Junior Accountant (Accounting Specialist)

Company Summary

Pantos Logistics Canada Inc. provides top global logistics solutions to over 1,000 clients in services including Ocean, Air, E-Commerce, Trucking, Customs Brokerage, Warehousing, and Cargo Projects.

Job Duties

• Assess budgets, control expenses, and communicate with departmental leaders to stay abreast of spending, budgeting, reports, and evaluation.
• Maintain an accurate and complete trail of supporting documentation for all activities.
• Understand the content and accuracy of financial reporting.
• Ensure that all month-end financial duties and resulting financial reporting are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Record all business transactions, process accruals and adjustments, reconcile accounts, and prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting and financial statements.
• Maintain year-end working papers and spreadsheets, and assist with preparation for any internal or external audits or independent reviews being conducted.
• Collect, interpret, and report on financial data.
• Prepare financial statements and bank reconciliations.
• Process and enter invoices for payment, match invoices with purchase orders, and check for accuracy.
• Prepare monthly submissions for accounting and monthly remittances.
• Ensure compliance with applicable tax legislation through tax filing.
• This role is a fixed-term position for a duration of 1 year.

Job Requirements

• Degree or diploma in business, finance, or accounting field.
• 2-3 years of experience in the accounting and financial industry.
• Ability to analyze numerical data in tables, spreadsheets, and other tools (Excel spreadsheet skills are highly recommended).
• Basic knowledge and experience of accounting systems and ERP systems.
• Basic or intermediate knowledge in generally accepted accounting rules, ASPE/IFRS, Income tax acts (T1 & T2), and related reporting requirements.
• Ability to understand and calculate financial terms such as discounts, interest rates, proportions, percentages, taxes, budgets, internal controls, etc.
• Superb time management skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and manage conflicting demands.
• High level of job-related integrity and excellent work ethic.
• Bilingual in English and Korean is a strong asset.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Additional pay:

• Bonus pay
• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• What are your salary expectations?

Education:

• DCS / DEC (preferred)

Experience:

• Accounting: 2 years (required)
• AR/AP: 2 years (required)

Language:

• Korean (required)

Work Location: In person