Accounting Assistant (12-Month Contract)
Hire Date: Immediate
Job Vacancy Status: Replacement
The Company:
PROLINK—Canada’s Insurance Connection is an independent insurance brokerage. We have been in business since 1982, operating on the principles of integrity, honesty and caring. We provide tailor-made risk management and insurance solutions to Professional Associations and Affinity Groups, Canadian enterprises, small businesses, and individuals. We are laser-focused on simplifying traditional insurance transactions by building intuitive and engaging digital experiences.
Our goal is to help our clients feel confident in their decisions, secure that we will be there for any urgent need, and connected to PROLINK as their trusted insurance resource. By nurturing one-on-one relationships with our clients, we have built a reputation as valued advisors and advocates nationwide.
The Role:
As an Accounting Assistant, you will support the Accounting team with various tasks, including handling accounts payable and receivable, producing reports, monthly reconciliations and more within both PROLINK Insurance Inc. as well as the PROLINK Broker Network.
The Requirements:
The ideal candidate will meet many to most of the following requirements:
- Education: Post-secondary education in accounting or related field.
- Experience: A minimum 2 years of experience as an Accounting Assistant. Exposure to the insurance industry is strongly preferred.
- Skills: Self-driven and professional team player with a client-centric approach. A strong understanding of accounting principles and practices, with a high level of accuracy, organization, and attention to detail. Strong communication skills for collaboration with team members. Comfort with managing multiple demands, with proven organizational, time-management, and prioritization skills. Strong Microsoft Office application skills, including Excel.
- Softer Skills: A person who is positive, energized, articulate, engaging, empathetic, and approachable.
The Responsibilities:
- Reconcile commissions received from insurance companies with invoices processed as per our revenue generating departments;
- Reconcile commissions received from brokerage partners with internal calculations of commissions owed and communicate with brokerages as needed to resolve outstanding balances.
- Coordinate reconciliation adjustments or corrections with other members of the Accounting team or other PROLINK teams as needed;
- Complete various bank, client/brokerage accounts receivable and balance sheet monthly reconciliations;
- Monitor outstanding balances for brokerage partners and follow up on overdue outstanding amounts;
- Identify opportunities to enhance AR processes and workflows;
- Process EFT and/or credit card receivables through data entry into the accounting system;
- Ensure payments allocated to appropriate client accounts;
- Communicate information as necessary with respect to declined or NSF payments;
- Ensure all invoices, expenses reimbursements, and credit card reconciliations have the proper allocation, approval and supporting documentation;
- Produce reports for the business departments and management team as required;
- Cross train with other team members (i.e. accounts payable and insurance company payments) to provide backup with respect to absences and/or busy times;
- Assist with special projects and assignments as they are assigned.
The Benefits:
- Enjoy a competitive compensation package;
- Access comprehensive medical and dental benefits that will come in force on your first day as an employee;
- Experience the heart of Toronto’s financial district when in the office. PROLINK is steps away from Union Station and is connected to St. Andrew subway station;
- Work for a company that has the best of both worlds: the professionalism and success of a corporate environment, with the family-oriented and collaborative feel of a small business;
- Grow your career in an organization that loves to recognize and reward its top talent;
- Relish in the comfort of working from home and from our office (as circumstances permit and require).
At PROLINK, diversity begins and ends with our employees. It is important to us that we create a diverse, equal, inclusive, and accessible work environment where our employees feel valued, respected, and supported. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the community in which we live and work.
We are dedicated to providing accommodation where necessary during all parts of the hiring process to applicants. If you require accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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