Staff Accountant (Government Funding) Temporary Job
Nov 12th, 2024 at 16:25 Financial Services Saskatoon 32 views Reference: 10243Job Details
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.
Weekly Hours: 36.67
Company Description
Saskatoon is a city straddling the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan, Canada. North along the riverside Meewasin Trail is Wanuskewin Heritage Park, with exhibitions exploring indigenous culture. On the trails southern stretch, native wildlife inhabit the prairie grasslands of Beaver Creek Conservation Area. East of the river, the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo has manicured gardens and a childrens zoo.