Accounting Technician

**Thanks to your accounting experience, you master the concepts leading to the preparation of accurate financial statements? Are you meticulous and don't hesitate to put in the effort until 'everything balances'? Are you known for your resourcefulness and do you enjoy being part of a dynamic team? This position is for you and we want to meet you**

**The Company**:
**Working Conditions**:

- Salary between $55,000 and $65,000 depending on your experience
- Permanent, full-time position, in-person, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, flexible between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
- 3 weeks of annual vacation, plus 5 paid personal days per year and 4 additional paid vacation days between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Group insurance program paid 59% by the employer
- Pleasant and respectful work environment
- Gym on site place

**Role and Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Controller, the **Accounting Technician**:
On a monthly basis:

- Is responsible for the month-end process for two of the Group's four entities, including: bank reconciliation, recurring entries, balance sheet revaluation, and exchange rates;
- Performs the necessary controls related to the production of financial statements, such as balancing the GL, auxiliary and intra-group items, monitoring balance sheet schedules, closing accounting periods, and updating exchange rates in the system;
- Reconciles GST-QST remittances, including customs.

On a monthly basis Weekly:

- Manages payables inboxes and collaborates on invoice entry;
- Works closely with the payables process to maximize cash discounts;
- Invoices customer orders and collects payments;
- Works to optimize the purchasing cycle in terms of internal controls and data integrity;
- Collaborates on special projects and contributes to the culture of continuous improvement.

**Required Knowledge and Experience**:

- Degree in Accounting Technology, or equivalent;
- Minimum of 3 years of accounting experience, ideally in a high-volume manufacturing SME.

**Skills and required skills**:

- Autonomous, structured person, and able to see beyond the numbers;
- Good judgment, discretion, rigor, and communication skills;
- Comfortable with computerized management systems (advanced Excel);
- Bilingual French - English, oral and written.