Accountant I

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, and they are seeking an Accountant I to join their property management accounting team. This role involves assisting in day-to-day accounting activities related to managing timberland property, including transaction recording, reconciliation, and month-end closing processes.

Responsibilities

• Accurately record, balance and review transactions associated with our forestry operations
• Processing of logging settlement packages received physically and electronically from contract loggers including organizing package contents, recording receipt and scanning settlement and load sheets to a pdf document
• Reconciliation of load data
• Contacting contractors to request data and follow up on outstanding items
• Daily updates to multiple shared excel spreadsheets
• Assist in the day-to-day accounting activities such as creating standard journal entries and basic general ledger account analysis
• Assist with yearly property tax processing
• Assist in a variety of month-end closing processes
• Provide backup assistance to other team members
• Participate in special projects
• Complete various accounting tasks as directed

Skills

• Completed or working towards Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or Accounting
• Basic analytical, inquiry & reconciliation skills
• Intermediate skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook & SharePoint
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Highly detailed-oriented and organized
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks accordingly
• Ability to work independently
• Proficient 10-key skills
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work within a team-focused environment
• Coachable personality that is willing to learn and grow
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment & have adequate internet at home office
• Previous experience as an Accountant on a corporate accounting team
• Minimum 1-2 years in related field
• Previous experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP, Prophix, Esker, LIMS and/or workflow automation tools that pertain to areas of accounting and contracts

Benefits

• Health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
• Adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
• Employee/family assistance plans
• Various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
• Financial education and counseling resources
• Generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year
• Full range of statutory leaves of absence

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