Finance Technician

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Peak Vocational & Support Services

Employment Opportunity

Finance Technician

Description:

Peak Vocational and Support Services has an opening for a Full Time Finance Technician.

37.5 hours per week, primarily daytime office hours, with some flexibility required for occasional evening or weekend commitments.

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate will have a balance between education, experience, and personal attributes:

• a diploma or degree in a relevant discipline: Business Administration, Bookkeeping or Accounting
• candidates eligible and interested or have acquired their Canadian Payroll Certification
• Experience working in finance, including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bookkeeping, is a distinct advantage.
• Experience and a high degree of computer literacy
• Prior experience in disability services is beneficial but not required.

Critical aspects of the role include (but are not limited to):

• Entering & reconciling bank accounts, accounts receivable/payable, etc.
• All aspects of bookkeeping using Quickbooks online is a must: verifying transactions, bringing books to the trial balance stage, performing partial checks of the posting process, periodic reconciliation of accounts to ensure accuracy, etc.
• All aspects of payroll: review of time & attendance, employee deductions, generating payroll, ensuring hypotheses are accurate, preparations and reconciliation of T-4s, ROE, and data input for computerized payroll system.
• Preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
• Maintaining and filing fiscal records
• Other clerical and administrative support as requested; miscellaneous duties as assigned

Personal Attributes:

• A positive attitude; enjoys working with people, ability to interact effectively with others, able to work effectively in a collaborative team-oriented work environment
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution capabilities
• Excellent time management skills; practical priority management skills
• Detail-oriented strives for accuracy while creating a clear audit path
• Adheres to transparent and fiscal soundness of finances

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00-$27.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Commuter benefits
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• LETHBRIDGE, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
• Bookkeeping: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-09-20