Accountant

Excellent Accounting opportunity for someone living in West Vancouver or North Vancouver who is looking for long-term job stability. Working with a small and friendly team. Diverse intermediate-level accounting responsibilities

Who- the Company:

Our client is a well-established organization in West Vancouver with a diversified investment portfolio that aligns with the values and passions of the primary shareholders. The company has a very tight-knit team of people who enjoy collaborating and who truly care about the long-term financial health of the firm. The organization rewards and appreciates loyalty and the CFO aims to hire people who will thrive in the tightknit work environment with a family feel.

What- the Job:

On behalf of our client, Swim Recruiting is recruiting for an Accountant. This is a newly created position. The Accountant will report directly to the Accounting Manager, and will also work closely with the CFO and a few others on the team. The Accountant will be responsible for routine accounting processing, payroll preparation, preparation of government filings and remittances, reconciliations and maintaining complete supporting accounting records. The family office has around 20 companies/entities, and associated subsidiaries (trusts, limited partnerships, joint ventures, etc.) Swim can provide a job description outlining more of the day to day responsibilities.

Who- the Candidate:

Qualified candidates for this role will be detail-oriented, organized and dependable, with a good eye for accuracy. We are looking for people with relevant work experience taking care of day-to-day accounting transactions, reconciliations, payroll, and government remittances.

Experience

• 5+ years of relevant and recent accounting experience
• Experience working in a similar small family office is highly preferred, or another similar business with fewer than 50 employees where the accounting team is accustomed to taking on a variety of tasks.
• Experience in a small or midsize public practice firm with a variety of clients valuable, but not required.

Systems

• Proficiency in Excel is required.
• Experience with a midsize accounting software is required, ideally QuickBooks Online (but another product such as Xero is also fine)
• Education- Some of relevant post-secondary education in accounting is highly preferred, such as a degree, diploma or certificate. CPA designation is not required for this role.

Soft Skills & Personality Traits-

• Comfortable managing multiple deadlines while maintaining accurate and well-organized accounting records.
• Integrity, discretion, accountability and good judgment
• Ability to work independently, identify discrepancies, follow established controls and provide reliable support to the Accounting Manager and team.
• We are ideally seeking a candidate who lives in West Vancouver or North Vancouver and who views the location as a big plus!

Where:

Based in West Vancouver in a beautiful office. This is a full-time in-office role, but there may be some occasional work-from-home flexibility when needed. There is also flexibility on hours, for example, potentially an earlier or later start/finish time if it can help reduce the commute by avoiding the worst of rush hour. There is free street parking (if you arrive before 9am), and a stocked kitchen. This is a very nice place to work!

How Much:

Base salary will be commensurate with work experience and qualifications, with a range of around $60,000 to $80,000. There is also a discretionary bonus (not a formalized bonus program) good health/dental/vision benefits, relevant professional development support, cell phone allowance, and paid time off.

When & How to Apply:

Swim Recruiting will be presenting the profiles of short-listed candidates directly to the hiring CFO. If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out very soon. If you do not yet have a contact at Swim Recruiting, please hit ‘APPLY’ to send us your resume (preferably in MS Word format as it works best with our internal systems but PDF is also fine). Thank you!