Clerk, Accounting Services

How you will contribute as part of the TRCA team:

The Clerk, Accounting Services provides support to the finance business unit by posting and processing financial transactions while ensuring accurate coding and data entry. This role main responsibility is day-to-day accounts payable and assists with accounting related transactions.

Major Responsibilities:

• Processes invoices, routes invoices for coding and approval and creates payment requisitions for invoices from purchase orders in a timely and accurate manner
• Assist in the weekly cheque and EFT payment process
• Maintains accurate data entry, filing and recording of information, ensures records in accounting software are up to date, accurate and quality checked
• Assist in outstanding invoices including following up on overdue accounts
• Responds to general inquires related to payables and/or accounting
• Balances accounts, tracing and resolving any discrepancies
• Prepares basic accounting related reports as required
• Ensures vendor validity and HST registration number
• Incumbents may also be assigned other duties
• Processes float cash claims for all business units

What will you need to succeed:

Education (degree/diploma/certifications/licenses)

• Completion of college diploma in Business, Commerce, Finance, Accounting or related field

Experience

• 1+ years of experience in a finance or accounting environment

Knowledge/Skill/Ability - Competencies

• Understanding of accounting software for the purposes of financial record keeping and data accuracy.

• Understanding and application of basic mathematical functions (e.g., adding, subtracting, measuring, money computation)
• Able to comprehend written documentation and procedural guidelines; skilled in writing clear correspondence (concise, logical, grammatically correct)
• Demonstrates responsiveness to internal and external customer requests and needs
• Ability to communicate effectively with tact and courtesy
• Proficiency in MS Office suite including online software such as MS teams, WebEx, and SharePoint; advanced MS Excel capabilities for analysis, data visualization