Our client is a non-profit organization supporting homeless people in our city. They are looking for a Controller to join their team. Ideal candidate will have experience in non-profit accounting. Must be comfortable working in Vancouver downtown east side.
Key Responsibilities:
Accounts Management:
- Maintains and enforces a documented system of accounting policies & procedures
- Oversees the operations of the accounting department, including control systems, transaction-processing operations, policies and procedures.
Accounting Transactions:
- Ensure accounts payable are paid in a timely manner and that all reasonable discounts are taken; process cheque runs & prepare/process electronic payments and transfers
- Ensure that accounts receivable are collected promptly
- Assist the Payroll & Benefits Coordinator with payroll reporting problems or in correcting errors
- Review bi-weekly payroll before finalization
- Process bi-weekly payroll when Payroll & Benefits Coordinator is absent
- Ensure that bank reconciliations are completed
- Ensure reconciliations with Raiser’s Edge (fundraising software) are completed
- Ensure required debt payments are made on a timely basis (if applicable)
- Maintain the chart of accounts
- Maintain orderly accounting filing systems
- In partnership with the Senior Director, Finance & Administration, maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions
- Make weekly bank deposits and enter bank deposit information from the Raiser’s Edge (fundraising) software as receipts in the QuickBooks accounting system.
- Enter adjusting journal entries as needed
Finance Reporting & Compliance
- Review monthly financial statements
- Preparation of financial reporting to institutional funders & for annual reports, as necessary
- Coordinate annual budgeting processes with Senior Director, Finance & Administration
- Provide financial analysis as needed, under the direction of the Senior Director, Finance & Administration
- Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors
- Prepare quarterly and annual filing for WorkSafeBC premiums
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of progressively responsible experience in a finance/accounting department of a mid-sized organization ($3-8M operating budget).
- Expertise with payroll software and general understanding of requirements of processing payroll in a Canadian context
- Expertise with Payworks would be an asset
- Expertise with Raiser’s Edge a plus
- Good command of English language both written and verbal.
- Ability to effectively interact with a variety of staff and members of the public in a diplomatic, professional and result-oriented manner.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize one’s workload.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration, or equivalent business experience
- CPA designation (completed or nearing completion), or equivalent business experience
- Expertise processing accounting transactions with QuickBooks Online accounting software.
- Accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank reconciliation experience (5-7 years).
- General accounting and financial reporting experience (3-5 years).
- Fund accounting for not-for-profit experience (2+ years)