Team Lead, Bookkeeping

About Us:

Enkel is disrupting the delivery of accounting services through the use of transformational cloud-based accounting technology. Today, we provide managed accounting and reporting services to over 300 Canadian businesses and not-for-profit organizations.

We are committed to helping our clients build better organizations by providing them with quality, tech-enabled accounting services. Clients have appreciated our focus on customer satisfaction, disciplined process, and technological capabilities demonstrated for more than 7+ years now.

Enkel is a Canadian company with offices in Canada and India. Enkels core team comes from the Finance, Outsourcing and Corporate world. We are growing fast, we embrace continuous learning, aiming not just to meet industry standards but to redefine them. Fuelled by a passion for exceeding client expectations, we navigate the dynamic business landscape with agility and innovation, ensuring a harmonious blend of professional achievement and personal well-being. 

www.enkel.ca.

Designation

Relevant Industry Experience:

Working Model

Flexi Hours:

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Oversight of a team of Associates/ Senior Associates / Associate Team Leads who perform day-to-day bookkeeping tasks for Canadian clients
• Monitor work allocation to meet deadlines using Enkels practice management system.
• Review month-end financial statement package prepared by Associates / Sr. Associates for accuracy and completeness. Identify exceptions and outliers in data and provide descriptions and follow-up on issues
• Ensure no slippage in deadlines/milestones for business-critical deliverables
• Maintain proactive communication on delivery schedule and ensure work is done as per the allocated budget
• Work closely with the Canadian team to understand specific client requirements and deliverables
• Planning the work for resources as per the budget allocation and monthly delivery schedule and proactive tracking of the plan
• Provide training to Associates, complete monthly performance reviews, and assist with the recruiting process as and when required
• Client escalation management and ensuring team does RCA on any raised issue and prepare a learning and improvement plan
• Review payroll and sales tax-related data entry for accuracy

Required Skills:

• Minimum 4 years of experience in R2R (Record to Report)/End to end bookkeeping area
• Worked on multi-client environment having experience in handling a team of 3-4 resources
• Has experience working on North American clients
• Proficiency in accounting software such as QuickBooks Online (and/or) Xero as well as efficiency tools such as Expensify and Dext
• Demonstrated ability to perform processes in an organized, systematic order
• Passionate about technology and comfortable learning new systems
• Excellent computer skills with experience in MS Office Suite and Google Documents
• Proven successful track record in meeting tight deadlines
• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experience working in a service business with both onshore and offshore teams.

Educational Qualifications

• College degree in accounting (B.Com, M.Com) or MBA Finance

Perks and Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Organizational funded training and certificates