District Accountant

District Accountant focuses on coordinating month-end district close process including billing, preparing key journal entries.

What the role involves

• Coordinating month-end district close process including billing, preparing key journal entries.
• Preparing monthly operational and financial reports used for month end and forecast analysis.
• Review and approve various items in TRUX system such as cash and adjustment entries entered by Accounts Receivable.
• Co-ordinate Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable as well as other departments involved in admin processes to ensure sound full cycle accounting process.
• Overseeing daily collections activities to ensure timely follow‑up on outstanding accounts.
• Monitoring aging reports, identify high‑risk accounts, and implement strategies to reduce delinquency.

Skills and requirements

• Assist in containers & rolling stock inventory audits (physical count not required by the candidate).
• Minimum 2 years of accounting experience.
• Bachelor's degree, Business or Accounting Preferred.

Confirmed role details

• Assist the Controller in annual budget preparations.
• Prepare district quarterly and annual reporting packages, including reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and analysis of key balance sheet sections.
• Assist in annual greenhouse gas emissions reporting.
• Competitive Wages ($60,000 - $65,000 plus bonus).

Candidate fit

• technical finance knowledge, accuracy, reporting discipline, and careful judgement

Additional role context

• Resolve escalated customer issues related to billing, payments, and account discrepancies.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Excel A MUST and related accounting business systems.