Bookkeeper

We are currently looking for a bookkeeper to join our team at LabX Media Group to work closely with our accounting team to create and analyze financial reports and ensure legal requirements compliance, process accounts payable and receivable and manage invoices and tax payments. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, and proficient in bookkeeping software. They also take initiative, prioritize tasks, and can regularly meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Why work for LabX Media Group?

Employee health matters! Comprehensive benefits, employee assistance programs, paid time off!

We have flexible work schedules! We want you to feel comfortable structuring your days in a way that works for you.

Comfortable workspace! Home or office - we want to foster collaboration, creativity, innovation. Therefore, making a flexible policy fits our diverse workforce.

We appreciate your hard work! Employee recognition, bonuses, career growth, and much more. Appreciation is highly important to the LabX Media Group’s culture.

We believe in work hard/play hard! We encourage team socials and our online “water-cooler” group chat with colleagues to step away from the day-to-day and have some laughs.

We believe in diversity and inclusion! Our open-door policy makes all employee inclusive partners and help prevent and remove systemic barriers.

We care about our community! Being a business in a small town, we give back to our community regularly through sponsorships, donations, and community involvement.

Employment Type: Full time, Regular Hours
Location: Midland, Ontario
 

Responsibilities:

• Manage bank and general ledger reconciliations
• Perform month end closings
• Post journal entries
• Process accounts payable and manage the accounts receivable process
• Customer invoicing and recording
• Intercompany related transactions and balancing
• Tax and related government filings
• Preparing financial reports and project assistance as required
• Balancing subsidiary accounts to reconcile accounts
• Ensuring all financial actions comply with local legal requirement
• Recording and processing customer payments in dual systems
• Setting up and maintaining customer accounts
• Working collaboratively with various departments to determine billing needs
• Assist in developing and implementing internal accounting policies and procedures
• Maintaining accurate financial records

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in accounting, finance or related discipline
• Previous bookkeeping, accounting, or financial experience preferred
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Understanding of industry benchmarks in accounting best practices
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel or any other spreadsheet

About Us:

LabX Media Group is a science media company that produces monthly print publications and hosts a variety of digital media platforms and websites. We are an organization that is in high growth mode, both organic as well as through a full spectrum of acquisitions. We have been named the PROFIT 500: Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies list for 6 years running and are one of only a few companies in all of Simcoe County.

Our brands and product solutions deliver trusted, timely and deep information across print and digital products to empower our customers and advance their research. LMG is a leading worldwide science publishing company that delivers meaningful industry content and integrated marketing solutions for the scientific community.

Help scientists make the world better!

Application Procedure:
This position is located in Midland, ON and the ideal candidate will be from the Midland and surrounding area, or within driving distance.

LabX Media Group is an enthusiastic equal opportunity employer. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view. Diversity drives innovation: so, we foster a culture where difference is valued. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and welcome applications from everyone!

Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request when contacted for an interview. We thank all candidates for applying. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.