In its 25th season, Urban Ink’s mission is to uplift Indigenous and diverse voices through live performance. Urban Ink is known nationally for its extraordinary large scale theatre productions and national and provincial tours, in addition to recent short and feature films. Working closely with Management, the Bookkeeper will ensure that Urban Ink’s financial duties and reporting requirements are done in an accurate and timely manner.

GENERAL DUTIES include but are not limited to:

Payroll

• Weekly while in production (6-12 weeks on average)

• Semi-monthly, when not in production

• Monthly, for month end bank reconciliation

Weekly

• Preparation of invoices (revenue)

• Equity and other production payroll 

Semi-monthly

• Payroll

Monthly

• Posting all vendor invoices and payments (including out of pocket reimbursements, petty cash reconciliations)

• Posting of incoming revenues (ticket reconciliations, government grants, contributed revenues)

• Month end bank reconciliation

• Month end credit card reconciliation

Annual or year end

• Ensure accurate recording of deferred revenue transactions.

• Reconcile prepaid expenses, clearing accounts, and applicable schedules

Compliance:

• Complete GST and CRA returns on schedule

• Annual preparation of T4s and T4As, prepare ROEs 

• CADAC

• GASR

Other

• Provide feedback on existing processes and implement of new processes to improve internal controls and collaborate on the preparation of the contingency plan in consultation with the team

• Manage finance related projects as they arise

What Urban Ink does

• Organize and maintain financial files and internal accounting records in a paperless file system

QUALIFICATIONS

• Completion of basic accounting courses required, either completion of an Accounting Diploma (such as ACAF) or CPA candidate working towards a CPA designation, Certified Professional Bookkeeper or applicable experience

• Ability to embrace change and contribute to continuous process improvements, ability to show initiative

• Capacity to work independently

• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and customer service skills

• Strong attention to detail, efficient, accurate and consistent

• Proven problem-solving abilities and solid analytical skills

• Excellent computer skills, particularly proficient with QBO, Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)

• Minimum 2 years accounting experience in a similar role

• Not-for-profit experience is an asset

HOW TO APPLY & DEADLINE

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and CV to Artistic Director Corey Payette: by January 30, 2026. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

REMUNERATION

Hourly rate commensurate with experience and qualifications: $32-$35 per hour, flexible work week on an hourly contract basis based on programming schedule.