Staff Accountant Full-time Job

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Financial Analyst II, this position coordinates, evaluates and maintains information related to the payroll operations and systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

1.    Prepares, or assists with the preparation of financial reports, reconciliations, and analysis, including general ledger reconciliations for payroll bank accounts, statutory remittances, pension contributions, benefit premiums, and other payroll-related accounts.
2.    Provides direction, as necessary, to ensure proper accounting processes are completed within the required timelines.
3.    Ensures data is collected, retained, and entered into the correct application and provides comparative analysis of financial information for budget control.
4.    Assists with the maintenance of records and reports in the City’s ERP (payroll) system; analyses actual costs; reconciles actual costs to estimates, investigates, and resolves accounting-related issues as required.
5.    Prepares, or assists with the preparation of all payroll entries to the general ledger and completes third-party remittances of statutory and other deductions within legislated timelines. 
6.    Assists with annual audits by preparing supporting documentation packages and answering inquiries from auditors.
7.    Assists with the preparation of operating budgets, provides analysis of actual results in comparison to budget, and provides annual comparative cost information as required.
8.    Participates in systems design and implementation and business process reviews, ensuring adequate internal controls are present.
9.    Assists with the implementation of audit recommendations and identifies potential internal control risks.
10.    Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

•    Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or equivalent discipline.
•    Three years’ experience in collecting, analyzing and reporting on statistical, financial and accounting information in an operational environment.
•    Experience working with payroll in a large-size ERP (SAP-S4) enabled organization.  Experience with SAP S4/HANA, SuccessFactors, and Workforce would be considered an asset.
•    A professional Canadian payroll designation, such as Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) would be considered an asset.
•    Thorough knowledge of payroll accounting and budget procedures.
•    Demonstrated ability to prepare and present moderately complex financial accounting reports and prepare general ledger account reconciliations.
•    Ability to analyse business and technical requirements, processes, and data, identify gaps, and provide creative solutions.
•    Ability to problem-solve accounting and system issues independently and as part of a team. 
•    Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
•    Ability to work with minimal supervision.
•    Ability to maintain sustained attention to detail.
•    Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, including the preparation and presentation of complex reports to both internal and external stakeholders.
•    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.