The Assistant Accountant will provide accounting and finance support services for Western's sawmill manufacturing division. The position will be located at one of our sawmill divisions in the Nanaimo, BC area. In this role, the Assistant Account will support the Senior Division Accountant with respect to transactions, reporting requirements, financial and operational analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
This is a junior to intermediate accounting role and required the completion of a 4 year post secondary degree in accounting and candidates should be actively working on attaining the CPA designation.
•Support Division Accountants with tracking performance of various projects and KPIs, and optimization analysis.
•Improvement oriented and focused on identifying business efficiencies.
•Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
•Well-developed communication skills, both verbal and written.
•A good working knowledge of MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point).
•Detail focused and strong ability to multi-task with strong organizational skills.
•Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines using strong problem solving skills.
•Demonstrated knowledge of full cycle accounting.
•Experience in a financial and/or business services capacity.