Financial Services Officer 1
About The Position
As the Financial Services Officer (FSO), you will be responsible for administering the general accounting function including account reconciliation, financial and comparative analysis of contract records and progress payments. You may also be responsible for the review and analysis of various transactions in determining recoverables and cost shared items including the Federal and Municipal Cost Share Agreements and monitoring of electronic interfaces with particular large volume vendors. As the Financial Services Officer you will report to a Financial Services Officer 3 or may report directly/indirectly to the Manager, Financial Advisory Services.
Requirements
- Two years of post-secondary professional accounting training
- Three years of related experience
- Sound working knowledge of accounting and finance procedures and policies
- Awareness of regulations, policies and generally accepted accounting/auditing principles
- Proficiency in spreadsheet applications
- Ability to understand reports
- Ability to handle administrative detail
- Ability to work independently as well as part of the team
- Exceptional time management skills
- Exceptional attention to detail skills to provide accurate, consistent and timely financial information
- Communication (written and verbal) skills
- Relationship building skills to interact and maintain relationships with various internal and external stakeholders
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in SAP or other ERP system
Responsibilities
- Administer and perform day to day operations of procurement and accounts payable by ensuring proper documentation, verification, authorization, job costing and account coding
- Administer and ensure the yearly recovery from the Federal and Municipal Cost Share Agreements
- Review and verify contracts, cost sharing agreements, purchase orders, standing orders, tender requisitions and request for purchases to ensure proper accounting function for the process of invoices and billings
- Ensure accounts are reconciled, adjusted and/or cleared, including reconciling all holdbacks in the capital program, troubleshooting and reconciling electronic interface errors
Benefits
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- Health
- Dental
- Life Insurance
- General illness
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Vacation
- Employee and Family Assistance Programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
