Assistant Accountant, Canada

Your job at Rijk Zwaan

You will be assisting with planning, control and analysis as well as general and financial accounting and Office Management for our Canadian subsidiary. You will cover administrative and office management activities such as administrating insurances, pension plan, managing office supplies inventory and purchasing.  You will participate in budget preparation, assist management with strategic planning and financial projects or making presentation, analyses, reports on the request. 

Additionally you will be responsible for:

• Planning, control and analysis
• General accounting, like the month end closing process and accounts payable
• Financial accounting

Your Contribution

You are honest and reliable, someone who your colleagues can depend on. You are hands-on with broad interest across all administrative functions and accounting. You like to work in a team and be able to carry tasks independently. You have good analytical skills and enjoy technology. You are good with various accounting systems and enjoy technology. You have experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Office 365. Your strengths are communication, high level of responsibility and attentiveness to details. You like to cooperate and to consult with colleagues in an international environment for an optimal result.

In addition, we can find the following on your resume:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or similar;
• Minimum of 1-2 years of working experience.

Position Location: based in Leamington Ontario

What can you expect from us?

As an Assistant Accountant you will operate in a highly motivated team of experienced and professional colleagues, and in strong cooperation with the Rijk Zwaan teams in both the USA and the Netherlands. 

In addition to a dynamic and innovative work-environment with constantly new challenges, we are happy to offer you:

• A permanent contract from the start;
• Market-based salary based on job level and experience;
• Various training opportunities through our Rijk Zwaan Academy;
• A team with motivated colleagues;
• Excellent benefits: Vision, Dental, Orthodontics and Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Health Care Spending Account, family fitness benefit, and pension matching.

Where will you be working?

Rijk Zwaan is an international family company with a people-oriented culture. Rijk Zwaan is right at the start of the food chain. We develop vegetable varieties and sell the seeds produced from them globally to growers and other chain partners. From our strategic position we contribute to the world food supply. We take great pride in contributing to the health and well-being of people all over the world. Rijk Zwaan currently employs over 4,000 people globally in over 30 countries.