accountant

"To be Canada's most trusted and innovative utility - leading in the energy transition"Saint John Energy is an award-winning, internationally recognized distribution utility serving the ratepayers and citizens of Saint John New Brunswick since 1922. Our team has been recognized for energy innovation, leadership, and excellence by Electricity Canada, the International Smart Grid Network, and the Smart Energy Project.We are a community owned utility that cares, above all, about people. We are relentless in our goal to provide our customers with convenient, reliable energy choices that provide comfort, save money, and help protect the environment. We care about our teams, we care about the communities we serve and we care about the province where we work and live - we invest in them every day. In all that we do, we seek to leave the world a better place.Saint John Energy is guided by the principles of: Safety & Wellness, Customer & Community, Integrity, and Bravery. Safety is more than a core value - it's a way of life at Saint John Energy, demonstrated every day through our commitment to the safety of our employees, customers and community.Saint John Energy is inviting applications for the position of "Accountant". Applications will be accepted until August 10th at 11:00am. The Accountant position performs financial and administrative duties primarily related to Fixed Assets, General Ledger maintenance, Job Cost accounting, Miscellaneous Billing, and other financial related tasks as required by the Finance Department. Duties:Fixed Asset set up, accounting and administrationReview completed work orders/projects monthly and set up required fixed assets ensuring correct and complete informationRun depreciation routines monthlyRetire identified assets monthlyReview exception listing and administer unassigned assetsMaintain Fixed Asset continuity schedulesGeneral Ledger and other accounting tasksMake journal entries as requiredReconciliation of accounts as requiredAssist with audit preparationProvide administrative support to the Manager of Finance and Accountant as required.Provide analysis and information for Financial Statement preparation.Reconcile and record postage and prepaid expenses to sub ledger.Balance work in progress sub-ledger to the GLKeep real life vehicle assignments true to general ledger systemProvide monthly employee cellphone cost analysisProvide reports and support for special projectsReconcile Accounts Receivable trial balance to General Ledger (monthly)Prepare monthly P&L Statements for each department for distribution to management.Perform back-up Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable Billing system administrationInvoice various accounts as requiredMaintain Accounts Receivable customer information master filesInvestigate and resolve customer inquiries including communicating with customers via phone or correspondenceProcess adjustments to customer miscellaneous billing accountsAssist in the collection of delinquent customer accounts by providing information as required to other staffPrepare and run collection letters and statements for collection by customer service departmentInvoice special large industrial customers monthlyPerform back-up Job Cost Administration tasksLiaise with creators of work orders/projects to ensure all appropriate documents and billing information are correct and completePrepare job cost reports comparing actual costs to estimates for authorization by Engineering prior to invoice preparation and capitalization of assetsMake adjustments/corrections to jobs as required and ensure authorization by Finance managementMaintains history files on all completed and billed work orders/projectsWorking Conditions:40 Hours per weekInside office environmentSitting for extended periods of time, while using a computerAbility to work with little supervisionEmployment Requirements:Post-secondary educationPursuing or has obtained a professional accounting designation.Proficient with Microsoft Of