General Accountant

About Avanti 

We are a determined and committed team that helps Canadian companies build better workplaces through our all-in-one HCM SaaS platform. We are proud to partner with some of Canada’s most recognizable brands, spanning from Corner Brook Newfoundland to Victoria BC. After four decades of continued growth, we are more passionate than ever about providing great client experiences. 

Avanti HCM is a highly configurable, fully integrated Payroll, Human Resource, Recruiting and Workforce Management solution that enables our clients to manage their employees from hire to retire.  

About the Position 

As we continue to grow, we are looking to bring on board a driven General Accountant to join our team, who will play a key role in assisting the Controller in performing month-end processes, financial reporting and various ad hoc projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing technology organization with a friendly and dynamic work environment. In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn and contribute to innovative process improvements that will help shape the financial foundation of the organization and the successful candidate will have room to grow professionally within the company.

What You’ll be Responsible For

• Reviewing sales contracts and creating sales orders for new clients
• Posting accounts payable invoices and ensuring vendors are paid on time
• Billing clients on a monthly basis and managing accounts receivable
• Suggesting and implementing improvements for accounts receivable and accounts payable   processes
• Maintaining and managing USD cash account
• Preparing and posting month end journal entries
• Preparing bank reconciliations and updating weekly cash flow report
• Processing monthly sales tax remittances
• Assisting the controller in month end close and preparation of financial statements
• Reconciling balance sheet accounts and providing explanation of significant changes
• Processing and reviewing expense reports and reconciling corporate card charges
• Preparing annual working papers and assisting in external review engagement

What You Bring 

Here are the skills we are looking for in this position: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant discipline
• Pursuing professional accounting certification (CPA)
• Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Proactive and detail-oriented; someone always looking to improve day to day processes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proficient in MS Excel

Our Values 

• Impact. We work hard to deliver amazing outcomes.  
• Integrity. Our actions are consistent with our stated goals and intents. 
• Innovation. We are better today than we were yesterday, individually and collectively. 
• Inclusion. Our environment makes our diversity our strength. 

Our Commitment to an Inclusive Culture  
 
At Avanti we value everyone’s opinions and ideas. We believe that an inclusive environment harnesses the power of the innate diversity of our team. This allows us to drive innovative change by evaluating and adopting suggestions based on their value to our business and not the source of the idea. We know that embracing inclusion helps us, individually and collectively, to be better every day as a company and as people. We are committed to equal opportunity and welcome people of any gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any underrepresented groups to apply.