Accounting Coordinator

Position: Accounting Co-Ordinator

Company: Durham Association for Family Resources and Support (DFR)

Type: 1 Full Time Permanent Position

Location: 5 Days in the office - 850 King Street West, Oshawa - L1J 8N5

**Imagine **a job where you can use your exceptional accounting and organizational skills to help innovate, scale, and grow Durham Association for Family Resources and Support

**Imagine** a job where your welcoming communication skills will make a positive difference in the lives of families in the Durham Region and across the country.

Add a great collaborative team, professional growth opportunities, excellent work life balance, and you have imagined a job at Durham Association for Family Resources and Support

**About**:Our Employees at Durham Association for Family Resources and Support have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to a vision that all people enjoy a full and meaningful life within the community. Our accounting department supports multiple not for profit charitable organizations in Ontario and nationally.

**Mission**: The Mission of our non-profit charitable organization is to work in partnership with families with a member who has an intellectual disability or a child with a physical disability, providing Family Support (programs, resources, and other types of assistance) that enhance the capacity of the whole family.

**We value our staff**:
Working with Durham Association for Family Resources and Support means that you will enjoy a collaborative, friendly, and supportive work environment. We provide you with work that is engaging and impactful, while promoting the health and wellness of our team. We also provide:
**The Position**:
Working under the direction of the Team Lead - Financial Reporting and reporting to the Director of Finance and Administration, you will ensure all assigned accounting data input is accurate, timely and complete. The accounting coordinator works closely with staff and client companies to meet objectives in keeping with the mission and principles of the organizations supported. A professional and respectful manner to staff, families and clients will be always maintained.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding all client files, policies, and procedures
- Demonstrate a professional relationship with the staff, families, volunteers, and clients
- Set up and maintain the detailed reporting schedules for government funded projects
- Reconcile, input and process credit card payments for all clients and reconcile bank statements and accounts
- Enters payroll and budget entries into the accounting system
- Input information into client data bases and gather data for auditors and funders
- Recommends system changes to increase efficiencies
- Prepare funder reports and collaborate with external auditors
- Supports the accounting team on various projects as required and provides backup to Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable as needed
- Co-ordinate File Rooms

**Required Education and Experience**:

- Experience with QuickBooks a must
- 3 to 5 years’ experience in an accounting position
- Ability to communicate thoughtfully with families and support staff
- Formal accounting training (Accounting Course or Accounting Diploma)

**Preferred Experience**:

- Experience working for a not for profit is considered an asset
- Knowledge of payroll processing an asset
- Experience with accounting software for the purpose of inputting
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise good judgement
- Ability to learn new software systems as required by clients
- Proficient in Microsoft office including Word and Excel
- Ability to problem solve, multitask, and organize your work
- Experience in effectively dealing with change
- Ability to work well independently and in a team environment

Durham Association for Family Resources and Support is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage all qualified individuals who identify as part of an equity seeking group to apply. We are committed to a barrier-free, equitable, and inclusive recruitment process and workplace.

Our goal is to ensure our Organization and Staff team are reflective of the diversity of the community and we welcome any feedback in this regard.

**How to apply**:
We look forward to hearing from you

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Oshawa, ON L1J 2L5: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 2 years (required)
- Data entry: 1 year (required)
- Customer service: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person