Staff Accountant
The Royal Canadian Legion National Headquarters is seeking an individual to join our team as a Staff Accountant – Financial Services.
Location: Kanata, Ontario
Reports to: Director Financial Services
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Status: Monday to Friday On-Site
About The Royal Canadian Legion
The Royal Canadian Legion is Canada’s largest Veteran support and community service organization with over 260,000 members and 1,350 local branches in Canada, as well as in the U.S. and in Europe. Our mission is to serve Veterans, including serving military and RCMP members and their families, to promote Remembrance, and to serve our communities and our country.
Position Overview
As a Staff Accountant you will be involved in accounts payable, the Legion National Foundation, investments portfolio, month & quarter-end, and audits. You will support the Director of Financial Services in a variety of tasks in addition to monthly reconciliation, analyzing GL accounts, and other special projects. Your success within the role is dependent on a strong work ethic, excellent communication, great attention to details, and the ability to problem-solve.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of billing system and record / reconcile all types of payments and vendor management
- Balance accounts payable sub-ledger to the general ledger
- Process supplier invoices with appropriate codes and purchase orders
- Manage and facilitate corporate credit card processing and reconciliation
- Preparation of the monthly inter-company journals and expense allocation
- Work closely with internal and external customers by identifying, resolving, and communicating issues on a timely basis
- Reconcile monthly and quarterly balance sheet accounts in Microsoft Dynamics GP to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance
- Monthly reconciliation of bank accounts, credit cards, inter-company accounts, and expense reports
- Recording and reconciling assigned investment transactions and assisting director with treasury functions
- Maintain an orderly accounting online filing system
- Identify areas for control improvement and develop solutions
- Conduct financial due diligence and apply accounting procedures while also gathering and analyzing data from various sources
- Collaborate with department managers and team members to deliver accurate information within all accounting records
- Assist with the external annual audit
- Assist in performing a wide variety of special projects
Education and Experience
- 2+ years’ experience as a general accountant creating journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, and a sound knowledge of the full cycle of accounting
- Advanced knowledge of Excel
- The knowledge and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or equivalent
- Excellent English language skills
Skills
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Meticulous, organized, and accurate
- Accounting principles and familiarity with a variety of computer systems and applications including GP & CRM
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple demands and still meet deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a natural ability to interact effectively with internal and external contacts
- Communicate effectively with all levels of employees and external parties
- Manage multiple details and tasks concurrently in a changing environment
- Able to work effectively in a team environment
- Analyze and think creatively about the operations of The Royal Canadian Legion
This position offers the opportunity to join one of Canada’s most respected organizations and work with an exciting progressive team who are supporting Veterans and their family members daily. Excellent remuneration and benefits package including a defined benefit Pension Plan.
If you are interested, please submit your resume to jobs@legion.ca by January 17, 2025. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.