Finance & Accounting Clerk

**Who We Are**

Recollective is the world’s leading online qualitative research platform. Over the past decade, we've worked with some of the largest and most ambitious organizations to help them engage with their target audiences to gain valuable and actionable insight.

With an award-winning suite of powerful research functionalities supported by highly skilled in-house research and service professionals, Recollective makes it easy for our customers to conduct their research online. Whether as a fully customizable DIY solution or implemented with the support of our growing network of global service partners, Recollective is in use at thousands of organizations around the world.

Find out more about us and our story here

**Who You Are**

We are looking to recruit a Finance & Accounting Clerk to join our growing Finance team. We are looking for someone who is eager to learn and has a strong analytical mindset. This is a perfect opportunity for someone who has recently graduated and looking to start their career in an Accounting role.

This role will provide you with exposure to all areas of accounting (AP, AR, payroll, reconciliations etc.). If you are an organized team-player and multi-tasker who enjoys a challenge, then this is the role for you

**Role Responsibilities**

In this role, you will perform a variety of tasks with the Finance team providing you with ample opportunity to learn, grow and build a foundation of accounting knowledge. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

- Accounts Payable
- Verifying the accuracy of vendor bills
- Recording the transactions and ensuring timely payments
- Accounts Receivable
- Supporting the automated invoicing process and communicating with customers
- Investigating and resolving any irregularities
- Managing the collection and recording of payments
- Generating customer statements as required
- Bank reconciliation
- Reconciling the general ledger with the statements
- Employee expenses and credit card purchases
- Ensuring company policies and internal limits are followed
- Ensuring supporting documents are obtained, and transactions are recorded in the accounting system
- Month-end activities, annual audit and ad-hoc reporting
- Reviewing and recording period-end accruals
- Preparing of working papers
- Analyzing the variances and working on the special requests from various departments
- Special projects which includes budgeting, forecasting and implementing new systems

**Required Skills and Experience**
- Accounting Diploma or University Degree in Business and Accounting
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles
- Strong knowledge of Excel
- Excellent communication skills
- Very organized, detail oriented and a strong problem solver
- Willing to learn new tasks with a great attitude

**Location**

This position is open to all applicants located in Ottawa.

We offer supportive and flexible work arrangements to all our employees - a mix of in-office and virtual.

Take a 3D tour of our beautiful head office in downtown Ottawa (World Exchange Plaza).

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**Working at Recollective**

Some people excel in a more formal hierarchy, with a precise job description, a standard 9-5 routine or an environment where your path forward is pre-defined in a traditional way. This is not that kind of place. At Recollective, everyone is a driver - there are no passengers and no excuses as we continue to build our company together.

If you are customer-obsessed, inspired to find your own new challenges and opportunities, energized by fast-paced change, and driven to blaze our own trail, click here to find out why you will love it here You’ll be happy you did

**Our Core Values**

Read more about each of our core values below:

- Transparency
- Drive
- Excellence
- Humanity
- Team

Here is what else you can expect when joining Recollective in this role:

- We offer competitive compensation and reward people based on performance
- Comprehensive health benefits including a generous healthcare spending account (Health, dental, vision etc.)
- 3 weeks' vacation, 3 personal days each year, and a flexible statutory holiday policy
- Generous Group RRSP matching and much more..
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