Accounting Clerk – Cash Receipting

Rural Municipalities of Alberta; Alberta; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Leduc County seeks an experienced Accounting Clerk – Cash Receipting to enhance their Financial Services team. The position plays a vital role in front line service delivery, handling payments, supporting the department, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. Candidates should have accounting certification and a year of relevant experience, with proficiency in Microsoft Office, and strong customer service skills.

Qualifications

• One year of accounting-related experience required.
• Ability to produce error-free documents and follow instructions.
• Team-oriented with strong customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Greets visitors and responds to inquiries professionally.
• Processes payments for all County departments.
• Provides backup support for other finance staff.

Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Customer Service

Team Collaboration

Education

Certification in Accounting

Job description

Leduc County is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Accounting Clerk – Cash Receipting to join our team. Reporting to the Manager – Financial Services, this exciting opportunity provides front line service delivery to residents, internal and external stakeholders and support to the department. Through a solution-oriented approach, the accounting clerk is key to the execution of the department’s deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

What you will do

• Greets visitors in a professional and friendly manner (in person, electronically and by telephone), responds to inquiries and directs to the appropriate person or department.
• Processes all payments for all County departments including online payment registrations.
• Records gravel program information and maintains current payment information for gravel haulers.
• Provides support to the manager and department staff as required.
• Provides backup support for Accounting Clerk – Accounts Payable and Payroll and Administrative Assistant/Receptionist – Finance as required.
• Provides cover for lunch-hour County Centre front desk reception duties on a rotational basis with other finance staff.
• Adheres to guidelines as set out in Leduc County’s policies and administrative directives.
• Accountable for working in compliance with the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulation and Code and participation in the Health, Safety and Wellness Program.
• Performs related duties as required.

Requirements

What you need to succeed

Must-have

• Certification in accounting and one (1) year of accounting related experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases.
• Ability able to produce documents in various business formats that are error free and grammatically correct.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and procedures, prioritize tasks and work independently.
• Ability to contribute effectively in a team environment and provide consistent, friendly, professional customer service to internal and external customers in the face of ongoing change, regular interruptions and the pressure of deadlines or emergency situations.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with other software programs and databases for presentations, report writing, data and financial management.