Accounting Clerk

Pioneer Food Services Limited is looking for an Accounting Clerk to join our growing Office Team As a large franchise group, you will work with two leading quick-service restaurant brands, Wendy’s and Tim Hortons.

Our organization is in an excellent position for continuous growth. As an Accounting Clerk, you will be working under the direction of the Accounting Supervisor. Your primary responsibilities will be completing bank and cash reconciliations, preparing and posting adjusting journal entries, and analyzing and reconciling multiple general ledger accounts.

**Job Duties**:

- Perform weekly cash and bank reconciliations
- Communicate regularly with store management on cash discrepancies, including cash over/short and missing deposits
- Monitor daily bank deposit activity for all locations
- Reconciling monthly financial information, including cash, prepaid expenses, accrued liabilities, fixed assets, and other related accounts
- Complete month-end and year-end account reconciliations
- Prepare month-end and year-end adjusting journal entries
- Prepare and submit reports required by regulatory and governmental agencies (such as Statistics Canada and HST Filing)
- Perform ad-hoc tasks and special projects as required.

**Requirements**:

- Minimum two years experience working in accounting, with an emphasis on cash and bank reconciliations
- **Experience in Microsoft Excel is essential for success in this role, specifically, using VLOOKUPs, creating PivotTables, understanding formulas, and running macros**:

- Good organizational, time management, and prioritizing skills
- Adept problem solver and an eye for detail and accuracy
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision and as part of a team
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with colleagues from different departments and restaurants
- Must have reliable access to transportation
- Onsite attendance is a positional requirement at this time
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada

Working Conditions:

- Manual dexterity is required to use desktop computers and peripherals
- Lifting or moving up to 10 lbs may be required
- Newly renovated office space, conveniently located between the Appleby and Burloak ramps of the QEW in Burlington, Ontario
- Pioneer Food Services Limited is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment and seeks talent with diverse life experiences and perspectives.

We are an equal opportunity employer that hires talent regardless of age, race, creed, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or any other legally protected grounds and will not discriminate on these bases.

In keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), accommodations are available throughout the recruitment and selection process. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please inform us of any accommodations required.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $49,000.00-$54,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Burlington, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Are you experienced and comfortable working in Microsoft Excel? Specifically, using VLOOKUPs, creating PivotTables, understanding formulas, and running macros.

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 2 years (preferred)
- Bookkeeping: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person