Deductions and Claims Junior Accountant-Maternity Cover-Calgary, AB

Deductions and Claims Junior Accountant

Maternity Cover-Calgary, AB

With approximately 3,300 employees, JBS Food Canada ULC (“JBS Canada”) is one of Canada's largest beef processors. Consisting of four locations—the main processing facility located in Brooks, Alberta, where approximately 4,200 head of cattle are harvested and processed daily; the Head Office and a case ready plant, both based in Calgary, Alberta; and JBS Ontario, a case ready plant located in Belleville, Ontario. The JBS Canada facility in Brooks has the capacity to produce products ranging from boxed beef primals, ground beef, beef trimmings, beef by-products and hides which are shipped across Canada and worldwide. At the multi-protein Mountain Creek Farms case-ready facility in Calgary, JBS Canada produces value-added products including marinated, portion sized, multi-pack options, kebabs and much more. JBS Ontario in Belleville produces fresh meat and seafood products for leading retailers in Canada.

At JBS Canada, our people are our greatest asset. We are very proud to have a team of high achieving, engaged employees. We are currently seeking Junior Accountant for the deductions and claims area to join our team at our office Calgary, AB.

NOTE: This role will be located in the head office in Calgary, Alberta.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree/diploma in accounting, finance or business administration;
• Strong experience in deductions/ claims
• Good communication and ability to take ownership and lead claims/deductions investigation and reconciliation.
• Ability to interpret and implement company policies and procedures;
• Computer proficiency, including effective working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook;
• SAP previous experience is a asset
• High level of critical thinking, logical thinking and analysis and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons or facts;
• Ability to work efficiently, independently or as part of a team;
• Perform well under pressure and meet deadlines;
• Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills;
• Attention to detail in all areas of work;
• Strong work ethic and high level of personal integrity; Confident, consistent, decisive and strong personality;
• 1+ years administrative support experience preferred;
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate professionally with all levels of personnel via phone, email and written correspondence;
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures and ensure internal controls are strictly complied with;
• Accurately complete data entry, reporting, updating and creating spreadsheets;
• Ensure information is gathered from required sources & verify information matched documentation;
• Identify root causes of producer/vendor issues and related process improvements;
• Daily filing and administrative duties;
• Obtain required documentation needed to determine liability quickly;
• Solve problems independently through full analysis of situations and employing best practices;
• Cross-train on multiple functions within the department to increase individual and team strength;
• Investigate root cause of claims /deductions (transportation, plant, sales, customer error etc.);
• Administer and enforce deduction management policies;
• Detail review of employee deductions for accuracy to ensure each deduction is valid and supported;
• Ensure deductions are properly coded to the correct employees;
• Demonstrate strong Customer Service with ability to make decisions to mitigate losses quickly;
• Collect required documentation necessary to determine liability quickly;
• Take collection of claim payments and ensure they are posted to the correct ledger accounts;
• Update invoice information in JBS accounting system, DMS;
• Track data in Excel using pivot tables and extensive formulas;
• Intermediate Data Analysis, find trends and develop conclusions on claims/issues;
• Review legal documentation and determine if the parties involved have provided the required information and have fulfilled their contractual requirements;
• Communicate JBS guidelines to appropriate parties;
• Work and learn new business areas in order to reduce cost.

Earn competitive wage

Please note that Applicants will be asked to complete a pre-hire medical and drug and alcohol test. Any offer of employment to the Applicant will be conditional upon passing satisfactory completion of the medical and passing the drug and alcohol test.

Benefits include:

Competitive Wage | Relocation Assistance | Extended Health/Medical Benefit | Group Life & Accidental Death Insurance | Short/Long Term Disability | Vision/Dental Care | Employee Beef Purchasing Program | Voluntary Employee RRSP Contributions | Employer RRSP Contributions | Career Growth and Continued Training

www.jbsfoodsgroup.com

JBS Food Canada ULC

Calgary, AB. T2H 1M7 Phone: 403-501-2223 Fax: 403 501 2239