Accounting Coordinator/ Bookkeeper

Location

Vancouver, BC | Canada

Job description

Position Title: Accounting Coordinator/ Bookeeper

Location: 788 Beatty Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 2M1

Terms: Full-time, Permanent 

Reports to: Vice President, Finance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC is looking for a new team member to join our Ticketing Sales & Service department in the position of Accounting Coordinator.

The Accounting Coordinator is responsible for handling general full-cycle accounting including payables and receivables.  

Specific Job Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Manage the full cycle accounts payable process in accordance with company policies and procedures  
• Receive and distribute invoices and follow up with appropriate department approvals 
• Drive the receivables process for all revenue streams, including generation of invoices and management of collections 
• Daily cash reconciliations from all revenue streams including ticketing, soccer development and sponsorship 
• Track and execute non-monetary requirements in a timely manner 
• Day to day relationship with our banking institution, including cash deposits 
• Assist with monthly bank reconciliations where required 
• Co-ordinate and prepare submissions for the Club’s regulatory compliance requirements  
• Design and produce periodic reports to help manage payments and other requested financial analysis 
• Together with the Head of Accounting, maintain vendor relations to ensure accounts are up to date, including co-ordination and handling the resolution of any disputes  
• Provide clear communications for AP and AR related support to internal users and external contacts 
• Reconciliation of related general ledger accounts and preparing necessary documentation for external audits, reviews or league reports 
• Consistently evaluate company processes and pro-actively encourage adoption of best practices  
• Where relevant, train new employees on the payables and receivables process and be the first point of contact for all related inquires 

Qualifications/Experience:  

In addition to bringing a commitment to Vancouver Whitecaps FC vision and values, the successful candidate will have degrees of demonstrated skills and experience as follows: 

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada 
• 2-4 Years of payables and/or receivables experience in a corporate setting is preferred 
• A combination of experience and education will be considered 
• Enrolled or studying towards a recognized accounting certificate or designation also an asset 
• Experience with Sage 50 accounting software, Beanworks, or Vena Solutions financial reporting software is an asset 
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication, analytical and planning skills 
• Strong written and oral communication skills 

The Club

Vancouver Whitecaps FC is the longest-running professional soccer club in Canada and the United States. Since its inaugural season in 1974, the club has united generations of loyal fans in British Columbia and beyond. With academies in eight out of ten provinces, a network of partner clubs, and hundreds of camps and clinics every year, Whitecaps FC provide a foundation for Canada’s soccer future.

In addition to its two professional men’s teams, the Club is proud to be one of the first two founding teams for a new professional women’s league in Canada, which will be launched in the year 2025.  We are also strongly committed to providing opportunities to Canadian athletes, both male and female, with the largest soccer development structure in Canada. This includes academy programs in eight of ten provinces across the country.

In addition to building a winning team on and off the pitch, the Club places great importance in giving back to our community, harnessing the power of sport to create a stronger, more equitable & inclusive society through three key community goals: helping meet critical needs, using soccer to build life skills and creating soccer participation opportunities in Indigenous communities.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. This includes but is not limited to people of colour, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Should you require any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our People & Culture department. 

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.   

No recruiters or agencies, please.

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