Associate Accountant - #446012

Job Description Summary

Are you looking to align your accounting expertise with an innovative, purpose driven organization in the life sciences? As an Associate Accountant at STEMCELL Technologies, you will support the team by performing routine financial transactions and ensuring the accuracy of financial records and reporting. Working closely under the guidance and supervision of more senior accounting professionals, you will contribute to financial statement preparation, month- and year-end close processes, audit preparation, and/or tax filings. You will be an important team member to ensure the ongoing integrity of financial records.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs select month-end and year-end close activities, contributing to the accurate and timely completion of financial reporting.
• Prepares journal entries and ensures financial records are up to date and precise
• Reconciles select accounts and analyzes variances as assigned.
• Participates in accounting activities, such as financial audit preparation, compliance reviews and tax filings to ensure adherence to financial policies and regulations
• Completes recurring daily and monthly general accounting tasks as planned and assigned
  
  

Knowledge And Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and 1-2 years work / co-op experience
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting and regulations, including GAAP, with a continued interest in learning foundational aspects of accounting practices
• Knowledge of financial systems, accounting software (e.g. QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle), data entry (Excel/Sheets) and bookkeeping techniques
• Effective collaborator with strong analytical, organizational, and problem solving skills
  
  

#United

STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned, Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality, we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientists—standing by our customers to provide the outstanding products, technical support, and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine, and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, accessory products, and services. Through our many regional offices, as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble, and Singapore, we deliver our innovative, specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 2300 employees globally, most with scientific or engineering degrees, STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer in Canada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

The annual base salary for this job ranges from:

$58,500.00 - $79,100.00

STEMCELL determines an individual’s pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience, education, job-related skills, and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives, the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company policy. In addition to base salary, STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health benefits, retirement savings, and more.

NOTE: STEMCELL’s vaccination policy requires that all candidates for this role be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including boosters), as currently recommended or required by local health authorities and public health orders, unless an exemption from this policy is approved through our accommodation request process.

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