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Staff Accountant

The Hazelton Hotel • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 12h ago

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People \& Culture Generalist @ The Hazelton Hotel

Reporting to the Director of Finance
Responsible for the Accounting department during the absence of the Director of Finance
Assist with the monthly forecast preparation
Responsible for daily, monthly journal and closing entries ensuring efficient completion of all month-end functions
Ensure that all daily, semi-monthly and monthly management reports are issued on a timely and accurate basis
Prepare month end balance sheet reconciliations and analysis
Assist with the completion of financial statements, management reports in accordance with the hotel's accounting standards
Ensure all statutory obligations are met
Assist with the preparation of the hotel's budget
Assist the Director of Finance in building an efficient accounting team including training
Drive the effective utilization and integration of hotel and accounting technology systems, including software applications, current and future
Maintain excellent relations with the hotel's financial partners
Maintain good working relations with colleagues and other departments
Prepare and process payroll on bi-weekly basis
Make sure that all payroll reports that are required to go to the H.R. office and government agencies (Federal and Provincial) are properly submitted.
Ensure that vacation entitlements and accruals are in accordance with the company vacation policy.
Prepare the payroll journal for the month-end processing and to submit this journal to the Director of Finance on the first day of the month.
Reconcile the advances and the labor hours between the Ceridian Payroll register and the total amount of electronic time clock hours recorded, based on the corporate template and policy.
Ensure that payments of all deductions (Payroll, Pensions, LTD) are paid on time
Income Journal: using a secure environment and getting a daily sign off on balanced position by the Director of Finance.
Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
Perform cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking.

Qualifications

Professional designation or acceptable University degree in Accounting or an Industry-related Certificate is a strong asset
Five (5) to seven (7) years of accounting experience in a hotel environment is necessary, at least three (3) years in a similar position
Familiarity with operating systems and software, including Sage, Opera Cloud, Point of Sale Software, and Microsoft Office XP
Excellent administrative, interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal skills
Must possess a good team player and hands-on approach
Strong skills in Microsoft Excel
Must be eligible to work in Canada

Seniority level