
Accounting Associate
Wave HQ
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$51,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Acting as the trusted advisor and accounting department for Wave’s small business clients.
- Responsible for owning bookkeeping accounts for clients within their portfolio in order to meet individual revenue targets and contribute to the team’s overall revenue targets.
- Supporting clients by using Wave’s software to import and categorize transactions, reconcile their accounts, complete monthly bookkeeping, generate their financial statements, and flag potential bookkeeping issues with their clients.
- Using judgment to set appropriate expectations with clients and being able to meet or exceed these expectations.
- Meeting with clients on virtual calls on a recurring schedule to review their books.
- Clearly conveying accounting concepts in lay terms to the client and answering any bookkeeping-related questions.
- Providing exceptional customer service and building trusting relationships with clients by demonstrating accounting expertise on review calls and offering timely responses to clients via email.
- Collaborating with peers and supporting other members of the team by sharing their experiences with the team.
Requirements
- Completion of post-secondary education in Finance, Accounting, or Business.
- 0-2 years of general work experience.
- Previous experience in cloud accounting.
- Customer-centric mindset with problem-solving skills.
- Stellar communication skills with the ability to convey accounting concepts in lay terms.
- Attention to detail is critical in this role.
- Resourcefulness.
- Previous working experience with small businesses is a plus.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
bookkeepingfinancial statementstransaction reconciliationcloud accounting
Soft Skills
customer servicecommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detailresourcefulness
Certifications
post-secondary education in Financepost-secondary education in Accountingpost-secondary education in Business