##**Job Title:**Finance Officer Job Description

##**Department:**Finance

##**Reports To:**Financial Controller and Director of Finance

##Core Competencies

• Customer Focus

• Communication

• Energy and Stress

• Team Work

• Quality Orientation

• Problem Solving

• Accountability and Dependability

• Operating Equipment

• Ethics and Integrity

##Job Duties

• Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices

• Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances

• Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoices/expense reports; recording entries

• Working with multiple tax codes, ensuring accuracy

• Pays vendors by scheduling and preparing cheques/EFT-payment, resolving purchase orders, invoice or payment discrepancies and documentation

• Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions

• Protects organization's values by keeping information confidential

• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities

• Working under tight deadlines

• Filing invoices, payments and other files

• Entering preauthorized payments

• Interpret funding agreements and reconciliation with accounting/banking records.

• Communicate with managers and funders and assist with reporting adjustments, transfers and formatting.

• Maintain funding Spreadsheet; ensure reporting requirements and deadlines are met

• Implement a documentation coding system and update existing records

• Prepare and execute bank deposits

• Posts revenues by verifying and entering transactions

• Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted

• Generate invoices and account statements for customers

• Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients

• Prepare a variety of journal entries; funding and expense transfers; k-net internal billing; admin fees

• Reconcile company credit card statements; ensure payments are appreciate and taxes are capture properly

• Maintaining an organized filing system for all appropriate documents

• Other accounting duties as required

##Qualifications/Skills/Requirements

• Computer literacy
• Accurate and thorough data entry skills
• Sage 50 an asset
• Sage 300 an asset
• Strong working knowledge of accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.
• Strong working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Practices.
• Perform mathematical computations accurately and quickly.
• Experience and knowledge in dealing with accounting systems and internal controls
• Effective attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy and thoroughness.
• High level of integrity, confidentially, and accountability.
• Strong work ethic and positive team attitude.
• Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, organization and execution skills.
• Ability to respond appropriately in pressure situations with a calm and steady demeanor.
• A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation, conflict resolution, and people management skills.
• Excellent teamwork and team building skills.
• Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments, key business partners, and government agencies.
• Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook

Salary:$55,000 - $60,000

This is an existing position.

Applicants are encouraged to self identify if they are Indigenous, more specifically if they are a member of one of the six First Nation communities Keewaytinook Okimakanak serves.