Description:

Job Title: Contract Bookkeeper (6-Month Contract – with possibility of extension)
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid work arrangement possible)
Start Date: Immediate

We are: 

At The Toronto Heschel School, education is about shaping curious thinkers, compassionate leaders, and engaged Jewish citizens. From Preschool to Grade 8, General and Judaic Studies are seamlessly integrated, so students see how ideas connect across disciplines and relate to the world around them. Through inquiry-based, arts-enriched learning, children ask thoughtful questions, explore big ideas, and discover meaning through exploration. Heschel graduates enter high school as confident, creative thinkers—grounded in Jewish values and ready to make a difference.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform a comprehensive cleanup and optimization of QuickBooks Online.
• Create and refine custom reports using class and location tracking.
• Design and implement automated workflows for exporting/importing data between QBO and third-party systems.
• Reconcile accounts, ensure accuracy of financial records, and support month-end and year-end processes.
• Assist in documenting processes and creating user-friendly reporting tools for internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the finance team to ensure timely, accurate, and organized financial data.
• Support budgeting and forecasting efforts through Excel-based modeling and data analysis.
• Handle multiple financial tasks and priorities efficiently.

The successful candidate will be expected to prioritize and address the following bookkeeping issues:

• Correct transactions posted to the wrong bank account
• Clean up old outstanding transactions
• Reclassify transactions to the newly created Classes in QuickBooks.
• Reclassify GST/HST tax codes to the updated tax structure and ensure alignment with the correct GST/HST GL accounts.
• Review and clean up Deferred Revenue and Unearned Revenue GL accounts.
• Analyze and clean up transactions posted to various income and expense accounts, ensuring proper class tagging and consistency.