Junior Accountant

We're seeking an energetic Junior Accountant who can help us with our ongoing financial and accounting processes in our rapidly growing company. Working in a close knit team alongside our Head of Finance and our Controller this role will be responsible for assisting with the full cycle accounting at Eventbase along with maintaining various accounting functions such as accounts payable and accounts receivable.

We are looking for someone who is very hands-­on detail ­oriented and can excel working in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. You must be a self-­starter organized able to multitask and handle deadlines. There will be a fair degree of administrative responsibilities which are critical to the company’s operations including: accounts payable reconciling credit card transactions and processing expense reports. Although this position involves a fair degree of administrative work there will be career development opportunities for the right individual working directly with the Controller as the company continues to grow.

This is a full-time remote position based in the Vancouver Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley area. Please note that we can only consider candidates who reside in Canada with valid working status.

ABOUT EVENTBASE

Eventbase has set the gold standard for live event technology for more than a decade. We power mobile event apps for global brands including Salesforce Cisco SAP Deloitte and Adobe. We also build official mobile apps for massive events including South By Southwest (SXSW) and National Retail Federation Big Show as well as three Olympic Games. Eventbase has been recognized with more awards than any other event app platform including being named winner of “Best Event App” at the Event Technology Awards seven times.

We are driven by our mission: to bring people together for the magic of live events and we’re proud that our industry-leading products have been at the heart of exceptional live events around the world since 2009. Millions of attendees across thousands of events have held Eventbase’s product in their hand as they walked the conference floor participated in sessions and interacted with others onsite. Our team has a track record of pioneering breakthrough live event technology and there are more exciting innovations to come. The event industry is being reinvented in the wake of Covid-19 and Eventbase is uniquely positioned to play a key role in this new world of events. We’re moving forward with our vision to shape the future of live event experiences.

Are you ready to join the industry leader in live event technology?

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Accounts payable including processing invoices and weekly payment runs

• Processing expense reports submitted through Expensify

• Documenting and processing credit card transactions and reconciling monthly statements

• Accounts receivable including invoicing customers and monitoring collections following up where necessary

• Reconciling bank and other accounts

• Maintaining working papers and schedules

• Preparing transactions and journal entries for import on Excel

• Supporting with month-end reconciliations and reports

• Preparing regulatory filings such as GST PST and WCB

• Working closely with the Controller and providing support where needed

WHAT YOU BRING

• Intermediate level CPA student with 1-2 years of experience in an industry position working in a similar role and capacity

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Finance/Accounting or related discipline preferred

• Previous experience with accounting software required preferably Xero or Quickbooks

• Good understanding of basic accounting principles

• Working knowledge of full cycle accounting

• Strong Excel skills required for this role (including vlookups pivot tables)

• Comfortable using various computer and web-based applications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Willingness to learn and adapt as the company will continuously re­-evaluate and add new processes to support its rapid growth.

• Strong team player with a desire to be part of a team environment.

• A self­-starter who is able to work independently with a great attention to detail

$50000 - $55000 a year

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this position is $50000 - $55000 annually commensurate with your job-related knowledge and education skills and experience. Our salary ranges are based on market data factoring location company size and industry ensuring competitive compensation.

Why Join the Eventbase Team?

At Eventbase we value trust respect and authenticity and believe we are all better together. Joining the Eventbase team means you will enjoy a progressive work environment with some exceptional perks including the option to go onsite at some of the largest events on the planet. We enjoy “No Meeting Fridays” and Eventbasers get every second Friday off so you can have an extra 26 long weekends every year in addition to statutory holidays. We have a $1250 annual professional development allocation and $1000 per year to set up your home office. We also offer comprehensive benefits including extended health care from your first day a $1000 flexible health/wellness spending account paid parental leave for all new parents gender affirming care and paid mental health days. And of course we offer competitive market salaries and employee stock options too.

At Eventbase we work hard and smart and take time to celebrate our wins. We are a “remote-first” organization so our team can work from anywhere in Canada. You will never be required to work out of an office if it doesn’t work for you.

We’re proud of our diverse team: Eventbasers hail from all over the world with many different backgrounds cultures and interests. We actively promote women working in technology both internally and by partnering with women in tech organizations externally. We do not discriminate based on race religion colour national or ethnic origin gender or gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation age marital or family status veteran status or disability status.

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