Accountant

Job title: Accountant

Job description: We are looking to hire an Accountant (Logistics industry).

OBJECTIVE:

This role contributes to the success of the Company and to its long-term growth. ITN Logistics has differentiated itself by providing a comprehensive program to ensure exceptional and unique customer service. Open and effective communication and excellent service to our clients is a key component of this program. The company has developed long-term relationships with its clients and the retention of clients is a key element in the continued success of the organization. The accountant is responsible for ensuring pro-active timely, accurate, and quality policies and procedures, systems, and processes are followed.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Achieve Department and personal objectives for the Year.
• Prepare financial statements and variance analysis on accounts.
• Perform bank reconciliations.
• Preparing payments.
• Preparation of monthly management report deliverables.
• Perform inter-company and accounts reconciliations.
• Manage government filings and pay remittances in a timely manner.
• Preparation of year-end schedules and financial statements to Auditors for group companies.
• Participate in special projects/ad-hoc reporting as required.
• Identify and implement financial process improvements.
• Supervise Agent Accounting clerks.
• Assist CFO by providing financial and cost analysis reports.
• Liaise with business groups and other Corporate-departments.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

Technical Skills:
The incumbent must have a related accounting designation and have 5 years of knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Either CPA designation or currently working towards it (required).
• Core knowledge of accounting and strong technical reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Proficiency in Cargowise integrated software is required.

Business Strategy Skills & Industry Knowledge:

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to contribute support and enhance the ITN team. Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships with all support departments.
• Establish accounting to be a productive service to the company.
• Experience working in a logistics company is an asset.
• Ability to work well under tight deadlines.
• Demonstrate high personal integrity.
• A logical mind with the capacity and flexibility to overcome difficult problems creatively.
• A flexible and agile mind with the capacity to overcome difficult objections creatively.
• Build trust, value others, communicate effectively, foster innovation.
• The ability to communicate effectively (both orally and in writing) with all existing and potential clients as well as all key members of the ITN team.
• Technical knowledge of the industry trends as they might create opportunities and challenges.

About ITN Logistics:

ITN takes your business personally. We deliver fast, seamless solutions by building our business on five pillars – commitment, flexibility, trust, reliability, and passion, supported by our belief in taking your business personally. Tailoring solutions that meet your specific needs is what sets us apart, and it’s how we constantly exceed your expectations. ITN Logistics Group is Canadian based – with worldwide connections. Each component of the Group has a focus on a logistics specialty. We provide our customers with integrated combinations of all elements of the international import and export logistics process. Air and Sea Freight Forwarding – Worldwide Industrial Project Management – Worldwide Transborder Transportation – USA CANADA MÉXICO, Warehouse and Distribution Services, Enhanced Logistics Services, Intermodal Transportation. Our personnel have extensive industry experience and are well qualified to assist our clients with the many details associated with international trade. We strive to anticipate the needs of our customers and to create efficient and economical solutions based on their unique needs. ITN operates its own import and export consolidation system between Canada and many international commercial markets. Therefore we have a direct involvement in the routing, status and location of goods as they move through the supply-chain process.

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