Finance Clerk

Sheguiandah First Nation; Sheguiandah; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A First Nation organization in Sheguiandah is seeking a Finance Clerk to provide financial, administrative, and clerical services. The ideal candidate will have a Post Secondary Degree/Diploma in Business Administration or Financial Management along with advanced skills in ACCPAC and Microsoft Office. Responsibilities include processing payments and reconciling accounts. Must have communication and organizational skills and be bondable. Experience with government funding agreements is preferred. Competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• Two years of recent experience in office administration with financial processes.
• Knowledge of government funding agreements required.
• Must be bondable.

Responsibilities

• Process payments and expenditures accurately.
• Assist with annual audit and provide data entry support.
• Reconcile accounts receivable payments and maintain filing systems.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

ACCPAC

Microsoft Office

Excel

Education

Post Secondary Degree/Diploma in Business Administration or Financial Management

Job description

Position Summary

The Finance Clerk is responsible for providing financial, administrative and clerical services to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations. The Finance clerk must comply with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and ABC First Nation Financial Administrative Policies and procedures. The Finance Clerk reports to the Director of Operations and is responsible for providing financial, administrative and clerical duties. This includes processing and monitoring payments and expenditures, processing and monitoring receipts and revenues, performing basic reconciliations and entering system data. The Finance Clerk will provide these services in an effective and efficient manner as will ensuring that the organizations finances are accurate and up to date.

Essential Functions

General Duties

• Assist with annual Audit
• Provide staff relief for the Finance Department during absences
• Monitor of travel advances and travel expenses as per compliance with Finance Policy
• Provide general data entry, clerical duties including filing and typing of correspondence
• Assist with other Financial or Administrative Finance related tasks

Accounts Receivable

• Process monthly housing rental invoice charges by type
• Process other department related invoicing
• Receive and receipt rent payments from tenants and other receivable payments
• Reconcile accounts receivable payments and input cash receipts
• Process Debit and Credit notes
• Maintain account receiving filing system of accounts
• Reconcile individual accounts receivable
• Analysis of receivable transactions

Accounts Payable

• Prepare batches of invoices for data entry of payment
• Post batches, print cheques, and prepare cheques for mailing
• Maintain listing of accounts payable vendors
• Receive and verify invoices and requisitions for goods and services
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Maintain updated vendor files and file numbers

Qualifications

• Post Secondary Degree/Diploma in Business Administration or Financial Management.
• Advanced ACCPAC and knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Experience with government funding agreements.
• Two years of recent and successful employment experience within an office administration environment with significant exposure to financial processes and procedures.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience in the Finance/ Accounting field in ABC First Nation communities.
• Must be bondable.

Criminal Reference Check (CRC) Rationale:

Sheguiandah First Nation is in a position of trust to its band members and is committed to providing a safe and secure work environment. Applicants must have record clear and/or dated of convictions relating to fraud, drugs, assault and theft. The CRC must be current (30 days) and the original document.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants must submit cover letter, resume, three (3) current references and education certifications to:

SHEGUIANDAH FIRST NATION JOB POSTING
Confidential: Finance Clerk
c/o Human Resources
142 Ogemah Miikan, Sheguiandah, ON P0P 1W0

Phone: [phone]
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Email: [e-mail]