ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT 3

City of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Toronto is seeking a finance professional to join the Financial Management team at Metro Hall. You will prepare financial statements, analyze budgets, and reconcile accounts for departmental projects.

A professional accounting designation in progress is required, with strong SAP and Microsoft Office skills, excellent verbal and written communication, and the ability to manage multiple tasks under deadlines.

Qualifications

• Completion or present enrolment towards completion of a professional accounting designation and/or an equivalent combination of education and senior experience in accounting.
• Considerable experience in financial accounting and/or financial reporting in public or private sector.
• Considerable experience in the analysis, investigation and processing of transactions relating to accounts receivable.
• Considerable experience analyzing financial data and preparing financial reports.
• Knowledge of SAP or an equivalent financial information system.

Responsibilities

• Prepares financial statements and statistical data reports pertaining to various departmental capital and current projects.
• Reviews, analyzes and reconcile encumbrances, budget variance reports and cost detail records related to departmental capital and current projects.
• Prepares and calculates subsidy claims and ad hoc financial and statistical reports to the Provincial and Federal Government.
• Performs and maintains accounts receivable functions including bank deposits and reconciliation, preparing, reviewing, posting and reconciling journal entries.
• Performs calculations in order to process period end accruals for various expenditures.
• Prepares working papers and processes period end and year-end closing entries.
• Reviews General Ledger expenditures and revenue accounts, processes reclassification and reallocation adjustments, and reconciles expenditures.
• Prepares statements for reporting to Management and Divisions.
• Analyzes monthly budget variances. Provides financial analysis, claims and other information to the Divisions.
• Creates/executes ad hoc financial system reports for analysis purposes.
• Liaises with Finance Department for processing vouchers, retrieving documents and dealing with other accounting related issues.
• Assists on projects and assignments.
• Monitors relevant Provincial statutes and regulations, City by-laws and/or Council direction for any changes.
• Invoices customers and prepares periodic accounts receivable reports, such as, age analysis reports.
• Verifies and enters payroll data in SAP and follows up on any payroll related enquiries.
• Investigates, analyses and takes corrective action on erroneous accounting transactions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Professional accounting designation in progress

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

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• Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Purchasing
• Division & Section: Policy, Planning, Finance & Admin, PPF&A Financial Management
• Work Location: METRO HALL, 55 John Street
• Job Type & Duration: Full-time, 2 Permanent Vacancies
• Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $38.20 - $41.70
• Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
• Affiliation: L79 Full-time
• Number of Positions Open: 2
• Posting Period: 14-OCT-2026 to 28-OCT-2026

Job Functions

• Prepares financial statements and statistical data reports pertaining to various departmental capital and current projects
• Reviews, analyzes and reconcile encumbrances, budget variance reports and cost detail records related to departmental capital and current projects.
• Prepares and calculates subsidy claims and ad hoc financial and statistical reports to the Provincial and Federal Government.
• Performs and maintains accounts receivable functions including bank deposits and reconciliation, preparing, reviewing, posting and reconciling journal entries.
• Performs calculations in order to process period end accruals for various expenditures.
• Prepares working papers and processes period end and year-end closing entries.
• Reviews General Ledger expenditures and revenue accounts, processes reclassification and reallocation adjustments, and reconciles expenditures.
• Prepares statements for reporting to Management and Divisions.
• Analyzes monthly budget variances. Provides financial analysis, claims and other information to the Divisions.
• Creates/executes ad hoc financial system reports for analysis purposes.
• Liaises with Finance Department for processing vouchers, retrieving documents and dealing with other accounting related issues.
• Assists on projects and assignments.
• Monitors relevant Provincial statutes and regulations, City by-laws and/or Council direction for any changes.
• Invoices customers and prepares periodic accounts receivable reports, such as, age analysis reports.
• Verifies and enters payroll data in SAP and follows up on any payroll related enquiries.
• Investigates, analyses and takes corrective action on erroneous accounting transactions.

Key Qualifications

• Completion or present enrolment towards completion of a professional accounting designation and/or an equivalent combination of education and senior experience in accounting.
• Considerable experience in financial accounting and/or financial reporting in public or private sector.
• Considerable experience in the analysis, investigation and processing of transactions relating to accounts receivable.
• Considerable experience analyzing financial data and preparing financial reports.
• Considerable experience using office systems including Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Considerable experience using SAP or an equivalent financial information system.

You must also have:

• Working knowledge of the City’s accounting procedures, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Corporate Financial Control Purchasing by-laws, and Federal and Provincial legislation relevant to the position.
• Thorough understanding of account structures and integration between various modules within SAP financial system or an equivalent accounting system.
• Knowledge of financial and internal controls.
• Strong interpersonal skills (excellent verbal and written skills) with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and public.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively as a member of a team.
• Ability to work under time constraints and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to plan, organize and manage work with minimal supervision and complete number of tasks simultaneously for multiple management staff.

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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