Accounting Technician
Montréal-based nonprofit AI research organization developing safe-by-design, non-agentic AI through its Scientist AI approach.
Funding history
About LawZero
LawZero conducts AI safety research and develops technical solutions for highly capable safe-by-design AI. Its Scientist AI research seeks transparent, evidence-based prediction without goal-directed behavior, with potential applications in scientific discovery and oversight of agentic AI systems.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will support day-to-day accounting operations in Canada and internationally, including a portion of accounting work for Mila. You will manage payables and receivables, maintain accurate records, prepare reconciliations and month-end schedules, and provide payroll backup when needed.
Requirements
- Diploma of College Studies in Accounting or a bachelor's degree in Accounting.
- At least two years of experience as an Accounting Technician.
- Experience with accounts payable and receivable, month-end closing, payroll, and employee expenses.
- Experience in a growing organization with multiple entities and international operations.
- Strong accuracy, data-entry, analytical, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Proficiency in French and English.
- Working knowledge of Google Workspace or Microsoft Office.
- Ability to collaborate with partners across different organizations.
Responsibilities
- Manage the accounts payable cycle, including cost allocation, invoice entry, payment preparation, and stakeholder follow-up.
- Manage the accounts receivable cycle, including contract review, tax determination, invoice entry, overdue-account review, and payment follow-up.
- Verify employee expense-report compliance with applicable policies.
- Collect supporting documentation for employee credit-card transactions and record journal entries.
- Prepare month-end schedules for the organization and its international branch under the Finance Manager's supervision.
- Prepare bank reconciliations related to accounts payable and receivable activities.
- Work closely with accounting partners.
- Suggest and contribute to process-improvement projects.
- Provide backup support for payroll processing when needed.
- Assist the accounting team with related tasks.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits, including a mental health and wellness management account.
- 20 days of vacation per year upon start.
- Employer contribution of 4% to retirement savings with no required employee match.
- Additional compensation totaling 8% of salary for additional retirement savings or bonuses.
- Office space close to public transportation.
