Staff Accountant (Government Funding) Temporary Job

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.