Staff Accountant

Company Overview

Empowerment Technologies Inc. (ETI) is dedicated to empowering individuals through innovative products in the DIY security and baby safety markets. With over 20 years of experience, we prioritize customer satisfaction above all, ensuring that our offerings bring peace of mind to families worldwide.

Job Title: Staff Accountant

Location: Remote (hours aligned to North-American time zone)

Salary: USD $5 per Hour

1. Role Summary

The Staff Accountant executes the day-to-day bookkeeping, reconciliation, and month-end close tasks that feed our consolidated financial statements. You will post transactions, prepare balance-sheet reconciliations, and draft month-end schedules for the Accounting Manager's review. This role demands meticulous attention to detail, a solid grasp of accounting principles, and the discipline to hit tight deadlines in a fully remote environment.

This role requires experience in UK, USA, Canada, or U.A.E.

2. Key Responsibilities

Cash & Banking

• Post daily cash receipts, wire transfers, and ACH transactions.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all operating and FX accounts, clearing reconciling items promptly.
• Reconcile corporate and virtual credit cards; code expenses to the correct GL accounts.

Accounts Receivable

• Apply customer payments, credit notes, and chargebacks in the ERP.
• Monitor customer portals to confirm receipts and identify variances.
• Initiate disputes or claims for unmatched items and keep an updated issues log for the Accounting Manager.

Accounts Payable

• Download, verify, and upload vendor invoices to the approval workflow each week.
• Match POs, packing slips, and invoices; post approved invoices and schedule payments.
• Prepare weekly payment runs (EFT/ACH/wire) for the Accounting Manager's sign-off

Inventory & Cost of Goods

• Record inventory receipts, transfers, and adjustments in the ERP.
• Assist with monthly inventory valuation and reconciliation of inventory accounts to the general ledger.

General-Ledger Reconciliations

• Maintain monthly balance-sheet reconciliation workbooks for all assigned accounts (cash, AR, AP, prepaids, fixed assets, taxes, loans, and equity).
• Document supporting schedules and upload them to the shared reconciliation folder by the third business day.

Financial Reporting Support

• Compile the pre-close GL tie-out checklist and flag outstanding items to the Accounting Manager.
• Respond to follow-up questions from the Accounting Manager or the Controller,

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

• Adhere to all documented SOPs and suggest process enhancements that reduce manual effort.
• Maintain clear, organized workpapers for audit readiness.
• Communicate status updates and issues proactively during daily check-ins with the Accounting Manager.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of and experience using Excel and other Microsoft Suite programs
• Working knowledge of Power BI is an asset
• Experience working with an ERP system, preferably Microsoft Dynamics suite of products (Navision / Business Central, Great Plains)
• Highly analytical with a keen attention to detail
• Full cycle accounting
• Experience in Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Seasoned bookkeeper
• Team player with excellent people skills
• 2+ years of experience
• Minimum 2 years experience preparing account reconciliations, booking journal entries, accounts receivable and payable
• Ability to work Eastern Standard time (Canada) to align with the rest of the team
• Fluent in English

5. Why Join Us?

Impact from Day One: Your reconciliations shape the accuracy of our financial statements and support key decisions.

Career Growth: Gain mentorship from a CPA‑designated Accounting Manager and accrue hours toward your designation.

Remote‑First Flexibility: Work where you are most productive while collaborating with a high‑performing distributed team.

Continuous Learning: Access to training, modern cloud tools, and opportunities to participate in automation projects.

Inclusive Culture: We value open communication, accountability, and recognition of hard work.

Job Type: Full-time

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• working in a Private company (not a firm): 3 years (Required)
• Full Cycle Accounting: 3 years (Required)
• Bookkeeping: 3 years (Required)
• UK, US, Canada or UAE Accounting: 3 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: Remote