ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT 2

City of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 77,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Toronto is seeking an Accounting Assistant 2 for the Toronto Court Services division, located at 92 Front St. East.

This temporary full-time role focuses on accounts receivable, payables, purchasing, internal controls, and general ledger reconciliation. Reporting to the Senior Business and Financial Analyst, you will prepare financial statements, analyze variances, and support provincial and municipal reporting requirements while ensuring compliance with city policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in accounting or business program and enrolment towards completion of a professional accounting designation and/or equivalent combination of education and experience in an accounting/financial environment.
• Extensive experience in municipal accounting or relevant private sector experience in financial accounting and financial reporting.
• Considerable experience reviewing, researching, analyzing, and reconciling ledger accounts, maintaining expenditures.
• Considerable experience preparing financial statements and statistical reports.
• Considerable experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Access) and SAP or an equivalent financial system.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and reconciles ledger accounts and maintains expenditures.
• Prepares financial statements and statistical reports for division projects.
• Reviews budget variance reports and cost detail records; reconciles expenditures.
• Maintains capital and current project records and ensures accruals are accurate.
• Prepares division financial statements for the Division, Provincial and Federal Governments and third parties.
• Calculates claims/settlements and ad hoc financial/statistical reports.
• Processes accounts receivable functions including deposits, postings, and journals.
• Coordinates data with auditors and other government bodies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Independent work

Education

Post-secondary education in accounting or business program

Enrolment toward completion of a professional accounting designation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

SAP

Job description

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Job ID: 66065
Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Purchasing
Division & Section: Toronto Court Services, TO Court Svcs Finance & Administration
Work Location: 92 Front St. East, St. Lawrence Market North
Job Type & Duration: 1Temporary (12 month) Full-timevacancies
Hourly Rate: $42.28 - $46.31
Shift Information: Monday to Friday 35 hours per week
Affiliation: L79 Full-time
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 10-Aug-2026 to 31-Aug-2026

Major Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Business and Financial Analyst the Accounting Assistant 2 performs accounting duties pertaining to accounts receivable, payables, purchasing, internal controls and researching, analyzing, and reconciling to general ledger and ensures compliance with established corporate policies, procedures, and practices.

• Performs accounting duties such as reviewing, researching, analyzing, and reconciling ledger accounts, setting up and maintaining expenditures and revenue working papers, spreadsheets and reconciliation to general ledger.
• Prepares financial statements and statistical data reports i.e., divisional capital and current projects.
• Reviews, analyzes and reconciles encumbrances, budget variance reports and cost detail records related to divisional capital and current projects Reconciles and monitors capital/current projects and recoveries.
• a Cost Control System including subsidiary records relating to divisional capital and current projects, and staff complement.
• Prepares divisional financial statements and other financial information for the Division, Provincial and Federal Governments and third parties.
• Prepares and calculates claims/settlements, ad hoc financial and statistical reports to other municipalities and the Provincial Government
• Performs and maintains accounts receivable functions including bank deposits and reconciliation, preparing, reviewing, posting, and reconciling journals entries.
• Performs calculations in order to process period end accruals for expenditures.
• Prepares working papers and processes period end and year-end closing entries.
• Reviews financial system reports and takes action as required.
• Analyzes and reconciles account balances. Prepares, reviews, and posts journal entries.
• Reviews General Ledger expenditure and revenue accounts, processes reclassification and reallocation adjustments, and reconciles expenditures Prepares statements for reporting to management and divisions.
• Analyzes monthly budget variances.
• Provides assistance on accounting and financial related matters (including personnel expenditure projections) to the division as requested.
• Provides financial analysis, claims and other information to the units of the division.
• Creates/executes ad hoc financial system reports for analysis purposes.
• Liaises with Corporate Finance for processing vouchers, retrieving documents, and dealing with other accounting related issues.
• Assists on projects and assignments.
• Monitors Provincial statutes and regulations, City by-laws and/or Council direction, and agreements for any changes.
• Co-ordinates data with the City and Provincial Auditors

Key Qualifications

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

• Post-secondary education in accounting or business program and present enrolment towards completion of a professional accounting designation and/or equivalent combination of education and experience in an accounting/financial environment.
• Extensive experience in municipal accounting or relevant private sector experience in financial accounting and financial reporting.
• Considerable experience reviewing, researching, analyzing, and reconciling ledger accounts, maintaining expenditures.
• Considerable experience preparing financial statements and statistical reports.
• Considerable experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Access) and SAP or an equivalent financial system.

You must also have

• Knowledge of current accounting procedures and techniques pertaining to the function.
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare detailed correspondence, memoranda, summaries, statements, and documentation requiring the interpretation and application of a wide range of administrative accounting practices.
• Knowledge of Financial Control and Municipal codes.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and the public.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and meet deadlines.
• Ability to perform complex detailed computations and calculations.
• May be required to work overtime to meet regular deadlines.

City of Toronto employees must apply to full-time or part-time employment opportunities posted on the City's Internal Job Posting Portal.

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