Accounting Clerk

Job title:

Accounting Clerk

Company

Manitoba Public Insurance

Job description

OverviewUnder the supervision of the Supervisor, Accounting, the Accounting Clerk is responsible for a variety of accounting functions including, verifying, and processing policy holder refunds, processing garnishments, preparing reconciliations, and keying cash ledger entries. The Accounting Clerk is responsible for conducting secondary reviews of payment requisitions, calculating self-assessed PST, preparing, and processing accounting entries, creating, and maintaining accounting records, processing the daily bank deposit, keying payment requisitions, and processing the corporate payment cycle.Responsibilities

• Conduct daily reconciliations and collaborate with business partners to resolve variances.
• Create and maintain detailed accounting records.
• Maintain cheque control procedures, processes payment cycles and release payments.
• Maintain garnishment orders and ensure appropriate deductions are made and remitted.
• Batch, key, and upload payment requisitions and process the corporate payment cycle.
• Prepare and process financial adjustments, service centre cash receipts, settlements, and customer account adjustments.
• Prepare and balance daily deposit under strict timelines.
• Prepare and issue cash receipts.
• Run and balance interfaces between systems.
• Conduct secondary reviews of payment requisitions and post payment audits.
• Investigate and resolve customer concerns.
• Review PST self-assessment calculations and prepare monthly journal entries.
• Produce various monthly reports.
• Assist in testing of system upgrades and/or enhancements.
• Assist as back up for other accounting positions.

Qualifications

• Two years of related accounting experience in a computerized environment, including one year experience is with spreadsheet applications.
• Experience in banking or disbursements is an asset.

Education

• 4 University Courses with a minimum of 2 in Accounting and Business.
• OR
• 6 Community College courses with a minimum of 4 in Accounting and Business.
• OR
• Completion of Red River’s Applied Accounting Certificate.
• OR
• Completion of Herzing College’s Accounting and Payroll Administration Certificate.
• OR
• Completion of 1st level of a legacy accounting program (CGA/CMA).
• Enrolment in the CPA program is preferred.

• Working knowledge of MS Office including Excel, Word, SharePoint, and Access.
• Working knowledge of accounting practices.
• Knowledge of IWS, CARS and BI3.
• Working knowledge of Lawson.

Employee BenefitsHealth benefitsWe offer a comprehensive health benefits program that includes:

• flexible health, dental and vision plans
• health spending account
• travel health coverage
• other extended health benefits such as ambulance, massage and physiotherapy

Financial securityIn an effort to support financial security, we offer:

• registered pension plan
• group, dependent, and optional life insurance coverage
• critical illness insurance
• sick leave to cover short-term disability
• long-term disability

WellnessWe offer programs that focus on how to better achieve a balance between work and personal commitments, as well as maintain a healthy workplace culture. This includes:

• vacation entitlement
• maternity, parental and adoptive leaves
• bereavement and family responsibility leaves
• employee and family assistance program
• mental-health programming
• lunch-and-learn offerings
• discounted gym memberships and wellness account

Diversity and inclusionManitoba Public Insurance believes that diversity and inclusion strengthens us. We consider ourselves to be a barrier-free organization where individual values, beliefs and practices are respected and appreciated for the diversity they bring to our work life.Employee recognitionIt’s important to recognize our employees for their contributions. Not only do we recognize employees as they achieve milestone years in their careers, we also have several outlets for leaders and peers to reward each other for work well done.Professional developmentWe want our employees to grow, which is why we offer support in keeping their skills up-to-date. We offer in-house training, professional development and an educational assistance program.Safety and healthIn an effort to encourage a safe and healthy work environment, we offer various safety, health and workplace policies and programs along with technical expertise and assistance to support employee activities in safety and health.

Expected salary

Location

Winnipeg, MB

Job date

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 03:53:05 GMT

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