St. John's Accounting Clerk

Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a team who values your contributions? Do you enjoy working within various areas of accounting? Are you driven to provide service excellence?

We are seeking an Accounting Clerk to join our team based in our St. John's office for a full-time permanent position. As part of the Finance & Accounting team, you will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day transaction processing for a variety of general accounting support tasks. You will be supported by your Finance & Accounting team in our other offices along with your St. John's team members.

As an Accounting Clerk, you will be responsible to maintain all daily processing and inquiries related to:

• Accounts Payable: processing of firm member expense reports and vendor invoices;
• Accounts Receivable: cash receipts, including incoming client calls, and preparation of third-party reports for remittances;
• Trust: disbursements, deposits, investments, bank wires;
• Trust: Monitoring of trust accounts, processing deposit requisitions, processing of investment and wiring requests for client trust funds and posting and reconciliation of client disbursements; and,
• Billing: Execution of the billing process and review and follow up on past due accounts.

The successful candidate will possess the following skill set:

• Bachelor's Degree and/or Diploma in Finance Accounting, or Business;
• Minimum two years of related experience;
• Proficient in data entry and Microsoft Suite, particularly Excel, with exceptional attention to detail;
• A solid knowledge of basic accounting principles and strong math skills;
• Adept in technology;
• Experience with Elite 3E and/or Chrome River is an asset;
• Knowledge of provincial law society trust account rules is an asset; and,
• Experience working in a professional services environment.

Our team members have access to:

• Defined-benefit pension plan;
• Firm-paid health and dental benefits;
• Health spending account;
• Personal spending account;
• Time for you:
  • Including vacation, personal and sick days.
• Balancing life:
  • Work from home / Flex work options available for many team members.
• Our Team - we can't say enough about our people! You will be part of a collaborative, collegial, respectful and caring team; and,
• Have the opportunity to participate in a variety of teams including Collective Social Responsibility, Wellness, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Special Events and so many more!

McInnes Cooper is committed to building an environment that is diverse and inclusive, representative of the communities in which we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through our on-line application process.

As part of the recruitment process, MC will provide accommodation(s) to candidates with disabilities. If you require an accommodation(s) to participate in the recruitment process with us, please contact at Alana Burgess at alana.burgess@mcinnescooper.com or 902.455.8260.