New posting - Summit Air

Summit Air is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to support its flight operations based out of Yellowknife, NT. The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the flow of day-to-day accounting functions for the finance team. This is a dynamic, hands-on role that encompasses time entry, payroll, accounts receivable, equipment time entries, and journal entries. In addition, the Accounting Manager provides supervision and mentoring to accounting staff.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and maintenance of accounting policies and procedures to ensure standardization and compliance
• Assists the accounting team in implementing the appropriate processes to ensure all reporting is accurate and timely per operational and divisional requirements
• Ensures accuracy, completeness and timeliness in the processing of all accounting documents
• Ensures payroll, equipment time entry, AP and AR deadlines are met on a weekly basis, by both overseeing accounting staff and performing the work as required
• Provides leadership, guidance and training to junior project accounting staff by assigning and outlining specific activities, advising on technical problems and reviewing individual work
• Intervenes and acts as escalation point with vendor representatives, client representatives and project teams for issues that project accounting staff cannot solve on their own

Requirements

• 3-5 years of progressively responsible working accounting experience; aviation industry experience 
• Post-secondary education in finance or accounting
• Previous supervisory experience an asset
• Basic understanding of project contractual terms
• Excellent MS Office skills, particularly Excel
• Proficiency with computerized accounting systems; familiarity with JD Edwards a definite asset
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, mentor and train
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment, able to multi-task, set priorities and meet

Please submit applications online at http://www.ledcor.com/job?id=7802


Summit Air is a division of the Ledcor Group of Companies
http://www.summitair.net
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