Receptionist/administrative Assistant

**Who we are**
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

**As a Receptionist/Administrative Assistant your responsibilities will include**:

- Answering and directing telephone inquires
- Greeting external clients
- Coordinating schedules of staff
- Receiving payments
- Receive/send daily couriers
- Working independently and within a team environment to support the client service staff to produce high quality client deliverables
- Type and/or format financial statements in compliance with Firm standards
- Preparation of letters and reports using firm templates and according to Firm standards,
- Proof-read, review for quality and verify content before finalizing any client deliverables
- Preparing hard files for clients based on requests from the external client service team and new client setup processes
- E-file tax return
- Scan documents and embed in electronic file
- Create, save and maintain digital report and letter files. Initiate digital “lock-down” of client information
- Participate in training and stay current with GT software
- Assist administrative assistants with monthly billing, if required
- Working with the partners and managers in a business development capacity, including researching companies, preparing, editing and branding proposals
- Following up with clients on bookkeeping matters
- Reconciliation of courier/taxi invoices
- General administrative tasks such as data entry and typing
- Ordering stationery and office supplies; maintaining stationery inventory

**Be Grant Thornton**
If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens

**Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Receptionist/Administrative Assistant? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick**:

- Strong Microsoft Office Skills
- 2 to 4 years of administrative; professional services experience is an asset
- Excellent data entry skills and high attention to detail with an aptitude for proofreading and suggesting alternatives
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage competing responsibilities and prioritize
- Exceptional client service mindset
- Computer savvy - ability to learn and troubleshoot various computer programs

At Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

**What's in it for you?**

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more

**Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?**

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