Job Number:

J0525-0358

Posting Date:

June 19, 2025

Closing Date:

June 27, 2025

Job Title:

Payroll and Accounting Clerk

Branch/Department:

Toronto Reference Library

Division:

Finance

Assignment:

This position is in the Payroll Department

Employment Type:

Temporary Full Time

Status:

Full-Time

Hours per week:

35

of Open Positions:

1

Salary:

$56,092.40 - $63,390.60/Year

Pay Band:

PE101

Specific Position Information: The successful applicant will be required to provide a current Vulnerable Sector Police Reference Check.

Status: Temporary Full-Time (For approximately six months)

Note: This position is in the Payroll Department.

Hours per week and Schedule of Work (Hours and Schedule of work are subject to change in accordance with Article 19):

35 hours per week.

JOB SUMMARY:

• Under the direction of the designated supervisor, to perform accounting and payroll functions

DUTIES:

• Process accounts payable, accounts receivable and revenue data, and maintain data input and output control
• Process the payroll and maintain records to prove the payroll output
• Maintain files for each employee for personal statistics, salary levels and benefits including sick leave, vacation, holidays, etc.; provide regular reports on the above
• Reconcile employee benefit accounts and input for payment
• Prepare journal entries for input and adjustments
• Reconcile bank accounts
• Maintain files related to these activities, as necessary
• Answer routine queries related to accounting and payroll functions
• Perform other related duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Secondary School Graduation Diploma or equivalent combination of training and experience
• Working knowledge of and current experience in all regular accounting and payroll functions in a computerized payroll and accounting operation
• Ability to input and retrieve data electronically
• Ability to operate office business equipment
• Ability to perform work with efficiency and accuracy and to adhere to deadlines
• Ability to work in co-operation with other staff members and the public
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of work information.

Upon request, accommodation will be provided through all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

If you are invited to participate in the assessment process and require accommodations for the assessment, we ask that you provide your accommodation request as soon as reasonably possible. All accommodation requests are confidential.

TPL invites applications from all qualified individuals. The Library is committed to equal opportunity, diversity in the workplace, equity and reconciliation, and welcomes applications from Indigenous people, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ people and women.