Senior Finance Clerk

Government of Nunavut Recruitment • Rankin Inlet, NU

1d • CA$86,009 - CA$97,589

About The Position

Reporting to the Manager Financial Services, the Senior Finance Clerk provides accounts payable, accounts receivable and revenue services, including data entry, verification, reconciliation, investigation, correction, reporting, assigned administrative services and advice to clients. This position impacts timely and correct payments to employees and suppliers, the secure handling and deposit of revenues, accurate financial reports, and provide administrative responsibilities such as travel. The Senior Finance Clerk will provide input to procedures, controls and tools governing accounting operations, process a variety of accounts payable and accounts receivable, such as revenue, bills, invoices, account statements, payroll, purchase orders, cheques, travel documents or other financial information, verify the accuracy of calculations, coding, supporting documents, authorizations, availability of funds, enter data from source documents into the information systems such as Freebalance. Generate reports, reconcile and balance general ledger accounts. The incumbent will maintain financial control documents/databases, including financial signing authority spreadsheets, specimen signature cards, controllable asset inventories, and provide advice and coaching to new work staff.

Requirements

• High school diploma
• Minimum 1 year of relevant finance experience in a computerized environment
• Experience in providing client services

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages
• Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut
• Experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment

Responsibilities

• Provides accounts payable, accounts receivable and revenue services, including data entry, verification, reconciliation, investigation, correction, reporting, assigned administrative services and advice to clients.
• Impacts timely and correct payments to employees and suppliers, the secure handling and deposit of revenues, accurate financial reports, and provide administrative responsibilities such as travel.
• Provides input to procedures, controls and tools governing accounting operations.
• Processes a variety of accounts payable and accounts receivable, such as revenue, bills, invoices, account statements, payroll, purchase orders, cheques, travel documents or other financial information.
• Verifies the accuracy of calculations, coding, supporting documents, authorizations, availability of funds.
• Enters data from source documents into the information systems such as Freebalance.
• Generates reports, reconciles and balances general ledger accounts.
• Maintains financial control documents/databases, including financial signing authority spreadsheets, specimen signature cards, controllable asset inventories.
• Provides advice and coaching to new work staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED