Summer Accounting Associate

Summer Accounting Associate

Hull Services has an organizational commitment to pursuing truth and reconciliation, decolonization and anti-oppression.

About Us:

Hull Services has long had a reputation for providing leading edge child, youth, and family mental health services. We work with children, youth and families who have experienced mental health struggles, behavioural problems, developmental delay, neglect, abuse and trauma. Hull offers them an opportunity to seek well-being and happiness, with a focus on mental health. Hull’s vision is for resilient young people and families to thrive within communities that support their mental health and well-being. Hull’s programs and services include prevention and early intervention, family-based treatment, school-based services, community group care, campus-based care, adult services and education and training. Located in Calgary, we have been serving Alberta’s young people and families for 60 years, and support over 8,000 young people and families each year.

We are looking for an entry-level Accounting Associate to provide Summer Relief for our full-time staff. Reporting to the Controller, the Accounting Associate performs a variety of accounting duties including, but not limited to, accounts payable, petty cash disbursements, and other special projects. This is a vital role to the day-to-day operations of the Accounting Department.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable

• Following approved Agency procedures, issue purchase orders.
• Code and reconcile inventory-related invoices.
• Check weekly cheque run edit list and match payment to vouchers.
• Perform weekly cheque run as needed.
• Confirm billing information with internal operations.
• Prepare invoicing.

Petty Cash Disbursements

• Following approved Agency procedures, process and disburse petty cash requests, code and enter daily disbursements.
• Reconcile and record returned receipts and unspent petty cash.
• Reconcile petty cash balance daily.
• Make copies of billable receipts.
• Prepare and submit weekly petty cash fund order sheets to the bank.

Other Duties

• Assist other accounting staff meet deadlines.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.
• Cover other accounting roles during vacation/sick time periods.

Qualifications and Skills:

• High school diploma with some working experience in an accounting role.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and time management skills.
• Computer literacy with emphasis on Excel, and knowledge on Microsoft Dynamics an asset.
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to maintain effective relations with staff members and external contacts.
• Ability to work as part of a team, and willingness to perform a variety of support tasks.
• A Police Information Check, which includes a vulnerable sector search, is required (pr is in process of being completed) prior to employment.
• A Child Intervention Record Check.

Other Working Conditions:

• This position is subject to government funding approval.
• Please indicate “Your Name – Summer Accounting Associate” in the subject line of your email.

At Hull, one of our core values is Inclusion and we seek to understand people’s lived experience, holding a deep respect for their unique backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities, cultures and identities. It is our desire to humbly build trust and mutual respect with the people we serve who have often been marginalized and oppressed for their differences. To achieve this, Hull seeks open, self-aware individuals who reflect the diversity of those we serve and can help us build a safe, healthy, inclusive culture. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, place of origin, religious beliefs, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, family status, or sexual orientation.