills and enjoys working in a challenging, fast-paced environment
- Analyzes and interprets new information and situations effectively
- Possess a demonstrated attention to detail
- Meets or exceeds deadlines through meticulous planning and multi-tasking
- Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple requests in order of priority. - behavioural

**Salary**
- 0.0

**Expected Start Date