WHO WE ARE
Our goal is to save ten-million hard-working employees ten-billion dollars. We are a values driven, well-funded, and fast-growing Financial Technology and HR company. We want to empower small and midsize businesses with financial tools that make them the place where people want to work.
We’ve created a financial empowerment platform that helps small but mighty HR teams make a big impact on employee financial wellness. ZayZoon is quickly becoming the employee financial wellness super-app that employees can’t live without, and employers are clamoring to offer to help attract and retain talent.
We are growing fast and have been recognized for rapid growth in the 2023 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and Canadian Technology Fast 50 program! You can read more about it here.
Operational Accountant
Reporting to the Director of Accounting, you'll play a pivotal role in not just resolving discrepancies in funds flow at lightning speed, but also in driving the identification of trends and root causes that will enhance our operational efficiency. This position offers you the chance to collaborate across diverse functions and teams, giving you exposure to various facets of our business. Your insights and innovative solutions will be instrumental in reducing delinquency rates and boosting revenue, all while driving our mission by assisting our client-facing teams in resolving customer accounting inquiries. You'll produce high-quality deliverables under tight deadlines, manage competing priorities, and lead exciting projects that elevate our department to new heights. If you’re ready to showcase your talents and influence the future of our finance operations, we want to hear from you!
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Complete high volume & complex reconciliations
- Work with internal and external parties to investigate and quickly resolve account discrepancies
- Lead identification of account and process issues, in collaboration with key stakeholders, to implement solutions with ongoing maintenance plan
- Prepare monthly accounts receivable billing
- Analyze accounts receivable, including determining and executing specific actions to address high risk accounts
- Perform daily accounting functions including preparing journal entries, continuity schedules, and accounting for operational activity
- Perform period-end procedures
- Assist with design and documentation of business processes and controls
- Assist with analysis of key financial accounts and investigation, preparing various ad hoc reporting, accounting projects, and other accounting related tasks as required
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU NEED TO BE SOMEONE WHO:
- Demonstrates excellent project management skills with the ability to take an idea to completion
- Thrives in a rapidly changing environment with an ability to think on your feet
- Is observant, innovative, and excellent at articulating your ideas and why they matter
- Has the ability to develop strong relationship building skills
- Operates with a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, and business acumen
- Excels with organization and time management skills with keen attention to detail
- Has a thirst for knowledge and drive for continuous self improvement
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years of full cycle accounting
- Demonstrated project management experience
- Computer savvy self starter with an ability to learn new tools quickly
- Advanced Excel Skills – Comfortable in functions required to create and work with pivot tables, look up and match functions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience using advanced tools for repetitive tasks, for example: macros, Power BI, and/or Power Query
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ANYTHING ELSE YOU MIGHT NEED TO KNOW
Candidates must be located in Canada to be considered.
We are organized as a remote team, as such we are looking for candidates who can work effectively remotely. You must have access to a secure high speed internet connection and a secure workspace to ensure security of private information. This role is available on a permanently remote basis.
Please be aware that as part of our final hiring process, we will conduct reference calls with previous managers and possibly other individuals. Additionally, due to the nature of our business, a criminal record check and a basic security clearance will also be required.
We wish to thank all qualified applicants for their interest in joining our team!
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What We Do
The financial empowerment platform for SMBs.
ZayZoon improves productivity, employee retention and recruitment. It is a powerful corporate social responsibility tool and financial wellness program.
How we do it?
We transform how and when employees are paid. ZayZoon provides Wages On-Demand so employees can access to their earned wages before payday, and a financial wellness platform that teaches employees how to use those wages wisely and efficiently.
ZayZoon makes for happier, healthier and more productive employees.
Why?
We support employers to increase workforce’s resilience, engagement, productivity and happiness, while improving the health of employees with responsible financial products.
Employee financial stress influences a company’s well-being, including lost productivity from absenteeism and distractions at work.
Financial stressors are not only negatively impacting employees, but are costing the employers.
These findings evidence a direct correlation between an employee’s financial well-being and a company’s bottom line. That is why employee financial wellness matters to your organization.
