Accounting Clerk

Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle; Barrie; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle (BANAC) seeks an Accounting Clerk for a fixed-term, 1-year contract at 32 hours per week in Barrie, Ontario. The role reports to the Finance Manager and supports accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, data entry, and filing.

Experience in Sage 50 and MS Word/Excel is essential; prior Indigenous community experience is valued. Preference may be given to applicants with Indigenous ancestry.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Bookkeeping, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent is required.
• Strong understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting principles is required.
• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience within a similar role and/or in finance and/or accounting is required. New graduates are welcomed.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting software such as Sage 50.
• Excellent knowledge of both Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience working within Indigenous community, with knowledge of Indigenous cultural safety considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Process incoming bills, issue customer invoices, ensure approvals before payments, track payments, contact vendors/customers for overdue accounts.
• Reconcile customer, vendor, and visa accounts, investigate discrepancies, identify errors and make corrections.
• Input journal entries and financial data, match supporting documents, ensure approvals for invoices and receipts.
• Maintain physical and digital filing systems for audits and tax compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Basic bookkeeping knowledge

Microsoft Word proficiency

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Indigenous cultural safety awareness

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma in Bookkeeping, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent

Tools

Sage 50

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About the Organization:

The Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle (BANAC) is an Indigenous governed, Indigenous led regional social planning and development organization. The BANAC service region now covers Simcoe County, Muskoka, and York region. BANAC works in cooperation with Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous organizations to address community-identified priorities through coordinated planning, implementation and evaluation. BANAC has a mandate to support the continued promotion of Indigenous lifelong learning and community wellness through self-determination and community participation.

BANAC offers many innovative programs and services including Aging Well Senior Supports, Bebminot Family Wellness, the Biinoojinsauk Child Care Centre, Maapii Enjii Zaagi Gaazwad and the Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Indigenous Interprofessional Primary Care Team. Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin offers a wholistic approach to wellness that includes traditional healing practices in primary care, community clinics, addiction and recovery services, counselling programs, midwifery, land-based healing programs, and community health promotion.

About the Role:

This position operates within an Indigenous-led and Indigenous-governed organization that is accountable to the communities it serves. Work is grounded in the principle of Indigenous Health in Indigenous Hands, ensuring that all programs and services are developed, delivered, and evaluated under Indigenous governance structures and community direction. In alignment with Indigenous and provincial standards, the organization upholds excellence in care, accountability, and compliance while centering on Indigenous knowledge systems, cultural safety, and self-determination in health and social service deliverables.

All employees are required to participate in organizational Indigenous Cultural Safety training and to engage in ongoing reflexive practices as part of their professional development. This includes a commitment to examining personal and systemic biases, deepening understanding of Indigenous histories and experiences, and ensuring that service delivery aligns with the values of respect, reciprocity, and wholism that guide the organization’s work.

This position is being posted in response to an existing vacancy at the Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle.

This position is a fixed term contract for 1 year at 32 hours per week.

The Accounting Clerk reports to the Finance Manager and is responsible for providing financial clerical administrative support including and not limited to the following:

Accounts Payable & Receivable:

Process incoming bills, issue customer invoices, ensure appropriate approvals been received before issue payments (cheque or visa), track payments, contact (call or email) vendors, customers for overdue accounts.

Reconciliation:

Reconcile customer, vendor, and visa accounts, investigate discrepancy if any, identify errors and make corrections.

Data Entry:

Input journal entries, financial data, match supporting documents, and ensure approval been received for invoices, receipts, statements.

Record Keeping:

Maintain physical and digital filing systems for audits and tax compliance.

Other duties as assigned.

What You Bring:

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Bookkeeping, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent is required.


• Strong understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting principles is required.


• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience within a similar role and / or in finance and / or accounting is required. New graduates are also welcomed.


• Excellent knowledge of accounting software, such as Sage 50.


• Excellent knowledge of both Microsoft Word and Excel.


• Previous experience working within the Indigenous community, combined with knowledge of Indigenous cultural safety and Indigenous cultural practices is considered a strong asset.

What We Offer:

Our work is accountable to Indigenous communities, guided by relationships, knowledge, and practices that shape how we serve and learn together. Joining the BANAC team means contributing to work that is community-driven, relational and grounded in Indigenous values of respect, reciprocity, and wholism. We work alongside community members, Indigenous organizations and the broader community to ensure our programs reflect the voices and strengths of those we serve.

We provide a generous group health benefits package, participation in HOOPP, paid vacation, cultural leave days, extended holidays, professional training opportunities and the opportunity to work in a dynamic community-based supportive work environment.

Information About Working at BANAC Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin:

• Work is typically performed in BANAC clinics, offices and / or in community settings.


• Regular travel to meetings and communities is required; access to a personal vehicle is considered an asset.


• Regular overtime work may be required to accommodate business needs and BANAC team members enjoy a flexible work schedule.


• BANAC work site locations are periodically exposed to smoke due to the burning of sacred medicines: tobacco, sweet grass, sage and / or cedar.

All pertinent employment conditions are specified within the employment agreement with BANAC and include the following:

• Ability to attend all BANAC worksite locations is required


• Valid C.P.R. and A.E.D. Certificates are required


• Valid Class G Ontario Driver’s License is required


• An up-to-date clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required


• An up-to-date clear TST result

Applying to this Job:

To further promote our accountability to the Indigenous communities we serve and to ensure services align with the values of respect, reciprocity, and wholism that guide the organization’s work, preference will be given to candidates of Indigenous ancestry. BANAC strongly encourages applicants to self-identify within the application process.

Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle is committed to providing accessible employment practicesthat are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.If yourequire accommodation for disability during any stage ofthe recruitment process, pleaseadvisethe Human ResourcesDepartment at: [e-mail].