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Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Senior Financial Business Partner, this position performs professional accounting duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepares, or assists with the preparation of financial reports, reconciliations and analysis.
• Acts as a technical resource for the project managers and accounting staff, as required.
• Provides direction, as necessary, to ensure proper accounting processes are completed within the required time-lines.
• Assists with the maintenance of records and reports in the accounting system; analyses actual costs and revenue; reconciles actual costs to estimates, and submits reports, as required.
• Assists with reporting and preparing claims for projects which are cost-shared with senior governments and/or their agencies.
• Reviews, compiles and maintains accounting documentation for the management and approval of contractual commitments.
• Assists with annual audits by preparing supporting documentation packages and answering inquiries from auditors for government funding.
• Assists with the preparation of capital and operating budgets, provides analysis of actual results in comparison to budget and provides annual comparative cost information as required.
• Participates in systems design and implementation and business process reviews, ensuring adequate internal controls are present.
• Establishes and maintains liaison, as directed, with the government funding partners for ad-hoc inquiries, periodic meetings and to solve and rectify problems.
• Assists with the investment reconciliations and reporting.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration or equivalent discipline
• Three years' related experience in analysis, reconciliation and completing claims for government funding and other contractual items. 
• Thorough knowledge of cost accounting and budget procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and present accounting and financial reports.
• Ability to analyse business and technical requirements, processes and data, identify gaps and provide creative solutions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff.
• Ability to direct and support staff to achieve results.
• Ability to negotiate "win-win" agreements by involving stake-holders, dialogue, resolving problems and building consensus.
• Ability to express ideas and concepts effectively, orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of a computer using the Microsoft Office suite. 

This position manages the accounting and administrative functions for the Saskatoon Water and provides technical advice to managerial and professional staff regarding budgets, cost control, finance, accounting and management information systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervises assigned staff; assists with hiring, establishes work assignments, assesses staffing needs, identifies and pursues other resources if necessary.  Plans and approves staff development.  Assists with performance management and, when required, disciplinary action.
• Ensures the day-to-day integrity of management and operating reports generated by financial systems.
• Participates in the development and implementation of financial management systems, e.g. time/attendance/payroll, maintenance management, job costing, purchasing and tangible capital assets, and ensures adequate internal controls are present.
• Collects, compiles, analyzes and reports financial and operational data, including variance analysis, for Senior Management.
• Provides consultation, support and information related to financial management for other Divisions.
• Assists with budget preparation, expenditure analysis, financial planning and the design and analysis of rates and fees.
• Monitors and reports, in conjunction with project managers, the financial status of capital projects.
• Participates in staff training related to the implementation of financial management systems.
• Analyzes financial management requirements and develops enhanced reporting.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience Requirements

• Degree in related discipline.
• Possession of a professional accounting designation; CPA .
• Four to six years’ progressively responsible related experience in financial and management analysis and reporting.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of financial and cost accounting.
• Considerable knowledge of business process analysis and system design and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accounting and financial reports.
• Ability to direct and support staff to achieve identified results.
• Ability to provide leadership and empowerment to achieve results through others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff.
• Ability to be accountable for personal performance and the performance of staff.
• Ability to negotiate agreements through problem-solving, consensus, stakeholder involvement and dialogue.
• Ability to express ideas and concepts effectively, orally and writing, including the ability to prepare and present oral and written reports of a specialized nature.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of Windows word-processing and spreadsheet software.
   

This position manages the accounting and administrative functions for the Saskatoon Water and provides technical advice to managerial and professional staff regarding budgets, cost control, finance, accounting and management information systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervises assigned staff; assists with hiring, establishes work assignments, assesses staffing needs, identifies and pursues other resources if necessary.  Plans and approves staff development.  Assists with performance management and, when required, disciplinary action.
• Ensures the day-to-day integrity of management and operating reports generated by financial systems.
• Participates in the development and implementation of financial management systems, e.g. time/attendance/payroll, maintenance management, job costing, purchasing and tangible capital assets, and ensures adequate internal controls are present.
• Collects, compiles, analyzes and reports financial and operational data, including variance analysis, for Senior Management.
• Provides consultation, support and information related to financial management for other Divisions.
• Assists with budget preparation, expenditure analysis, financial planning and the design and analysis of rates and fees.
• Monitors and reports, in conjunction with project managers, the financial status of capital projects.
• Participates in staff training related to the implementation of financial management systems.
• Analyzes financial management requirements and develops enhanced reporting.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience Requirements

• Degree in related discipline.
• Possession of a professional accounting designation; CPA .
• Four to six years’ progressively responsible related experience in financial and management analysis and reporting.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of financial and cost accounting.
• Considerable knowledge of business process analysis and system design and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accounting and financial reports.
• Ability to direct and support staff to achieve identified results.
• Ability to provide leadership and empowerment to achieve results through others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff.
• Ability to be accountable for personal performance and the performance of staff.
• Ability to negotiate agreements through problem-solving, consensus, stakeholder involvement and dialogue.
• Ability to express ideas and concepts effectively, orally and writing, including the ability to prepare and present oral and written reports of a specialized nature.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of Windows word-processing and spreadsheet software.
   

This position manages the various accounting and administrative functions within the department, ensuring adequate controls and processes are in place to capture, report and electronically transfer operational data to all levels of management and satisfy departmental and corporate system requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Recruits, trains, supervises and directs the activities of professional and technical staff engaged in the financial and clerical function of the department.
• Ensures the day-to-day integrity of management and operating reports generated by Departmental systems .
• Participates in the selection, implementation and development of financial business systems ensuring adequate internal controls are present.  Instrumental in training users of such systems, both process and informational.
• Anticipates informational requirements and collects, compiles, analyzes and reports financial and operational data for senior management, including analysis of all reserves.
• Provides daily support and information, related to the financial management systems of the Department, to other Department staff, as required.  Directs and trains departmental project and program managers on budget and financial processes.
• Coordinates and directs the budget process within the department.  Assists with expenditure analysis and financial planning.
• Monitors and reports in conjunction with project managers on the financial status of Capital Projects.
• Responsible to ensure the tangible capital asset reporting requirement for the department is fulfilled.
• Reports on a regular or exception basis to the Director identifying actual achievements compared to desired results and analyzing the causes of the variances.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience

• Degree in commerce, business administration or related discipline.
• Possession of a professional accounting designation; i.e. CPA.
• Four to six years’ progressively responsible related experience in financial and management analysis and reporting.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of financial and cost accounting.
• Considerable knowledge of business process analysis and system design and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accounting and financial reports.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and present oral and written reports of a specialized nature.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to direct and support staff in achieving identified results.
• Ability to provide leadership and empowerment to achieve results through others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff.
• Ability to be accountable for personal performance and the performance of staff.
• Ability to negotiate win-win agreements through problem solving, consensus, stakeholder involvement, and dialogue.

Under supervision of the Corporate Payroll Manager, this position ensures the complete and accurate processing of the day-to-day payroll for the Corporation.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reviews, calculates, completes and processes special pay, adjustments, deductions and final pay cheques and produces records of employment.
• Ensures that deductions taken properly reflect special situations, e.g. partial pay, termination, transfer etc.
• Receives, reviews, corrects, enters and processes payroll data from all departments.
• Prepares and reconciles all deductions withheld from employees and assigns them to the appropriate payees and prepares the payroll summary.
• Initiates running of payroll earnings, deduction, and tax reports, extracting large volumes of data to excel for analysis, reconciliation, and balancing.
• Responds to a variety of payroll-related enquiries from employees, administration and external agencies.
• Calculates, enters, processes and records manual and requested off-cycle cheques.
• Distributes payroll information to all departments and boards.
• Performs designated duties of the Payroll Supervisor as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
•    Grade 12 education.
•    Successful completion of a one-year post-secondary business or related program, plus successful completion of, and registered as, a certified Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) from the National Payroll Institute.
•    Five years' progressively responsible related payroll experience.
•    Experience working with payroll in a large size ERP (SAP-S4) enabled organization.  Experience with SAP S4/HANA Payroll, SuccessFactors, and WorkForce would be considered an asset.
•    Possession of a valid Saskatchewan Class 5 Driver’s Licence.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
•    Considerable knowledge of business English.
•    Considerable knowledge of hourly and salaried payroll terminology and practices.
•    Considerable knowledge of federal and provincial laws, City regulations and union agreements applicable to payroll.
•    Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite programs; including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint. Ability to develop and maintain Excel spreadsheets at an intermediate to advanced level of complexity.
•    Ability to interpret, and make decisions in accordance with, established policies and procedures.
•    Ability to maintain sustained attention to detail and work within deadlines.
•    Ability to make arithmetic calculations with speed and accuracy.
•    Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Additional Requirements

Under the supervision of the Corporate Payroll Manager this position ensures the integrity of the data and payroll information in the City’s ERP system.  This position identifies and conducts system and business process enhancements to ensure processes and required controls are in place and in operation. This position also provides front line support with processing payroll transactions, with a focus on worker’s compensation pay (“WCB”) and other exception pay, producing a variety of related reports and records, and responds to enquiries from employees, management, and outside agencies.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Co-ordinates and administers the processing of the corporate payroll. Develops, implements, and documents procedures required to control payroll processing.
• Provides support to the payroll section in the form of training, problem solving and troubleshooting to support process improvement and cross training initiatives.
• Administers, calculates, and reconciles WCB payments and time adjustments to align with WCB requirements and all applicable union collective agreements. As well as, administration, calculation of other exception pay transactions such as sick bank, maternity leave, claims, etc.
• Develops and reviews payroll processes and controls to ensure entries to the ERP system are accurate. Provides technical information when required to ensure consistency of data, and coordinates with the City’s ERP Program to provide payroll system configuration requirements, resolve payroll system problems, and participates in software updates, ensuring all business testing is complete and accurate.
• Assists with the review, development, implementation and revision of standards, controls, processes, procedures, and forms related to the payroll system. Involved with identifying and developing new system initiatives and efficiencies.
• Researches and responds to a variety of enquiries pertaining to payroll from staff, supervisors and managers in other departments, employees, and outside agencies.
• Ensures all legislative requirements regarding tax withholding, remittance and income reporting have been met. Prepares all CRA payments and monitors direct deposit amounts sent to the bank each payroll.
• Calculates, reviews and balances payroll.
• Ensures correct production, yearend balancing, reconciliation, and distribution of T4 and T4A forms.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations as required.
• Performs the duties of all Payroll Specialist positions when required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience Requirements: 

• Successful completion of a recognized one-year post-secondary business administration related program, plus possession of the Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) designation from the National Payroll Institute’s Certificate Program.
• Five years' progressively responsible related payroll and general ledger experience in an automated environment.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite programs; including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint.
• Experience working with payroll in a large size ERP (SAP-S4) enabled organization.  Experience with SAP S4/HANA Payroll, SuccessFactors, and WorkForce would be considered an asset.
• Possession of a valid Saskatchewan Class 5 Driver’s Licence.
   

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: 

• Thorough knowledge of hourly and salaried payroll terminology and financial accounting procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of federal and provincial laws (including WCB legislation), City regulations and union agreements applicable to payroll.
• Considerable knowledge of large-scale ERP systems.
• Ability to interpret, and to make decisions in accordance with, established policies and procedures.
• Ability to work within established deadlines.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a team environment.
• Ability to make mathematical calculations rapidly and accurately.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to maintain attention to detail.
• Skilled in the operation of modern office equipment
   

This position coordinates the various accounting and control functions of the Division and ensures appropriate accounting records are maintained and reports produced as well as ensuring proper cash handling procedures are documented and followed throughout the Corporation.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversees the day-to-day activities, and supervises the staff, of the revenue and accounting clerical Sections.
• Ensures the day-to-day integrity of management and operating reports generated by Department systems and monitors the maintenance management system on an on-going basis.
• Participates in the development of financial business systems, ensuring adequate internal controls are present.
• Collects, compiles, analyzes and reports financial and operational data for senior management, including analysis of assigned reserves.
• Provides daily support and information, related to the financial management systems, to other staff.
• Assists with budget preparation, expenditure analysis and financial planning.
• Monitors and reports, in conjunction with other managers, the financial status of capital projects.
• Participates in staff training related to the implementation of financial management systems.
• Reports regularly, or on an exception basis, identifying actual achievements compared to the desired results and analyzing the causes of the variances.
• Reviews and participates in developing and justifying rates, and prepares necessary justification and reports to Council.
• Organizes and controls Transit year-end processes and reporting activities.
• Assists with reporting and preparing claims that are cost-shared with government and agencies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience Requirements:

• Degree in a related discipline.
• Possession of a professional accounting designation; i.e. CPA.
• Four to six years’ progressively responsible, related experience in financial and management analysis and reporting. 
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of financial and cost accounting.
• Considerable knowledge of business process analysis and system design and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accounting and financial reports.
• Ability to prepare and present oral and written reports of a specialized nature.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• Ability to direct and support staff in achieving identified results.
• Ability to provide leadership and empowerment to achieve results through others.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to negotiate agreements through problem-solving, consensus, stakeholder involvement and dialogue.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and writing.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of Windows word-processing and spreadsheet software.

Additional Requirements

Under supervision of the Corporate Accounting Manager, this position handles all business partner master data set up and change requests and performs other specific clerical accounting duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Acts as the primary contact for business questions related to vendor master data.
2. Completes requests for vendor master data set ups, changes, or deletions in a timely and accurate manner. This includes reviewing set up forms for completeness and ensures they are in compliance with the Corporate Business partner master data procedures.
3. Consistently conducts integrity checks as part of fraud prevention measures to ensure high quality of master data.
4. Provides internal and external customers guidance and training with regards to vendor master data policy and process.
5. Assist with external and internal controls for vendor master data.
6. Verifies and assembles suppliers' invoices and supporting documents for amounts on the P-card submissions. Ensures all documents are present and have accounted for all relevant taxes (i.e., GST, PST, etc.) and contacts City employees for clarification, as required.
7. Prepares and processes a variety of accounts payable transactions, including purchasing card transactions and reconciliations.
8. Ensures that all requests contain the appropriate supporting documentation and comply with corporate requirements before they are implemented into SAP.
9. Analyses and improves data quality, which includes running regular scheduled vendor data audit report (elimination of duplicate vendors, standardized naming conventions and retirements).
10. Maintains corporate vendor list which is used in accounts payable, work order, purchasing and inventory systems.
11. Conducts final review of, and approves, documents before entry into the Corporate general ledger system.
12. Ensures that documents for the accounts payable and general ledger systems are processed accurately and on a timely basis.
13. Tests new software releases and recommends changes.
14. Produces a variety of correspondence, documents, spreadsheets and reports.
15. Assists with the training of new staff.
16. Performs other related duties as assigned.
 

Qualifications

•    Grade 12 education.
•    Successful completion of a one-year post-secondary business-related program
•    Five years’ related experience
•    Knowledge of automated accounts payable and general ledger systems.
•    Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other civic employees and the public.
•    Demonstrated skill in the design and use of spreadsheets.
•    Demonstrated skills in the operation of office equipment including a computer with word processing and spreadsheet software and/or Microsoft Office Suite.