Finance Officer - Toronto, Canada - Bayswater Education

Bayswater Education

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Are you looking for an exciting work from home finance opportunity, managing the full cycle accounting and business reporting functions for our entire Canadian operations that spans across three provinces?

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious finance professional to join our growing Finance team to support our Canadian schools.

This is a newly defined role, created to improve the efficiency of financial reporting within our three Canadian schools.

The Finance Officer for Canada will report directly to the Group Financial Controller and will have the opportunity to partner with the Managing Director of Canada in supporting the full cycle accounting process for Bayswater Canada's regional operations.

Bayswater Education is a vibrant network of global educational centres dedicated for over 70 years to educate and inspire global people through a life-changing educational experience.

We're passionate about growing communities of global thinkers and explorers, at home and abroad - whatever their story.

We set up Bayswater Education because we want young people from every walk of life to get a buzz from discovering new cultures, exploring new flavours, and learning what's out there.

We think of them as global spirits, like ourselves.

Bayswater Education offers:

High Quality Language Courses in 10 yearround locations across 5 countries
UK, France, South Africa, Cyprus & Canada
Careerfocused Short Courses for Generation Z in London, Paris and Online including Digital Marketing and Fashion

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

_ Accounts receivable_

Raise monthly invoices within CLASS (our Student Database) and complete the necessary postings within QuickBooks (our accounting software)
Allocate student payments for the three Canadian schools in both CLASS and QuickBooks
Support the central Accounts Receivable team with cash collection

_Accounts payable_

Manage the Accounts Payable cycle, working alongside each school's Centre Director to record supplier invoices, create proposed payment runs for approval and manage the payment process
Track and process agent commission refunds and overpayments and allocate in CLASS

_ Cash management_

Reconcile all bank accounts monthly, ensuring cash transactions are recorded in the correct school with supporting documentation
Track and reconcile Flywire, and Moneris payments
Update the central cash forecast for the three Canadian schools

_ Reporting_

Prepare the monthly management accounts pack per school, consistent with the Global Bayswater reporting framework
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for all relevant accounts on a monthly basis with responsibility for investigating and resolving all reconciling items
Liaise with external auditors and accountants to fulfil annual filing requirements
Work alongside the Central Finance team to identify and implement improved reporting
Ad hoc financial analysis as required

_ Payroll_

Input payroll data on ADP (our payroll system) and reconcile against BambooHR (our People database)

_Tax_

Process Canadian provincial, federal and local tax as directed
Someone with a minimum of 5 years' experience of working in full cycle accounting and finance
Someone with a positive attitude and cando approach
Someone organized with an eye for detail
Someone who can work under pressure
Someone who can multitask
Someone who embodies our values
Having experience in an educational organization would be an asset.
Canadian degree with diploma in accounting, CGA or equivalent