Jr. Accounting and Administrative Clerk

Jr. Accounting and Administrative Clerk

Looking to kick-start your career in accounting and administration? Our Client, a well-established firm, is looking for a Junior Accounting and Administrative Clerk to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to gain hands-on experience, with full training provided in Acumin software. You will be part of a supportive and well-structured environment where mentorship and professional growth are prioritized. This is a full-time, in-office role (5 days a week), perfect for someone who thrives in a collaborative setting and enjoys working with numbers and organization. If you are detail-oriented, proactive, and looking to build a strong foundation in accounting and administration, we would love to connect you with our Client!

Salary: Up to $45K

Key Responsibilities

1. Issue all cheques from Trust and General accounts
2. Post daily Sundry Disbursements including all certified and NSF cheque charges, all corporate supplies and company registrations charges (Oncorp/ECore)
3. Process cheque deposits, get cheques certified when required
4. Process credit card payments on terminals and post to files
5. Convert Westlaw charges from Text documents to Excel spreadsheets, format and post charges to file
6. Assist in posting all client bills and write offs
7. Assist in processing all trust transfers for account payments
8. Assist in obtaining wire instructions (Cdn. and US) from lawyers, process on-line, post to file
9. Notify bank of lost or stale-dated cheques & post cancellations to file
10. Assist in bank reconciliations
11. Assist in training new employees in Accounting procedures
12. Maintain storage database for Accounting records
13. Refill postage meter with funds when low and transmit product data as prompted
14. Any other tasks that arise as needed

Qualifications

1. 1+ years of relevant accounting or administrative experience is required
2. Law firm experience an asset
3. Acumin software experience an asset
4. Strong organizational skills
5. Ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines without supervision
6. Solid people skills
7. A team player who can also work independently

To apply, please forward your resume to Zaheeda Merali, Manager – Executive Search at aheeda@cartelinc.com