Cobalt Engineering LLP, located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, is searching for a talented and dynamic Accounting Assistant to provide support services to our engineering team.
The Company
At Cobalt, we give life to buildings. Whether it is the environment within which you work, live, or play, we provide innovative solutions to building design that make your internal environment more comfortable, while reducing the impacts on the external environment.
With offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles, Burnaby, Kelowna, and Prince George and high-profile projects around the world, we are a growing company and recently ranked as one of Canada’s Top 50 Workplaces.
The Administrative Assistant is the first line of communication with our clients and a key contributor to our team. Working closely with our management, engineers and clients, the Administrative Assistant holds a support role responsible for coordinating and executing all administrative projects and activities
The Position
The accounting assistant will provide support to our entire finance team who are arranged by accounting area. Reporting to the Director of Finance, this is an intermediate accounting position that will require the selected candidate to offer support in all major areas of accouting. This will include: workload spreadsheet entry, updating and reporting, responsibility for smaller company records to financial statements (to year end), and assist the Finance team as required.
Primary Accountabilities include:
Accounts Receivable
• Fixed Fee invoices are generated in the last week of the month or as required by the client
• Hourly invoices are generated in the first three days of the first week of the following month
• Cash receipt entry
• Open and close job files
Workload
• Entry and updating of Team Production and Billing spreadsheets
• Weekly summary reporting
Project Enrollments
• Enter approved contracts into accounting system and spreadsheets
• Close projects in accounting system, on a monthly basis, when complete
Other
• Assist the Finance team in other accounting areas as needed
Candidate Profile
• CGA/CMA program 4-5 level
• Minimum 2 years of accounting experience preferably in a consulting or construction company
• Extensive accounting knowledge
• A/R and A/P experience
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and be self-motivated
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience using Sage Timberline accounting software is an asset
Cobalt is a dynamic, forward-thinking, company with a great team environment and welcomes applications from like-minded individuals.
This position is for a November start, and applicants should be available to interview immediately.
If you believe you have the above-mentioned qualifications and experience, we want to hear from you!
Please send a resume and contact information to: resumes@cobaltengineering.com.
We offer a competitive compensation package, profit sharing, as well as excellent benefits, training, development, and an upbeat work environment.
