118 Jobs Found

Accounts Receivable Analyst Full-time Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details
The Accounts Receivable Analyst is responsible for accurate and timely processing of customer receipts to established internal policies, process, and work instructions, as well as financial reporting of Accounts Receivable results. In addition, this team member will provide customer statements, respond to customer inquiries, and act as the initial point of contact for all account inquiries.

 
Customer Receipts Processing
Processes customer payments (receipts) in accordance to established processes.
Communicates with concerned parties such as client or product line controllers and the client’s payables department to follow up, clarify information or resolve disputes (i.e. payment not made on time). Escalates to management, where required.
Communicates with clients to set up electronic fund transfers (EFTs) for payments.
Reviews documents for compliance and completeness against established requirements. Identifies non-compliant items and missing information and obtains information to ensure compliance to established procedures and requirements.
Ensures cash is applied in the appropriate customer within the company ERP.
Ensures cash application policies and procedures are complete and updated on a regular basis.
Identifies areas of process improvement and participates in automation of cash application and accounts receivable tasks.
Prepares, documents and performs bank deposits.
Review customer funds received and prepare analysis for treasury to transfer funds to the appropriate client or BGIS bank account.

 
Accounts Receivable Monitoring
Monitors notice of payments and contacts client if funds not received to verify wire details correct.
Reviews unapplied cash receipts and follows up with concerned parties to find out payment details. Escalates issues to management that cannot be resolved.
Prepares accounts receivable (AR) aging reports and performs analysis where required (ex. AR sub-ledger vs Trial Balance).
Prepares various balance sheet schedules to support reconciliation of AR vs TB.
Calculates revenue provisions for doubtful accounts.
Works with client account or product line finance to gather information required to process client set up requisitions.
Files, maintains, and retrieves documentation for audit support.
Assists with preparing customer statements & communicating directly with clients, escalating to the Manager as needed.
Understands pertinent construction law in order to advise internal stakeholders of potential risks within individual accounts. 

 
Problem Solving
Account reconciliation (Financial Analysis / Investigation).
Create and analyzing reports.
Understands the internal organizational structure in order to connect with the appropriate groups for payment errors and inquiries.
Other duties as required.

Accounts Receivable Analyst

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Full-time
The Accounts Receivable Analyst is responsible for accurate and timely processing of customer receipts to established internal policies, process, and work instructions, as well as...
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Feb 3rd, 2025 at 15:20

Financial Coordinator Full-time Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details

The Financial Coordinator is accountable for providing transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle. Specific accountabilities include validation and processing of expense reports, p-card logs and time and labour hours.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Validates completeness and accuracy of time and labour hours and follows up on missing information to ensure timely processing.
  • Reconciles the PCard Log to the PCard Statement, ensures completeness and accuracy, reviews supporting documentation, follows upon on missing information, and ensures proper authorization has been received.
  • Pulls supporting documentation as directed by Finance for audit support
  • Files processed documents according to the various filing categories within the established time frame
  • Sorts, date stamps and distributes incoming mail on a daily basis.
  • Other duties as assigned.

FINANCE SPECIFIC SCOPE/DEFINITION

Portfolio Scope/Complexity

  • High volume, recurring, routine and basic transactional processing

Complexity of Accounting

  • Requires basic understanding of project coordination, purchasing and accounting systems.

Involvement in Full Cycle Accounting

  • Transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle (i.e. processing expense reports, p-card logs and time and labour reports)

Preparation of Financial Information

  • Gathers data for data processing
  • Minimal reporting – i.e.  p-card suspense log, missing time and labour reports, and other ad hoc reporting

Reporting Audience/User of Financial Information

  • Internal vertical reporting
  • External suppliers

Audit Support

  • Files and retrieves documentation for audit support
  • Documentation is reviewed prior to submission

Operations vs. Strategic Decisions

  • Basic policy adherence decisions

Problem Solving

  • Identification of non-compliance items
  • Vendor dispute resolution
  • Coding discrepancies

Interaction with Client/Management

  • Significant interaction with internal operations team
  • Interaction with vendors

EDUCATION, JOB-RELATED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Community college diploma or equivalent training (e.g. RPA, CET)

JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE: More than one year up to three years

Knowledge & Skills

  • Advanced knowledge of current purchasing and payables accounting systems and MS Office suite of software
  • Ability to process high volume data with accuracy
  • Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and vendors for the purpose of data clarification and exchange, and follow up
  • Ability to identify non-compliance items (i.e.) insufficient authorization, missing signature
  • Ability to make basic policy adherence decisions
  • Ability to resolve vendor disputes
  • Ability to identify data discrepancies – (i.e.) coding, validation

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

  • None required
  • Demonstrates interest in pursuing a career in Accounting. Explores potential licenses and professional accreditation options

Financial Coordinator

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Full-time
The Financial Coordinator is accountable for providing transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle. Specific accountabilities include validation and processing o...
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Jan 28th, 2025 at 14:46

Financial Shared Services Representative- Contract Full-time Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details

The Financial Shared Representative is responsible for accurate and timely processing of accounts payable payments according to established internal procedures

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounts Payable Processing

  • Processes accounts payable payments in accordance to established processes
  • Communicates with stakeholders such as suppliers to follow up, clarify information or resolve disputes (i.e. payment not made on time).  Escalates to management, where required
  • Liaises with business unit leaders to obtain approval for payments
  • Handles scanned documentations with low data recognition and data enters missing data
  • Reviews documents for compliance and completeness against established requirements.  Identifies non-compliant items and missing information and obtains information to ensure compliance to established procedures and requirements
  • Determines appropriate accounting codes to the documents according to business unit and expense/cost element type
  • Performs mathematical calculations – additions, subtractions, multiplication and divisions – to verify for mathematical accuracy.  Identifies errors and liaises with appropriate stakeholder for resolution.  Escalates where required
  • Validates accounts payable documentations against supporting documentations to ensure accuracy and completeness.  Identifies and resolves issues and discrepancies in transactional accounting.  Liaises with stakeholders and management for resolution
  • Handles validation, matching, coding and approval exceptions.  Liaises with business unit leaders to obtain approval exceptions
  • Prepares electronic fund transfers and cheques for payments
  • Enters accounts payable transactions into accounting systems

Vendor Set Up Process

  • Completes vendor set up requisitions and works with Supply Chain Administration to complete vendor set up

Audit Support

  • Files, maintains and retrieves documentations for audit support
  • Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION, JOB-RELATED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

  • Community college diploma preferably in accounting
  • 1 to 3 years of clerical accounting/accounts payable work experience
  • Understanding of sales tax rules
  • Ability to execute work according to established procedures
  • Ability to identify and resolve accounts payable issues and discrepancies
  • Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, along with ability to identify inaccuracies in data
  • Ability to process a high volume of data requiring strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to communicate effectively with others for the purpose of data exchange, clarification and dispute resolution
  • Ability to exercise judgment
  • Proficient with accounting systems, MS Office Excel and other MS Office software applications along with ability to quickly learn other information systems and software applications

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

Demonstrates an interest in attaining one or more of:

  • Certified Accounts Payable Professional designation from Certified Accounts Payable Association (CAPA)
  • Certified General Accounting

Financial Shared Services Representative- Contract

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Full-time
The Financial Shared Representative is responsible for accurate and timely processing of accounts payable payments according to established internal procedures KEY DUTIES & RES...
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Jan 28th, 2025 at 14:41

Accounting / Reporting Manager II Full-time Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details

The Accounting/Reporting Manager II is responsible for the preparation and coordination of planning, reporting, cost control and client interface. This job provides support to all accounting and reporting functions including the accounting/reporting needs of BGIS staff members. Dollars per budget for the ARM II is greater than $10 Million, the square feet managed is over 5 million, and the number of buildings managed is over 100. 

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES  

 Support the preparation & coordination of planning, reporting, cost control & client interface

  • Ensure diligence for work initiation & authorization, work implementation & control, inspection & documentation of completed work, & payment
  • Ensure data integrity through the management of data quality reviews & the implementation of data management processes
  • Support internal & external audit requirements
  • Support the collection revenues, maintain records of revenues for each portfolio & comply with the requirements of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) & associated federal Receipt & Deposit of Public Money Regulations, 1997 (SOR/98-128)
  • Provide additional support to the Portfolio Financial/Reporting Mgr. as required
  • Support the preparation & analysis of various financial reports

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS 

  • Post-Secondary training in accounting and computer systems with five (5) to ten (10) years’ experience in a financial accounting position
  • University graduation or professional certification (e.g. P. Eng, CMA, CGA or equivalent courses)
  • Strong customer relation skills
  • Ability to lead and be a team player
  • Ability to meet deadlines with attention to detail
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

  • At least one of CPA (CA, CMA or CGA)

Accounting / Reporting Manager II

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Full-time
The Accounting/Reporting Manager II is responsible for the preparation and coordination of planning, reporting, cost control and client interface. This job provides support to all...
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Dec 31st, 2024 at 15:43

Senior Financial Analyst Full-time Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details

The Senior Financial Analyst provides complex transactional support for a process within a full accounting cycle and is knowledgeable in the full transactional details and accounting cycle and can effectively review all transactions within the portfolio and can communicate recommendations to senior stakeholders. Provides analysis, takes leads and makes recommendations for areas such as planning, forecasting, reporting, audit and process improvements. 

This role will work in collaboration with all key BGIS departments to ensure full support of all activities and play a key role in our INTEGRATED approach to operating buildings.   

Opportunities for Development:   

At BGIS we are committed to the development of our people – offering them opportunities to learn and grow into various roles.  Success in the role offers Team Members the opportunity to explore various roles – some include:  

  • Finance roles for different industry workstreams
  • On account operations leadership roles in both Facility Management and Project Management

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

Safety Ownership and Regulatory Compliance: 

  • Comply with all internal and external requirements including but not limited to environmental, health and safety, fire protection and mandated by BGIS Health Safety and Environment Teams and enforced by law. 

Accounting  

  • Complex transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle 
  • Completes and resolves assigned complex or high volume account reconciliations  
  • Identifies and resolves complex transactional accounting discrepancies.  Recommends solutions for accounting discrepancies and seeks involvement of management, where required 

Accounting Policy 

  • Understand GAAP requirements relevant to the financial cycle or portfolio supported 

Audit Support and Controls 

  • Intermediate understanding of internal/Client control requirements and seek guidance on complex areas. In addition to ensuring compliance. 
  • Maintains accurate and complete records for audits 
  • Gathers audit support data upon request 
  • Liaises with auditors to review audit support 

Financial Systems 

  • Intermediate level knowledge of current accounting systems and MS Office suite of software 
  • Intermediate understanding and ability to document the transactional and financial data flows between relevant financial systems 
  • Able to work with IT and operational teams on intermediate and more complex system setups, as well as recommend technology improvements related to Finance 

Planning/Forecasting 

  • Prepares more complex forecasts (internal and external) with the appropriate back-up (including assumptions and calculations)  
  • Responsible for partnering with stakeholders in preparation of forecasts   

Analysis 

  • Prepares in-depth financial analysis (recurring and ad-hoc) and makes recommendations to internal and external stakeholders 

Reporting 

  • Preparation and/or review of internal/external reports  
  • Presenting reports to stakeholders 
  • Prepares intermediate business cases 

Scope/Complexity 

  • Single, high volume or multiple, low volume portfolios 
  • With complex transactions 
  • Some understanding of the broader portfolio 

Interaction with Stakeholder  

  • Increased Stakeholder interaction  
  • Consults with Manager for significant issues with recommendations 
  • Generate transactional data and more complex analysis to support operational decision making, with recommendations 

Financial Management/Contract Interpretation 

  • Strong understanding of financial obligations of portfolio and ability to investigate and interpret on areas as required. 
  • Ensures portfolio deliverables of a financial nature are met in a timely and efficient manner 
  • Monitors forecasted annual performance and recommends/assists in action plan 
  • Seeks guidance on contract/portfolio financial terms and conditions for assigned accounts 

Process Adherence / Implementation 

  • Understand complex business processes and ensures compliance and ensures appropriate documentation 
  • Conducts root cause analysis on process gaps. Recommends major process improvements within assigned portfolio 
  • Prepares draft policies and procedures 

Problem Solving 

  • Identification of basic issues or discrepancies  

Technical and Business Knowledge 

  • Has gained an intermediate level of understanding of the industry and business which they support.  Can answer basic questions regarding the general business. 
  • Has cultivated relationships with operational counterparts and has earned trust as a business partner. 

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

  • College/University graduation and CPA designation and 3-5 years of demonstrated experience
  • Ability to communicate accounting principles to support procedures and to explain financial results within the team and to internal customers.
  • Ability to complete and resolve assigned complex account reconciliation which sees the highest transaction volume or deal with multiple portfolios or business units.
  • Ability to reconcile and resolve discrepancies between general ledger and sub ledger.
  • Ability to identify and provide recommendations for issues and process improvement opportunities at account and business unit level following GAAP procedures.
  • In-depth understanding of audit requirements within scope of responsibility.
  • Ability to provide input to process documentations and business cases; write variance explanations, summaries of findings and recommendations.
  • Advanced level knowledge of current accounting systems and MS Office suite of software

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

  • Certified Professional Accountant (CPA)

Senior Financial Analyst

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Full-time
The Senior Financial Analyst provides complex transactional support for a process within a full accounting cycle and is knowledgeable in the full transactional details and accounti...
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Dec 9th, 2024 at 13:24

Financial Shared Services Representative Full-time Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details

The Financial Shared Representative is responsible for accurate and timely processing of accounts payable payments according to established internal procedures

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounts Payable Processing

  • Processes accounts payable payments in accordance to established processes
  • Communicates with stakeholders such as suppliers to follow up, clarify information or resolve disputes (i.e. payment not made on time).  Escalates to management, where required
  • Liaises with business unit leaders to obtain approval for payments
  • Handles scanned documentations with low data recognition and data enters missing data
  • Reviews documents for compliance and completeness against established requirements.  Identifies non-compliant items and missing information and obtains information to ensure compliance to established procedures and requirements
  • Determines appropriate accounting codes to the documents according to business unit and expense/cost element type
  • Performs mathematical calculations – additions, subtractions, multiplication and divisions – to verify for mathematical accuracy.  Identifies errors and liaises with appropriate stakeholder for resolution.  Escalates where required
  • Validates accounts payable documentations against supporting documentations to ensure accuracy and completeness.  Identifies and resolves issues and discrepancies in transactional accounting.  Liaises with stakeholders and management for resolution
  • Handles validation, matching, coding and approval exceptions.  Liaises with business unit leaders to obtain approval exceptions
  • Prepares electronic fund transfers and cheques for payments
  • Enters accounts payable transactions into accounting systems

Vendor Set Up Process

  • Completes vendor set up requisitions and works with Supply Chain Administration to complete vendor set up

Audit Support

  • Files, maintains and retrieves documentations for audit support
  • Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION, JOB-RELATED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

  • Community college diploma preferably in accounting
  • 1 to 3 years of clerical accounting/accounts payable work experience
  • Understanding of sales tax rules
  • Ability to execute work according to established procedures
  • Ability to identify and resolve accounts payable issues and discrepancies
  • Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, along with ability to identify inaccuracies in data
  • Ability to process a high volume of data requiring strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to communicate effectively with others for the purpose of data exchange, clarification and dispute resolution
  • Ability to exercise judgment
  • Proficient with accounting systems, MS Office Excel and other MS Office software applications along with ability to quickly learn other information systems and software applications

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

Demonstrates an interest in attaining one or more of:

  • Certified Accounts Payable Professional designation from Certified Accounts Payable Association (CAPA)
  • Certified General Accounting

Financial Shared Services Representative

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Full-time
The Financial Shared Representative is responsible for accurate and timely processing of accounts payable payments according to established internal procedures KEY DUTIES & RES...
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Nov 29th, 2024 at 10:27

Intermediate Financial Analyst Full-time Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details

The Intermediate Financial Analyst (FA II) provides complex transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle and/or full cycle accounting support for small scope contract(s) or business unit(s).  At this level, the incumbent typically supports multiple portfolios or business units.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provides complex transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle and/or full cycle accounting support for small scope contract(s) or business unit(s).
  • Completes and resolves assigned account reconciliations.
  • Prepares, gathers, consolidates and reports routine data.
  • Prepares routine monthly reports.
  • Prepares monthly client invoices.
  • Prepares and reconciles basic audit working papers.  Maintains accurate and complete records for audits.  Gathers audit support data upon request.  Documentation is reviewed prior to submission.
  • Reviews results to determine accrual entries in coordination with internal managers.
  • Reconciles month end results for simple contract(s) or business unit(s) for sub ledger reconciliations.
  • Prepares bank reconciliations.
  • Prepares month end journal entries.
  • Reviews and enters time cards.
  • Codes and validates expense reports, vendor invoices and procurement cards.
  • Enters data to sub ledger systems and direct to G/L.
  • Identifies complex and resolves basic transactional accounting discrepancies.  May require management involvement.
  • Identifies and recommends process improvement opportunities at an account level following GAAP procedures.
  • Prepares memos and provides variance explanations.  Summarizes findings and recommendations.  Provides input to process documentations.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED

  • Job-Related Experience: 3-5 years or more
  • College Diploma or equivalent training (e.g. RPA, CET)
  • Ability to identify complex and resolve basic transactional accounting discrepancies
  • Ability to identify and recommend process improvement opportunities at an account level following GAAP procedures.
  • Ability to communicate basic accounting principles to support procedures and to explain financial results within the team and to internal customers.
  • Ability to prepare memos, provide variance explanations and input to process documentations, and write summaries of findings and recommendations.
  • Intermediate level knowledge of current accounting systems and MS Office suite of software

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

  • Partially completed an Accounting designation program (CGA, CMA)

Intermediate Financial Analyst

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Full-time
The Intermediate Financial Analyst (FA II) provides complex transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle and/or full cycle accounting support for small scope cont...
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Nov 14th, 2024 at 12:10

Intermediate Financial Analyst Full-time Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details

The Intermediate Financial Analyst (FA II) provides complex transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle and/or full cycle accounting support for small scope contract(s) or business unit(s).  At this level, the incumbent typically supports multiple portfolios or business units.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provides complex transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle and/or full cycle accounting support for small scope contract(s) or business unit(s).
  • Completes and resolves assigned account reconciliations.
  • Prepares, gathers, consolidates and reports routine data.
  • Prepares routine monthly reports.
  • Prepares monthly client invoices.
  • Prepares and reconciles basic audit working papers.  Maintains accurate and complete records for audits.  Gathers audit support data upon request.  Documentation is reviewed prior to submission.
  • Reviews results to determine accrual entries in coordination with internal managers.
  • Reconciles month end results for simple contract(s) or business unit(s) for sub ledger reconciliations.
  • Prepares bank reconciliations.
  • Prepares month end journal entries.
  • Reviews and enters time cards.
  • Codes and validates expense reports, vendor invoices and procurement cards.
  • Enters data to sub ledger systems and direct to G/L.
  • Identifies complex and resolves basic transactional accounting discrepancies.  May require management involvement.
  • Identifies and recommends process improvement opportunities at an account level following GAAP procedures.
  • Prepares memos and provides variance explanations.  Summarizes findings and recommendations.  Provides input to process documentations.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED

  • Job-Related Experience: 3-5 years or more
  • College Diploma or equivalent training (e.g. RPA, CET)
  • Ability to identify complex and resolve basic transactional accounting discrepancies
  • Ability to identify and recommend process improvement opportunities at an account level following GAAP procedures.
  • Ability to communicate basic accounting principles to support procedures and to explain financial results within the team and to internal customers.
  • Ability to prepare memos, provide variance explanations and input to process documentations, and write summaries of findings and recommendations.
  • Intermediate level knowledge of current accounting systems and MS Office suite of software

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

  • Partially completed an Accounting designation program (CGA, CMA)

Intermediate Financial Analyst

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Full-time
The Intermediate Financial Analyst (FA II) provides complex transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle and/or full cycle accounting support for small scope cont...
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Sep 11th, 2024 at 13:09

Financial Coordinator Contract Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details

The Financial Coordinator is accountable for providing transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle. Specific accountabilities include validation and processing of expense reports, p-card logs and time and labour hours.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Validates completeness and accuracy of time and labour hours and follows up on missing information to ensure timely processing.
  • Reconciles the PCard Log to the PCard Statement, ensures completeness and accuracy, reviews supporting documentation, follows upon on missing information, and ensures proper authorization has been received.
  • Pulls supporting documentation as directed by Finance for audit support
  • Files processed documents according to the various filing categories within the established time frame
  • Sorts, date stamps and distributes incoming mail on a daily basis.
  • Other duties as assigned.

FINANCE SPECIFIC SCOPE/DEFINITION

Portfolio Scope/Complexity

  • High volume, recurring, routine and basic transactional processing

Complexity of Accounting

  • Requires basic understanding of project coordination, purchasing and accounting systems.

Involvement in Full Cycle Accounting

  • Transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle (i.e. processing expense reports, p-card logs and time and labour reports)

Preparation of Financial Information

  • Gathers data for data processing
  • Minimal reporting – i.e.  p-card suspense log, missing time and labour reports, and other ad hoc reporting

Reporting Audience/User of Financial Information

  • Internal vertical reporting
  • External suppliers

Audit Support

  • Files and retrieves documentation for audit support
  • Documentation is reviewed prior to submission

Operations vs. Strategic Decisions

  • Basic policy adherence decisions

Problem Solving

  • Identification of non-compliance items
  • Vendor dispute resolution
  • Coding discrepancies

Interaction with Client/Management

  • Significant interaction with internal operations team
  • Interaction with vendors

EDUCATION, JOB-RELATED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Community college diploma or equivalent training (e.g. RPA, CET)

JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE: More than one year up to three years

Knowledge & Skills

  • Advanced knowledge of current purchasing and payables accounting systems and MS Office suite of software
  • Ability to process high volume data with accuracy
  • Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and vendors for the purpose of data clarification and exchange, and follow up
  • Ability to identify non-compliance items (i.e.) insufficient authorization, missing signature
  • Ability to make basic policy adherence decisions
  • Ability to resolve vendor disputes
  • Ability to identify data discrepancies – (i.e.) coding, validation

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

  • None required
  • Demonstrates interest in pursuing a career in Accounting. Explores potential licenses and professional accreditation options

Financial Coordinator

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Contract
The Financial Coordinator is accountable for providing transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle. Specific accountabilities include validation and processing o...
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Sep 4th, 2024 at 16:19

Financial Shared Services Representative- contract Full-time Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details

The Financial Shared Representative is responsible for accurate and timely processing of accounts payable payments according to established internal procedures

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounts Payable Processing

  • Processes accounts payable payments in accordance to established processes
  • Communicates with stakeholders such as suppliers to follow up, clarify information or resolve disputes (i.e. payment not made on time).  Escalates to management, where required
  • Liaises with business unit leaders to obtain approval for payments
  • Handles scanned documentations with low data recognition and data enters missing data
  • Reviews documents for compliance and completeness against established requirements.  Identifies non-compliant items and missing information and obtains information to ensure compliance to established procedures and requirements
  • Determines appropriate accounting codes to the documents according to business unit and expense/cost element type
  • Performs mathematical calculations – additions, subtractions, multiplication and divisions – to verify for mathematical accuracy.  Identifies errors and liaises with appropriate stakeholder for resolution.  Escalates where required
  • Validates accounts payable documentations against supporting documentations to ensure accuracy and completeness.  Identifies and resolves issues and discrepancies in transactional accounting.  Liaises with stakeholders and management for resolution
  • Handles validation, matching, coding and approval exceptions.  Liaises with business unit leaders to obtain approval exceptions
  • Prepares electronic fund transfers and cheques for payments
  • Enters accounts payable transactions into accounting systems

Vendor Set Up Process

  • Completes vendor set up requisitions and works with Supply Chain Administration to complete vendor set up

Audit Support

  • Files, maintains and retrieves documentations for audit support
  • Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION, JOB-RELATED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

  • Community college diploma preferably in accounting
  • 1 to 3 years of clerical accounting/accounts payable work experience
  • Understanding of sales tax rules
  • Ability to execute work according to established procedures
  • Ability to identify and resolve accounts payable issues and discrepancies
  • Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, along with ability to identify inaccuracies in data
  • Ability to process a high volume of data requiring strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to communicate effectively with others for the purpose of data exchange, clarification and dispute resolution
  • Ability to exercise judgment
  • Proficient with accounting systems, MS Office Excel and other MS Office software applications along with ability to quickly learn other information systems and software applications

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

Demonstrates an interest in attaining one or more of:

  • Certified Accounts Payable Professional designation from Certified Accounts Payable Association (CAPA)
  • Certified General Accounting

Financial Shared Services Representative- contract

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Full-time
The Financial Shared Representative is responsible for accurate and timely processing of accounts payable payments according to established internal procedures KEY DUTIES & RES...
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Aug 23rd, 2024 at 13:59

Intermediate Financial Analyst Full-time Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details

The Intermediate Financial Analyst (FA II) provides complex transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle and/or full cycle accounting support. Understands the impact of transactions on financial results and can be proactive to recommend necessary actions and can communicate with stakeholder about transactions, processes and analysis. Provides analysis for areas such as planning, forecasting, reporting and audit and process improvements.
 

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 
 

Treasury Management

  • Supporting in opening and closing bank accounts.
  • Updating and documenting user access and privileges for each online banking platform.
  • Coordinating surety bonds and letters of credit on an ad hoc basis.
  • Setting up transactions within each online banking platform on an ad hoc basis.

Accounting

  • Intermediate transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle.
  • Ability to complete and resolve assigned intermediate account reconciliations independently.
  • Identifies complex issues and resolves basic transactional accounting discrepancies.

Accounting Policy

  • Understand GAAP requirements relevant to the financial cycle or portfolio supported.

Audit Support and Controls

  • Intermediate understanding of internal/client control requirements.
  • Maintains accurate and complete records for audits.
  • Gathers audit support data upon request.

Financial Systems

  • Intermediate level knowledge of current accounting systems and MS Office suite of software.
  • Basic understanding and ability to document the transactional and financial data flows between relevant financial systems.
  • Able to work with IT and operational teams on intermediate system setups.

Planning / Forecasting

  • Prepares standard forecasts (internal and external) with the appropriate back-up (including assumptions and calculations).
  • Responsible for partnering with internal stakeholders in preparation of standard forecasts.

Analysis

  • Prepares in-depth financial analysis (recurring and ad-hoc) and makes recommendations to Internal Stakeholders.

Reporting

  • Preparation of internal reports.
  • Provide input and support for external reports.
  • Prepares basic business cases and provides input to intermediate business cases.

Scope/Complexity

  • Single, high volume or multiple, low volume portfolios.
  • With some complex transactions.

Interaction with Stakeholder

  • Some Stakeholder interaction with transactional level data and for the purpose of Stakeholder reporting.
  • Generate transactional data and ad-hoc analysis to support operational decision making, with recommendations.

Financial Management / Contract Interpretation

  • Basic understanding of financial obligations of portfolio.
  • Ensures delivery of contract/portfolio deliverables of a financial nature in a timely and efficient manner, in areas of less complexity.
  • Supports the monitoring of performance and assists in action plans.
  • Seeks guidance on contract/portfolio financial terms and conditions for assigned accounts.

Process Adherence / Implementation

  • Understand intermediate business processes and ensures compliance and ensures appropriate documentation.
  • Can identify and escalate gaps.

Problem Solving

  • Identification of basic issues or discrepancies.

Technical and Business Knowledge

  • Has gleaned a basic understanding of the industry and business which they support.
  • Has established professional working relationships with operational counterparts in support of transactional processes.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

  • Ability to identify complex and resolve basic transactional accounting discrepancies.
  • College/University graduation or professional certification (e.g., CPA, CMA, CGA or equivalent courses).
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of work-related experience.
  • Ability to identify and recommend process improvement opportunities at an account level following GAAP procedures.
  • Ability to communicate basic accounting principles to support procedures and to explain financial results within the team and to internal customers.
  • Ability to prepare memos, provide variance explanations and input to process documentations, and write summaries of findings and recommendations.
  • Intermediate level knowledge of current accounting systems and MS Office suite of software.

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

  • Registered in an Accounting designation program (CGA, CMA).

BGIS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome you to apply for a position with us! If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact us at askHR. Upon request for accommodation, we will consult with the applicant in question and provide, or arrange for the provision of, a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.

Intermediate Financial Analyst

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Full-time
The Intermediate Financial Analyst (FA II) provides complex transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle and/or full cycle accounting support. Understands the imp...
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Aug 9th, 2024 at 11:28

Accounting/Reporting Analyst Full-time Job

BGIS

Financial Services   Markham
Job Details

The Accounting/Reporting Analyst provides complex transactional support for financial and operational processes within a full accounting cycle, while being a pivotal financial resource to all business units and stakeholders.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Analysis and Reporting

  • Works closely with the project delivery and property management teams to compile and analyze data for budgets, forecasts and ad hoc reporting to support the contract
  • Works with very large data sets to create reports and identify trends and leading indicator analysis
  • Prepares and maintains accurate and complete records for audits
  • Prepares memos and provides variance explanations, summarizes findings and recommendations

Accounting

  • Performs reconciliation of the Purchase Order (PO) process for the portfolio to ensure full compliance
  • Validates accurate costing code and process Business Expenses for payment
  • Reviews and approves project budgets and client work authorizations for accuracy and ensure timely completion
  • Researches outstanding balances on invoices and statements
  • Prepares and distributes monthly invoices and billing file preparation
  • Compiles and posts month end entries
  • Sets up Accounts Receivable and Receipts Journal Voucher and upload to internal system
  • Prepares spreadsheet for monthly A/R revenues and receipts and enter into system
  • Updates Billing Report with Current YTD information
  • Other tasks and duties as required

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

  • More than one year, up to three years of job related experience
  • Undergraduate University degree in Accounting, Computer Science, MIS or Finance
  • High level proficiency with Microsoft Excel
  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Strong data analysis and interpretation skills

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

  • Professional Designation of CPA would be desirable

At BGIS we believe that diversity and inclusion is a key business driver, such that we never lose sight of its importance as it is woven into the fabric of our organization. We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free recruitment process by providing equal employment opportunities through recruiting and retention of individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize that promoting diversity is an essential component of our continuing pursuit for organizational success!

Accounting/Reporting Analyst

BGIS
Markham - 22.41km
  Financial Services Full-time
The Accounting/Reporting Analyst provides complex transactional support for financial and operational processes within a full accounting cycle, while being a pivotal financial reso...
Learn More
Jun 10th, 2024 at 16:17

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