Accounting Technician / Junior Accountant
Location: Kamloops, BC
Job type: Permanent, full-time
Salary: $45,000–$60,000 per year, depending on education and experience
Job Overview
Excel Personnel is recruiting an Accounting Technician / Junior Accountant for a growing transportation and logistics company in Kamloops.
This is a broad, hands-on accounting role for someone who has developed a solid foundation through industry or public-practice experience and is ready to take on greater responsibility. You will work closely with the Controller and gain experience across the full accounting cycle, including AP, AR, collections, payroll, reconciliations, month-end reporting and financial analysis.
The position offers excellent long-term potential to grow into a senior accounting role and potentially assume leadership of the accounting department.
Why You Should Apply
- Earn $45,000–$60,000 per year, depending on your qualifications
- Receive employer-paid benefits after six months
- Gain broad full-cycle accounting experience
- Work closely with an experienced Controller
- Move beyond a narrowly focused AP, AR or bookkeeping role
- Build toward increased responsibility in reporting, analysis and accounting leadership
- Join a growing company in a fast-paced industry
Responsibilities
- Support full-cycle accounting activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections and general ledger entries
- Complete bank reconciliations for Canadian- and U.S.-dollar accounts
- Process supplier invoices and prepare electronic payment runs
- Monitor outstanding receivables and professionally follow up on overdue accounts
- Reconcile revenue, expense and balance sheet accounts
- Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies
- Process biweekly payroll and monthly bonus plans
- Prepare and file GST returns
- Prepare month-end working papers and financial statements
- Assist with year-end working papers and information for external accountants
- Prepare financial and operational reports using Microsoft Excel
- Process customer credit applications and maintain supporting documentation
- Respond to inquiries from customers, suppliers, carriers and internal team members
- Maintain accurate and confidential financial records
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls and reporting
- Provide support across the accounting department as required
Qualifications
- Diploma or degree in accounting from a recognized post-secondary institution
- At least one to two years of relevant accounting experience
- Full-cycle accounting experience or previous experience with a public accounting firm
- Practical experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, reconciliations and month-end processes
- Working knowledge of accounting principles
- Ability to prepare accurate working papers and supporting schedules
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
- Confidence using Word, Outlook and shared electronic files
- Strong attention to detail, organization and follow-through
- Professional communication skills, including confidence handling collection conversations
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
- Legally entitled to work in Canada on a permanent basis without employer sponsorship
Assets
- Experience processing payroll
- Experience preparing GST returns, financial statements or year-end working papers
- Experience with QuickBooks, Sage 50 or similar accounting software
- Experience with CaseWare, tax software or other public-practice accounting tools
- Experience in transportation, logistics or another fast-paced operating environment
The Ideal Candidate
You are beyond the new-graduate stage and have applied your accounting education in a professional setting. You can complete your work with reasonable independence while remaining eager to learn.
You are looking for more than a transactional bookkeeping position. You want broad exposure to the accounting function, the opportunity to understand how a business operates and a long-term path toward greater responsibility.
Benefits
- Employer-paid benefits after six months of employment
- Long-term career development and advancement potential
How to Apply
Apply through Indeed with an up-to-date resume outlining your accounting education and relevant experience.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Pay: $45,000.00-$60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Kamloops, BC V2C 4N7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
