Accounting Administrator

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**Company Information**

Scholar's Choice, which debuted in 1939, is the largest e-commerce and catalogue operations provider of educational toys and teaching materials in Canada, with regional sales centres in Winnipeg, London, and Moncton. **Our vision** is to give every child a reason to love learning so they can achieve their hopes and dreams. You can see that we have a big vision and **our core values** that support us in our day to day actions as part of our company culture:

- Commitment to Excellence
- Respectful of Everyone
- Integrity
- Passionate
- Humble & Gracious

**Job Summary**

The Accounting Administrator will be responsible for the performance of a variety of duties from backroom calculations to front desk customer service. Responsibilities will include working in Netsuite posting the day's receipts, filing and tallying deposits, coding, totaling, batching, entering, verifying and reconciling transactions such as accounts payable and receivable, payroll, purchase orders, cheques, invoices, cheque requisitions, and bank statements. Other responsibilities will include the compilation of budget data and documents based on estimated revenues, expenses and previous budgets, and the performance of related clerical duties.

**Core Competencies**
- Customer Focus
- Quality Orientation
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Energy & Stress
- Accountability and Dependability
- Team Work
- Operating Equipment
- Ethics and Integrity

**Job Duties**
- Audits accounts to make sure that payments are timely
- Checks other people's work to make sure that their final figures are correct, noting errors and the causes of any miscalculations.
- Utilizes computer systems to run databases, pay bills and order supplies.
- Supports customer service, accepting payments or providing refunds.
- Contacts individuals with delinquent accounts.
- Calculates, prepares and issues documents related to accounts such as bills, invoices, inventory reports, account statements and other financial statements
- Code, total, batch, enter, verify and reconcile transactions such as accounts payable and receivable, payroll, purchase orders, cheques, invoices, cheque requisitions, and bank statements
- Compiles budget data and documents based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets
- Supports payroll during vacations
- Calculates costs of materials, overhead and other expenses based on estimates, quotations, and price lists
- Responds to customer inquiries, maintains good customer relations and solves problems
- Performs related clerical duties, such as word processing, maintaining filing and record systems, faxing and photocopying.
- Stay current with all regulations, practices, tax laws, reporting requirements and industry trends
- Performs other duties as required.

**Requirements**:

- Minimum 5 years working experience in accounting required
- Knowledge of accepted accounting rules, practices, tax laws, and reporting requirements
- Effective communication skills with individuals at all levels of the organization
- Working knowledge of NetSuite is preferred
- Ability to adapt to and learn new software
- Able to work efficiently as a part of a team as well as independently
- High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts
- Able to work well under pressure and meet set deadlines
- Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills
- Ability to interpret and implement company policies and procedures
- Attention to detail in all areas of work
- High level of personal integrity
- Strong work ethic
- Self starter
- Confident, consistent, decisive personality

**Work Conditions**
- Travel may be required
- Ability to attend and conduct presentations
- Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals
- Overtime as required
- Lifting or moving up to 10lbs may be required

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 5 years (required)

Ability to Commute:

- London, ON N6B 2K6 (required)

Work Location: In person