Accountant

Job Description

Section: Accounting

Division: Financial Services

Department: Office of the Chief Administrative Officer

Initial Reporting Location: Tom Davies Square

Job Status: Permanent Position

Number of Vacancies: 1

Union Affiliation: CUPE 4705 Inside Unit

Hours of Work: 70 hours bi-weekly

Shift Work Required: No

Range of Pay: Group 12 - $35.12 to $44.31 per hour (subject to review*)

The start date will follow the selection process.

This position is eligible to work remotely on a full-time basis (Note: Must be able to report to a City of Greater Sudbury work location on short notice).

Main Function: Perform accounting and ERP functions required to maintain the general ledger and revenue and expenditure statements for all CGS funds including related entities.

Characteristic: Under the general supervision of the Co-ordinator of Accounting.

Duties

• Prepare detailed analyses, month end reconciliations and record journal entries as required for general ledger accounts. Follow up on and resolve unusual or long standing reconciling items.
• Prepare year-end working papers and complete Financial Information Return (FIR) schedules as required.
• Reconcile and submit revenue confirmation requests to organizations, provincial ministries and federal agencies that provide funding to CGS.
• Deposit various payments to appropriate accounts.
• Recommend revisions to accounting business processes and internal control procedures and implement same when approved.
• Provide technical support to bookkeepers, analysts, Customer Service Clerks and operating departments.
• Maintain log of numerical sequence of Accounts Payable cheques and ensure that all cheque numbers are accounted for.
• Balance inventory and oversee periodic verification.
• Train petty cash custodians for set up and closure of petty cash funds, as required. Conduct periodic inspections of petty cash boxes to ensure security is maintained.
• Maintain the CGS chart of accounts by establishing new accounts and inactivating old ones.
• Maintain PeopleSoft trees for purposes of financial reporting and budgeting.
• Review process scheduler results and trouble shoot any system issues (ledger and sub-ledger postings).
• Run maintenance utilities for BI, AR, AP, payroll and conversion journal postings to the general ledger.
• Prepare and assist with financial, statistical and economic studies and reports, and financial policy, as required.
• Relieve Senior Accountant during periods of vacation or absence.
• Respond to section specific inquires from CGS staff.
• Develop and maintain a thorough working knowledge of CGS’s Safety Manual and the applicable Provincial Legislation listed therein.
• Perform other related duties as required.
  
  

Note: The above duties are representative of a typical position and are not to be construed as all inclusive.

Qualifications

Education and Training:

• Community College diploma in a related discipline (e.g. Accounting, Business Administration or related program).
• Enrolment in a University and accounting designation program considered an asset.
  
  

Experience

• Over two and one-half (2½) up to and including five (5) years of related accounting experience.
  
  

Other Requirements

• Knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Standards and municipal finance function.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation and related regulations.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning software and PeopleSoft Financials an asset.
• Knowledge of accounting and internal control systems with particular knowledge in municipal finance.
• Knowledge of applicable CGS policies and procedures.
• Ability to accurately evaluate and analyze accounting data, identify accounting issues and provide appropriate solutions.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize tasks with attention to detailed work.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, and exercise good judgment and discretion in dealing with confidential information.
• Ability to develop, recommend and implement new accounting business processes and internal controls.
• Demonstrate advanced ability related to microcomputer software and administrative systems in a Windows environment
  
  

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