The Harbourside Group of Companies, comprised of Harbourside Engineering Consultants, Harbourside Transportation Consultants, Harbourside Geotechnical Consultants, Harbourside Project Management, and Harbourside Industrial Group is a full service heavy civil infrastructure design firm with office locations in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, St. John's, Newfoundland and Hamilton, Ontario.

As one of the fastest growing and highly respected Engineering firms in Atlantic Canada, Harbourside is looking for the right individual to join our team and support our growing, multi-company operations. This opportunity is available in our Stratford, PE office and will be supporting the operations for all office locations.

Junior Accountant/Administrative Assistant

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting with daily, monthly and year-end accounting and financial tasks
• Preparing general ledger entries, generating invoices
• Processing vendor invoices for payment
• Preparing accounts receivable / accounts payable reports
• Preparing biweekly payroll
• Payment of expense claims when submitted/approved
• Preparing T4s at year end
• Reviewing aged receivables and contacting clients on a regular basis for updates on payment status
• Answer phones, book travel arrangements and perform other general offices tasks as required
• Review of office supply inventory on regular basis and ordering supplies as necessary.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Minimum three years of experience in a general accounting position
• Previous experience working in Sage would be ideal, experience with BillQuick and WebSuite would be considered an asset
• Experience preparing electronic transfer payroll and year end payroll reports for WCB
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel)
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks

The successful candidate will be a motivated self-starter with solid interpersonal skills and the ability to work with others as well as independently. This position is ideal for a candidate that sees themselves as an integral part of the team and is continuously looking for ways they can contribute towards the successful operations of a growing business.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, we would like to hear from you. Qualified applicants are invited to submit their cover letter and resume. All applications received will be handled in confidence.