Accounting Clerk

Music for Life Institute, a Christian non-profit organization, home of the internationally acclaimed African Children’s Choir™ is currently seeking a Full Time Accounting Clerk for our Surrey, BC location.

This position is part of a dedicated team that experiences the joy of working behind the scenes to help Africa’s most vulnerable children today, so they can help Africa tomorrow.

The ideal candidate should be a team player, be extremely motivated, responsive, resourceful and able to complete tasks independently.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Accounts Payable tasks, including coding, data entry and communicating with vendors
• Facilitate recording of credit card expenses
• Wire transfer journal entries
• Creation of other journal entries as required, including bank, payroll and other accounts
• Prepare and file GST and PST returns
• File all invoices and general finance paperwork
• Code and enter Weekly Choir Expense forms, including Gift Card reports
• Assist with month-end reconciliations, including intercompany and interfund reconciliations, reconciliations of credit card statements and expense reports, and other accounts as deemed necessary
• Assist with working paper preparation for year-end audits
• Data entry for transactions in QuickBooks for stand-alone subsidiary, including entering of inventory levels
• Ensure compliance to Company policies and procedures
• Assist with special projects as needed

Requirements:

The incumbent must have proficient knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Minimum 2 – 3 years’ experience working with the complete Accounts Payable cycle
• Skilled in the use of MS Word and Excel, and a working knowledge of QuickBooks
• Knowledge of fund accounting considered a strong asset
• Experience with Blackbaud’s Financial Edge a definite asset

Skills:

The incumbent must demonstrate the following skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Decision-making skills
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Very effective organizational and time management skills
• Effective written communication skills
• Excellent keyboarding skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multi-tasking
• Ability to perform accurate reconciliations

If you are excited about this opportunity and would like to be considered for this position, please e-mail us at hr@africanchildrenschoir.com

Don’t forget to include your cover letter with your resume explaining why you would like to join our team.