Junior Financial Accountant (3-6 months contract)

Fantastic Opportunity to Be Part of a Great Team!

Roofmart, Canada’s National distributor for Exterior Building Supply for Roofing, Siding, Metal and Building Envelope. With over 50 Roofmart locations across Canada, we are strategically positioned to handle all our customer needs. We are looking for Enthusiastic, Driven, Outside of the Box Thinkers to help us grow our business.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Accounting support: Journal entries, account reconciliations, schedules, and month-end assistance.
• Administrative support: Data entry, document preparation, maintaining spreadsheets, and updating records.
• Audit and reporting support: Gathering supporting documents, preparing schedules, and following up on outstanding requests.
• General Finance support: Assisting team members with ad hoc requests and covering routine tasks during busy periods.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Experience: Generally 1 to 3 years of entry-level accounting experience, bookkeeping, or relevant co-op/internship placements.

Technical and Software Skills

• Microsoft Excel: Strong proficiency, including formulas like VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, and PivotTables.
• Core Functions: Basic knowledge of accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), general ledger maintenance, and bank reconciliations.

Certifications and Assets

• CPA Track: Enrollment in or active progress toward the CPA Canada designation is a strong asset.

Soft Skills

• Attention to detail and high accuracy with numbers.
• Organizational and time-management abilities for handling month-end close tasks.
• Communication skills to work with team members and Senior Financial Analysts.

Salary: 60.000 - 65.000/year

Benefits of Employment: Roofmart recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of Roofmart is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with Roofmart. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, Roofmart. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment: Roofmart is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. Roofmart encourages and welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.