Who we are:
49th Parallel Roasters was founded in 2004 and is considered Canada’s best specialty coffee roaster, with five cafes located in the Lower Mainland and Montreal, and strong wholesale, specialty grocery, and e-comm businesses. We also offer the best donut in town, with our Lucky’s brand handmade donuts made onsite each morning. We are looking to add a new member to our small-yet-mighty Accounting team.
Our Vision: BUILD NORTH AMERICA’S LEADING SPECIALTY COFFEE MOVEMENT
Our Mission: Make Specialty Coffee Accessible to More People (in More Ways) By Crafting EXCEPTIONAL DIRECT TRADE COFFEE, WITH INTENTION, That INSPIRES CURIOSITY
BOOKKEEPER SUMMARY
49th Parallel is looking for a positive and energetic Bookeeper to join our Accounting team. The ideal candidate will bring two to three years of Bookkeeping experience, and will align with our values:
- We create exceptional specialty coffee and customer experiences
- We are curious and adaptable
- We are inclusive, respectful, and celebrate teamwork
- We aspire to positively impact coffee and our world
- We are all aligned to our mission, and to bringing it to life
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position is responsible for the following duties:
- Pay vendors according to payment schedule, while monitoring discount opportunities, verifying taxes and account numbers, scheduling and preparing cheques, wires and EFTs;
- Taking ownership in resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation; ensuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
- Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
- Allocate and post expenses to accounts and classes by analyzing invoices.
- Respond to vendor inquiries in a customer focused manner.
- Recording of inward/outward freight bills from third party vendors in correct accounting period in correct GL
- Reconciliation of Online order payments via Shopify, PayPal & Stripe
- Review, verify and recording of credit card transactions and maintain proof documents in the ERP System .
- Review, verify, post and pay employee expense reports.
- Monitor credit availability on credit cards and arrange payments with approval from Controller
- Reconcile monthly vendor accounts, statements and related transactions.
- Review & reconciliation of purchase accrual account regularly and make required adjustments
- Adhering to cut-off times: 2 days after month-end for Roaster & and day of scheduled inventory count for all Cafes.
- Verification and follow up on prepaid expenses for task/project completeness & recording of expenses in correct GL accounts
- Gathering required details, fill out Vendor credit applications and obtain signatures and coordinate with vendors for application processing
- Renewal of annual Business Licenses (all locations), sidewalk permits and property taxes and arrange payments on time
- Maintains historical records by uploading to ERP and/or filing documents.
- Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential, both internally and externally.
- Review, verify and recording of utility bill transactions and maintain proof documents in ERP.
- Accomplish accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
- Perform all tasks in an effective, efficient manner, maintaining volume KPIs as per industry standards.
*other duties or projects as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
- University or College Diploma in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
- Enrollment in a Professional Accounting Designation is an asset
- 2 years Bookkeeping
- High attention to detail
- Highly analytical with a solutions-based focus
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Intermediate MS Office Skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Acumatica experience an asset
SOFT SKILLS
- Ability to work under pressure and manage time effectively to achieve results
- Ability to build strong internal working relationships
- Have a “no job is too small” mentality: you roll up your sleeves, boldly jump in and get it done!
- Have ability to see a project through from beginning to end while demonstrating the ability toboth multi-task effectively and prioritize tasks
- Results-oriented and process driven, with high expectations of self and team
- Positive outlook, with ability to effectively receive and communicate feedback
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Pay: $47,383.33 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care
Flexible language requirement:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Burnaby, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Bookkeeping: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
