Accounting Assistant

Responsibility

The common responsibilities for this position include performing daily accounts receivable (AR) and payable (AP) operations, including invoices, cheques, bank reconciliation, and journal vouchers, while maintaining bank balances. The role involves assisting in month-end closing, preparing monthly management reports, and conducting monthly accounts reconciliation. Additionally, it requires handling vendor accounts, managing intercompany transactions, and preparing commission and Activity-Based Costing reports. The position also entails answering customer inquiries regarding billing, sending AR statements and reminders, making collection calls, and following up on aged receivables. Other responsibilities include ensuring proper document filing, assisting in year-end audits, supporting Company Secretary tasks, participating in finance billing functions, conducting financial analysis, and reviewing accounting documents for compliance. Lastly, the role involves assisting in system development, process improvement, and performing ad-hoc assignments as needed.

Job Growth

Skills Requirement

The percentages next to each skill reflect the sector’s demands in these respective skills. E.g., 30% means this skill has been listed in 30% of all the job postings in this sector.

• Skill Categories
• Specific Skill Sets

Skills Distribution

The skills distribution tells you what specific skill sets are in demand. E.g., Skills with a distribution of “More than 50%” means that these skills are wanted in more than 50% of the job postings.

• More Than 70%
• More Than 50%
• More Than 30%
• More Than 10%