Junior Accounting Analyst (Remote)

We are looking for a Junior Accounting Analyst to join our Finance Team. You will report to the Senior Finance Manager.

You will:

• Perform full-cycle accounting functions and post daily accounting transactions
• Prepare and post essential accounting transactions including cash, credit cards, expense, and capital asset invoices in compliance with local accounting standards, tax, and legal requirements
• Prepare and process vendor and supplier payments ensuring proper coding and documentation
• Prepare essential components and supporting working papers within the month-end close
• Administer billing and invoice correspondence with internal and external stakeholders
• Validate and process employee expense reports ensuring company policies are observed
• Helped complete external financial audits including the preparation of auditor requests
• Execute essential operational/financial controls, which allow the company to scale and prevent the risk of fraud or misuse of company resources
• Help provide schedules and insight for financial forecasts, KPIs, operating results, and variances
• Collaborate with the Finance team in all accounting activities
• Help with Finance team projects on an ad-hoc basis

You have

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 1+ years of experience in an Accounting role
• An understanding of full-cycle accounting and bookkeeping as well as basic knowledge of Finance and Accounting concepts.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google G-suite products.
• Experience working within accounting systems including posting modules, general ledgers, financial statement exports, and reports
• An “ownership” mindset, with the capacity to learn new tools quickly, identify and propose solutions to resolve challenges independently or as part of a team
• An understanding of the value of keeping priorities in order and building processes and systems that are easy to understand
• The ability to excel in a team-based environment, recognizing you cannot succeed working in a silo, and understand the importance of establishing solid relationships across teams
• Experience managing time and priorities with a skill for regularly revisiting priorities based on importance to ensure effective timely delivery

Our benefits and perks:

• An engaging remote-first culture that hires the best talent from around the world
• A competitive compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits with an emphasis on mental health
• An annual Executive Health Assessment at Medcan for proactive health awareness
• Three weeks of vacation plus an additional day for every completed year
• Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options
• Additional time-off: Winter Holiday (Dec 25-Jan 1), Summer Holiday, your birthday, and more!
• An Oculus Quest 2 to connect with your team members in Virtual Reality
• An executive coach for managers to assist in leading high-performing teams
• Complimentary Headspace account to support mental wellness and focus
• Complimentary genome sequencing from 23andMe to better understand your health through your DNA