Job Opportunities Accounting Clerk VI

Position Summary

Join our dynamic team as a key player in managing intricate accounting functions. You'll be at the heart of our financial operations, handling reconciliations and initiating essential transactions to ensure seamless financial processes.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform reconciliation procedures, such as reconciliation of bank accounts, inventory and vendor accounts


• Investigate and validate updates and initiate corrections where required


• Performs daily, weekly, monthly and annual financial processes and input of data


• Provide ongoing support and consults with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accuracy, integrity and timeliness of accounting transactions.


• Collaborates and provides direction with other city departments ensuring corporate wide consistency and assuring compliance with all financial policies.


• Maintains filing systems in accordance with branch procedures and corporate records management policies and procedures.

Key Qualifications

• Typically, the knowledge, skills and abilities required are obtained through completion of a two (2) year Diploma in Accounting or education equivalent, combined with five (5) years of progressively responsible accounting experience, preferably in a municipal environment. Experience with computerized accounting systems is essential.


• Knowledge of accounting principles, policies, procedures, processes, and systems


• Knowledge of public sector accounting


• Knowledge of bank operations and cash management practices and policies


• Knowledge of specific branch as well as the broader divisions/departments/branches


• Knowledge of relevant collective agreements, bylaws, policies and procedures, and legislation, including health and safety standards


• Knowledge of job-related office productivity software, internet browsers and search engines, enterprise software, discipline-specific software, and technology devices


• Delivers and discusses contentious messages/information which may be resisted


• Explains and exchanges technical information one-on-one


• Explains and exchanges policy, procedure, and process information one-on-one


• Identifies issues, consults, and follows policies, procedures, and processes


• Prioritizes and adapts office activities in accordance with daily/weekly schedule within defined timelines/deadlines


• Provides ideas and suggestions to improve work processes