Golf Town is a proudly Canadian golf superstore. From drivers and irons to apparel, footwear, and accessories, we offer the best gear and custom fitting services to help golfers play their best since 1999.
As part of Sporting Life Group, alongside Sporting Life and Team Town, we are dedicated to sharing our passion and growing the game.
Why Work Here?
- Access to our benefits package, with the choice of different levels of health, dental, and vision coverage to suit you.
- Employee discounts at Golf Town, Sporting Life, and Team Town Sports that are shareable with friends and family.
- Team-first culture that celebrates an active, sports lifestyle.
- Fun, fast-paced hybrid environment where your passion for sport and style belongs.
- Vendor Pro Deals and expert product training to fuel your knowledge and performance.
- A salary range of $60,000 - $65,000 (dependent on experience), bonus, and opportunities to grow your career in the sports lifestyle.
What You’ll Do;
As a Junior Accountant, Accounts Receivable and Billing with Golf Town you will support the timely and accurate preparation of internal and external monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
Within this role you will be responsible for key accounting activities, including accounts receivable, billing, vendor support, gift card transactions, employee reimbursements, fixed asset management, reconciliations and related reporting and analysis.
- Prepare monthly journal entries, account reconciliations and supporting working papers for assigned areas, including trade receivables, vendor support, customer service transactions, gift card transactions, fixed assets and prepaids.
- Maintain accurate billing records for assigned areas, including corporate sales, gift card sales, vendor marketing programs, volume rebates, co-op programs and rental income.
- Issue billings to corporate customers and vendors, reconcile related accounts receivable balances and coordinate timely and accurate payment follow-up.
- Perform daily cash application and ensure receipts are applied accurately and on a timely basis.
- Research and respond to billing, collection and reconciliation questions, escalating issues to vendors, corporate customers or management as required.
- Set up customer accounts and maintain accurate customer information in the accounts receivable module.
- Oversee the processing and administration of employee reimbursements.
- Support the processing, reconciliation and management of gift card activity.
- Support continuous process improvement of existing accounting processes and procedures to reduce processing time, eliminate non-value-added activities and minimize manual intervention.
- Perform timely variance analysis of actual results against plan, prior year and forecast for assigned areas.
- Prepare ad hoc management reports and analysis, as required.
- Support the year-end audit process by preparing schedules, responding to audit inquiries and providing supporting documentation as required.
What You'll Bring;
- Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field required.
- Accounting degree or diploma preferred;
- 2–3 years of relevant accounting experience; retail experience is preferred.
- Strong analytical, reconciliation and business process skills.
- Ability to multitask, manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Advanced Excel skills required; Power BI experience is considered an asset.
- Experience working with ERP or accounting systems is considered an asset.
- Independent, self-motivated and comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment.
AI is used as part of our application review process to assist in screening and assessment. All applications are also reviewed by our recruitment team.
This posting is for an open existing role in our organisation.
Sporting Life Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, please advise the Sporting Life Group Human Resources team of any accommodations required to ensure fair and equitable access through the recruitment and selection process.
