Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services is hiring a Finance Assistant! For more information about this LEAP posting please see the details below!
Employer Name: Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services
City: Kenora
Province: ON
Postal Code: P9N 1S7
Application Deadline: October 25, 2024
Hours of Work: Full-time
Job Type: Full-Time
Wages: $50,627 - $62,090
Duties of this LEAP Job Posting: The Finance Assistant at Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services manages bill payments and ensures compliance with financial regulations including ISC and Provincial programs. They play a vital role in generating essential reports for organizational operations and decision-making, verifying invoices, processing payments, reconciling accounts, and maintaining accurate financial records. The Finance Assistant reports to Finance Controller.
Qualifications for this LEAP Job Posting:
- Community College Diploma or High School Diploma with three years direct related experience. However, others with a combination of skills, education and experience that would allow them to do the job may be considered.
- Proficiency in Sage Intacct accounting software is required.
- Knowledge of Customary Care and the philosophy of service delivery, First Nation communities, family structure, as well as local customs and traditions
- Thorough knowledge of the administrative structure and operations of Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services including service delivery, policies, procedures, and office methods
- Committed to always ensure highest level of confidentiality; thorough understanding that all agency matters related to finance, service, clients, staff, and all other agency business must be kept confidential.
- Ability to establish and maintain purposeful relationships with staff, management, board members, vendors, and other community service providers.
- Ability to ensure accounts payable for different programs are delivered with excellence and conform to provincial legislation, regulations, and funding framework, and Agency philosophy, policies, procedures, guidelines and auditing standards.
- Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
- Extensive experience working with a computerized accounting system; demonstrated ability to compile financial information and prepare reports.
- Demonstrated ability to batch and code accounts payable vouchers and reconcile batch listings.
- Ability to ensure staff and board member expenditures, and cheque requisitions are duly authorized as set out in the policies and procedures.
- Ability to reconcile credit cards statements on monthly basis, follow up with credit card holders for backups and flag any exceptions to Finance Controller and DOFA
- Ability to resolve accounts payable discrepancies with staff, board members, and vendors. Ability to ensure all invoices are approved by authorized signatories and within their authorized limits and flag any exceptions to Finance Controller and DOFA
- Ability to prepare any prepaid, unearned entries to be posted on monthly basis and create monthly reconciliation.
- Ability to prepare backup documentation required for Auditors and for other reporting requirements/backups.
- Excellent time management, problem -solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to flex daily work hours as determined by the Finance Controller Excellent computer skill and keyboard speed of 50 words per minute
- Must possess a valid Ontario G Driver’s License, be willing to travel and provide a Driver’s Abstract;
- Ability to speak Anishinaabemowin is preferred and a definite asset. Working remotely: This position offers the possibility of remote work, allowing
How To Apply to this LEAP Job Posting: AAFS offers 4 weeks paid vacation, Extended Health, Dental, Group Life, AD&D, & Disability benefits after one month
of employment and participation in our Pension program. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the First Nations communities that we serve. Preference
will be given to Internal and/or Indigenous applicants. Please self-identify upon applying. AAFS welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities and will provide accessibility accommodations as part of the application process upon request.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION IS: OPEN UNTIL FILLED
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