Finance Assistant - Finance

CAMH; Toronto; On-site; CAD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

CAMH in Toronto is seeking a full-time Finance Assistant to join the Accounts Payables team, reporting to the Finance Manager Controllership. The role focuses on processing invoices, ensuring timely payments, and supporting audits within a hospital setting.

The ideal candidate has at least two years of post-secondary accounting education and AP experience, with strong Excel skills and the ability to communicate effectively across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will possess at least two years of Post Secondary formal education in accounting and/or Business Management with at least two (2) years of Accounts Payable experience.
• The candidate will demonstrate superior interpersonal, communication (written and oral), problem solving, organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills.
• Ability to demonstrate diplomacy, judgement, and initiative, while working under pressure to meet conflicting deadlines, requiring high accuracy.
• Ability to clearly articulate financial concepts.
• Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultural and social backgrounds is necessary.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages specifically Excel.
• Previous experience using Oracle and an Access database is considered an asset.
• Experience working in a hospital or health care setting is an asset.
• Bilingualism (French/English) or proficiency in a second language would be considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Process of invoices according to standard operating procedures, ensuring all invoices are processed within standard turnaround times, responding to queries from programs, scan/save/retrieve invoices along with its support, provide backup for other AP team members.
• Ensuring payments are supported and approved according to established payment policies & procedures.
• Process/supporting weekly payment run process and assisting with internal and external audit preparations.
• Support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Prioritization

Excel

Education

Post-secondary education in accounting or business management

Tools

Oracle

Access database

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Seeking a full-time, Permanent Finance Assistant for the Accounts Payables area. This position will report to the Finance Manager Controllership.

Responsibilities

• process of invoices according to standard operating procedures, ensuring all invoices are processed within standard turnaround times, responding to queries from programs, scan/save/retrieve invoices along with its support, provide backup for other AP team members


• ensuring payments are supported and approved according to established payment policies & procedures


• process/supporting weekly payment run process and assisting with internal and external audit preparations


• support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will possess at least two years of Post Secondary formal education in accounting and/or Business Management with at least two (2) years of Accounts Payable experience.


• The candidate will demonstrate superior interpersonal, communication (written and oral), problem solving, organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills.


• Ability to demonstrate diplomacy, judgement, and initiative, while working under pressure to meet conflicting deadlines, requiring high accuracy.


• Ability to clearly articulate financial concepts.


• Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultural and social backgrounds is necessary.


• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages specifically Excel.


• Previous experience using Oracle and an Access database is considered an asset.


• Experience working in a hospital or health care setting is an asset.


• Bilingualism (French/English) or proficiency in a second language would be considered an asset.

Salary Range: $29.67 – $36.57 per hour

CAMH is a fully affiliated teaching hospital and research institute of the University of Toronto. As a CAMH employee, you will contribute to our mission by supporting teaching, research, and clinical care across the hospital.

CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our commitment is to foster a workplace, teaching, and learning environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination or harassment.

CAMH strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples; Black and other racialized communities; LGBTQ2S+ communities; women; and people with disabilities, including those with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Thank you to all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you require accommodations during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.

Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.

To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca .

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