Accounting Administrator
Permanent On-site | Oakville, ON
Description
Responsibilities:
Expenses:
- Review and verify all submitted expenses to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies before processing.
- Disburse general petty cash and gift cards as approved by authorized personnel, ensuring proper documentation and adherence to budgetary guidelines.
- Maintain accurate records of petty cash and gift cards taken and returned using designated notebooks or logbooks.
- Record transactions in the Financial Edge Accounts Payable module for proper accounting and tracking purposes.
- Organize and file expense records systematically for easy retrieval and auditing purposes, maintaining confidentiality and security.
Payables:
- Process and verify invoices for accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure timely payment of vendor invoices and expense vouchers.
- Maintain and reconcile accounts payable ledger including prepaid expenses.
- Communicate with vendors regarding payment inquiries and discrepancies.
- Prepare and perform check runs and EFT payments.
- Maintain organized and up-to-date records of all transactions.
Donations:
- Ensure timely processing and updating of monthly donations on the 15th of each month.
- Review weekly deposit sheets to reconcile donations received with recorded amounts.
- Count cash and gift cards from weekly deposits and store them securely with petty cash/gift cards.
- Deposit weekly donations at the bank to ensure timely processing and fund availability.
- Record Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) gifts in donor records for accurate tracking and acknowledgment.
- Misc. Journal entries.
General/Other:
- Assist with Audit process.
- Manage filing systems by creating new files for the new year, organizing, and storing older files, and shredding the oldest files as per retention policies.
- Provide administrative and operational support to the Controller as needed to ensure efficient workflow and task completion.
- Manage administrative tasks related to Blackbaud users, including user access, permissions, and troubleshooting. Download and print relevant information from flowthrough organizations as required for record-keeping and reporting purposes.
- Attend and participate in events, as necessary.
- Coordinate with insurance providers for annual renewal and changes during the year.
- Misc. departmental support.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a related position within a not-for-profit organization is an asset.
- Understanding of accounting concept is required. Formal education in field of accounting is preferred.
- Computer proficiency with MS office. Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge and Financial Edge is an asset.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Strong Attention to detail is a must.
- An ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality is critical.
- An ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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