Student Finance Assistant Winter 2027 Co-Op

County of Simcoe; Midhurst; Hybrid; CAD 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Simcoe in Midhurst, ON is seeking a co-op student for a temporary full-time role in the Finance Department. You will process invoices, prepare payments and customer bills, and support accounts payable/receivable activities in a busy municipal office.

The position requires enrollment in an Accounting or Business Administration program, a current criminal record check, and strong written, verbal, and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered full-time post-secondary student in a formal co-op program.
• Must have completed a criminal reference check within the last 6 months.
• Enrollment in an Accounting or Business Administration Program.
• Experience in a Windows environment is required.
• Excellent writing, communication and organizational skills.
• Software experience with Windows XP, MS Office including Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Process and distribute daily incoming Finance Department mail (invoices, customer account payments, long-term care home courier bags, and other correspondence).
• Scan incoming utility, tax and purchase order invoices for accounts payable digital processing and P-Card statement backup.
• Process accounts payable invoices (property taxes, utilities, and water bills).
• Prepare outgoing customer invoices (accounts receivable) and long-term care home courier bags for mailing.
• Receive transit bus vaults and prepare weekly transit cash deposits.
• Monitor and maintain the retention of Accounts Payable manual document uploads to SharePoint and URL attachment to SAP document.
• Respond and fulfill inquiries for invoices, deposit bags, deposit books and other supplies for internal customers.
• Reconcile and audit transit vaults (bi-weekly), P-Card transaction taxes, donation receipts and other administration transactions.

Skills

Windows environment

Excel

Word

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Enrollment in Accounting or Business Administration Program

Tools

SharePoint

SAP

Job description

Close Date

2 October 2026

Contract Type

Temporary - Full Time

Location

Midhurst, ON L9X 1N6 CA (Primary)

Job Description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process and distribute daily incoming Finance Department mail (invoices, customer account payments, long-term care home courier bags, and a variety of other correspondence).
• Scan incoming utility, tax and purchase order invoices for accounts payable digital processing and P-Card statement back-up.
• Process accounts payable invoices (property taxes, utilities, and water bills).
• Prepare outgoing customer invoices (accounts receivable) and long-term care home courier bags for mailing.
• Receive transit bus vaults and prepare weekly transit cash deposits.
• Monitor and maintain the retention of Accounts Payable manual document uploads to SharePoint and URL attachment to SAP document (daily).
• Respond and fulfill enquiries for invoices, deposit bags, deposit books and other supplies for internal customers in various departments.
• Reconcile and audit transit vaults (bi-weekly), P-Card transaction taxes, donation receipts and various other administration transactions as required.
• Perform other general administrative tasks such as sorting documents, filing and updating work process guidelines.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a registered full-time post-secondary student in a formal co-op program.
• Must have completed a criminal reference check from within the last 6 months.
• Enrollment in an Accounting or Business Administration Program.
• Experience working in a Windows environment is required.
• Excellent writing, communication and organizational skills are a must.
• Software experience with Windows XP, MS Office, including Excel and Word, and Internet applications.

CORPORATE COMPETENCIES

Has knowledge of and demonstrated ability in our corporate competencies:

• Acts with the Customer in Mind
• Ensures Accountability
• Continuously Seeks to Improve Work Processes
• Collaborates
• Communicates with Impact
• Is Resilient

POSITION DETAILS

Anticipated length: January - April 2027

Union: CUPE 5820.01

#COSIND

Salary Grade

$18.89 - $22.48

Union

Non Union

The County of Simcoe thanks all applicants for their interest in this opportunity, but please note that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Personal information provided is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act (2001) and will be used to determine eligibility for employment.