City of Toronto
Job title:
ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT 2
Company
City of Toronto
Job description
Job ID: 44196
- Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Purchasing
- Division & Section: Toronto Court Services, TO Court Svcs Finance & Administration
- Work Location: 30 Adelaide St. East
- Job Type & Duration: 1 Permanent Full-time vacancy
- Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: 39.14 – 42.88, TF0113, Wage Grade 11
- Shift Information: Monday to Friday 35 hours per week
- Affiliation: L79 Full-time
- Number of Positions Open: 1
- Posting Period: 23-Feb-2024 to 08-Mar-2024
Major Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Supervisor, Finance and Administration, the Accounting Assistant 2 performs accounting duties pertaining to accounts receivable, payables, purchasing, internal controls and researching, analyzing, and reconciling to general ledger and ensures compliance with established corporate policies, procedures, and practices.
- Performs accounting duties such as reviewing, researching, analyzing, and reconciling ledger accounts, setting up and maintaining expenditures and revenue working papers, spreadsheets and reconciliation to general ledger.
- Prepares financial statements and statistical data reports i.e., divisional capital and current projects.
- Reviews, analyzes and reconciles encumbrances, budget variance reports and cost detail records related to divisional capital and current projects · Reconciles and monitors capital/current projects and recoveries.
- a Cost Control System including subsidiary records relating to divisional capital and current projects, and staff complement.
- Prepares divisional financial statements and other financial information for the Division, Provincial and Federal Governments and third parties.
- Prepares and calculates claims/settlements, ad hoc financial and statistical reports to other municipalities and the Provincial Government
- Performs and maintains accounts receivable functions including bank deposits and reconciliation, preparing, reviewing, posting, and reconciling journals entries.
- Performs calculations in order to process period end accruals for expenditures.
- Prepares working papers and processes period end and year-end closing entries.
- Reviews financial system reports and takes action as required.
- Analyzes and reconciles account balances. Prepares, reviews, and posts journal entries.
- Reviews General Ledger expenditure and revenue accounts, processes reclassification and reallocation adjustments, and reconciles expenditures · Prepares statements for reporting to management and divisions.
- Analyzes monthly budget variances.
- Provides assistance on accounting and financial related matters (including personnel expenditure projections) to the division as requested.
- Provides financial analysis, claims and other information to the units of the division.
- Creates/executes ad hoc financial system reports for analysis purposes.
- Liaises with Corporate Finance for processing vouchers, retrieving documents, and dealing with other accounting related issues.
- Assists on projects and assignments.
- Monitors Provincial statutes and regulations, City by-laws and/or Council direction, and agreements for any changes.
- Co-ordinates data with the City and Provincial Auditors
Key Qualifications:
Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:
- Post-secondary education in accounting or business program and present enrolment towards completion of a professional accounting designation and/or equivalent combination of education and experience in an accounting/financial environment.
- Extensive experience in municipal accounting or relevant private sector experience in financial accounting and financial reporting
- Considerable experience reviewing, researching, analyzing, and reconciling ledger accounts, maintaining expenditures.
- Considerable experience preparing financial statements and statistical reports.
- Considerable experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Access) and SAP or an equivalent financial system.
You must also have:
- Knowledge of current accounting procedures and techniques pertaining to the function.
- Ability to analyze financial data and prepare detailed correspondence, memoranda, summaries, statements, and documentation requiring the interpretation and application of a wide range of administrative accounting practices.
- Knowledge of Financial Control and Municipal codes.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and the public.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and meet deadlines.
- Ability to perform complex detailed computations and calculations.
- May be required to work overtime to meet regular deadlines.
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Expected salary
$39.14 – 42.88 per hour
Location
Toronto, ON
Job date
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 03:13:55 GMT
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