Finance Officer

gov; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is hiring a Finance Officer to execute day-to-day financial operations, ensure timely and accurate information for budget management, and support spending authority.

Key requirements include GAAP knowledge, budgetary cycle understanding, and ability to prepare financial statements; typically a post-secondary diploma in finance or business administration with two years of related experience.

Qualifications

• GAAP knowledge and application to financial processes.
• Understanding of budget cycles and reporting requirements.
• Ability to interpret and prepare financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day financial operations and reporting.
• Maintain security access for SAM users and signature records.
• Support program managers with compensation and benefits expenses.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Budgeting cycles

Financial reporting

Education

Post-secondary diploma in finance or business administration

Job description

Department: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

The Finance Officer is responsible for executing activities related to day-to-day operations government policies and procedures, and ensuring Authority staff have timely, relevant, and accurate information for managing budgets and exercising spending authority. The Finance Officer assists in maintaining security access for SAM users and specimen signature records.
The Finance Officer is a resource to program managers regarding their compensation and benefits expenses. The Finance Officer assists with administrative tasks in support of the finance division.

Critical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities.

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Practices (GAAP) and experience in the application of accounting theories and principles.
• Knowledge of accounting, related systems and budgetary cycles.
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret, analyze and prepare financial statements and reports.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:
Completion of a post-secondary diploma in finance or business administration combined with two (2) years of directly related experience.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel [phone] Extension 14106
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.