At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage full-cycle bookkeeping and ensure financial accuracy in a dynamic team environment.
- Company: Join Robert Half, a leading talent solutions firm with a focus on finance and accounting.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, full benefits, 3 weeks vacation, and free parking.
- Other info: Great career growth opportunities and access to free online training.
- Why this job: Make an impact by ensuring financial integrity while working with a supportive team.
- Qualifications: 5+ years of bookkeeping experience and proficiency in accounting software like QuickBooks.
The predicted salary is between 26.1 - 31.9 $ per hour.
Robert Half is partnering with an organization that's looking to add a Bookkeeper to their team in Kanata. This is a full-time/permanent role on site.
Advantages:
- Competitive salary (75-80K)
- Full benefits + RRSP/DPSP
- 3 weeks vacation + closed between Christmas/NYE
- Free parking
- Excellent team
Responsibilities:
- Manage full-cycle bookkeeping activities, including supplier payments, customer receipts, deposits, and daily financial transaction processing with a high level of accuracy.
- Reconcile banking, credit card, and general ledger accounts regularly, ensuring records are complete and backed by clear supporting documentation.
- Administer payroll, maintain payroll files, and assist with scheduled remittances and recurring statutory submissions in compliance with Canadian requirements.
- Prepare and track purchase orders based on approved business needs, assigning costs correctly to projects, departments, or inventory locations.
- Communicate with suppliers to resolve pricing questions, delivery concerns, billing inconsistencies, product returns, and credit requests.
- Maintain accurate vendor, product, and pricing information while supporting inventory record reviews against departmental physical count results.
- Monitor job costing details and prepare variance reporting to highlight spending concerns, coding errors, or omitted costs requiring follow-up.
- Generate customer invoices from approved service or project documentation, record incoming payments, and follow up professionally on outstanding balances.
- Partner with teams across construction, service, sales, yard or shop, store, and administration to keep source documents complete and financially accurate.
Qualifications:
- Must be willing to work fully on site.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in full-cycle bookkeeping or a similar accounting-focused position.
- Demonstrated knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, payroll administration, and general accounting practices.
- Hands-on experience with computerized accounting systems such as QuickBooks Desktop/QuickBooks Online and other financial software platforms.
- Working knowledge of Canadian payroll processes, remittances, and routine compliance-related filings.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to organize data, review discrepancies, and support reporting needs.
- Ability to manage purchasing coordination tasks, maintain accurate records, and work effectively with vendors and internal departments.
- Strong attention to detail, sound organizational skills, and the ability to handle multiple deadlines with minimal supervision.
Bookkeeper in Ottawa employer: Jobboom
Join a leading player in the damage insurance sector that values autonomy, collaboration, and initiative. With a flexible 35-hour work week, comprehensive benefits including collective insurance and professional development opportunities, you will thrive in a dynamic environment that encourages employee participation in organizational growth. Enjoy competitive salaries, free parking, and the necessary equipment to work effectively both in the office and from home.
We think you need these skills to ace Bookkeeper in Ottawa
Full-Cycle Bookkeeping
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Bank Reconciliation
Payroll Administration
General Accounting Practices
QuickBooks Desktop
