Founded in 2009, Axium Infrastructure is an independent employee-owned fund manager dedicated to investing in the infrastructure sector. With over 120 employees, the firm benefits from the extensive infrastructure backgrounds of its team of professionals who have gained, over their career, significant experience acquiring, developing, financing, operating, and managing infrastructure assets. Axium’s investment strategy focuses on core infrastructure assets with an active approach to operations and asset management and integration of strong environmental, social and governance (‘ESG’) principles. Over the years, the firm has built a diversified portfolio of over 283 assets and today has over C$13.6 billion of assets under management.

Axium Infrastructure offers a dynamic, respectful, and collaborative work environment in its offices located in the core of the financial districts of Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, New York and London. The firm also strongly believes in upholding ESG principles and is focused on providing employees a sustainability-oriented workplace. A full benefit package is offered to permanent employees: insurance, pension plan, flexible hours, work from home (up to 2 days a week),  reimbursement of monthly public transportation passes, physical activity program and much more!

The Accountant, Corporate Accounting is responsible for the rigorous maintenance of the company's financial operations, the preparation of financial statements, and the analysis of corporate results. He/She ensures compliance with accounting standards, supports internal and external audits and actively contributes to the continuous improvement of financial processes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce accounting entries (payable, receivable, accrued, cash, investments, prepaid expenses, deferred revenues, shareholders' equity).
• Perform bookkeeping and accounting entries for many entities.
• Prepare for the end of the month and the end of the year.
• Process accounts payable and receivable.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and follow up on bank account balances.
• Follow up on cash with the trustees.
• Conduct bank transfers and produce cheques.
• Prepare government remittance forms and payments.
• Prepare working documents for the preparation of tax returns as well as the revision of returns.
• Ensure that supporting documents are properly filed for all accounting transactions.
• Provide support for the annual audit of portfolio investments.
• Participate in the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements of portfolio investments, whether newly acquired or already operational.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Diploma in Accounting and Management Techniques, a Certificate in Accounting, or a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in bookkeeping/full accounting cycle.
• Candidate for the CPA designation is an asset.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Professionalism, organizational skills, analytical skills, autonomy and meticulousness.
• Enjoy working in a team and be comfortable in a growing entity.
• Skilled at working with multiple files at the same time, meeting deadlines.
• Familiar with Sage 300c (Accpac) or any other accounting software.
• Proficiency in the MS Office suite, and more specifically Excel.
• Bilingualism (oral and written) (French and English) in order to be able to deal on a daily basis with our colleagues in offices outside Quebec as well as with our external partners across Canada, the United States and internationally.