Accounts Analyst (CF) - Accounting & Finance
Top Benefits
About the role
Make a Meaningful Impact Through Your Work
Are you looking to grow your skills in a purpose-driven accounting role? Do you want to apply your accounting knowledge while supporting a community-focused organization that serves thousands of Albertans every year?
If so, we invite you to consider this opportunity.
Catholic Social Services is seeking a temporary, full-time Accounting Clerk (6-month term) to join our head office team in Edmonton, AB.
About the Role
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Accounting Clerk supports the Agency’s financial operations with a primary focus on Accounts Payable, and additional involvement in Accounts Receivable as needed. This role requires strong attention to detail, working knowledge of financial systems and coding, and a solid grasp of GST processing and internal controls. Your work will directly support the responsible financial management of a $100+ million annual budget and a growing capital portfolio.
This is a great opportunity to apply your skills in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your contributions support programs that make a difference in people’s lives every day.
Key Responsibilities
Accounts Payable (Primary Focus)
- Input data into the Agency ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central)
- Process cheque requisitions, expenditure claims, and staff reimbursements
- Review and correct account coding, GST treatment, and vendor documentation
- Process EFT and cheque payments
- Maintain and update vendor master files
- Resolve vendor inquiries and discrepancies
- Document and streamline AP processes in line with system upgrades
- Provide training to Agency staff on payables procedures and ERP changes
Accounts Receivable (As Needed)
- Verify billing data received from program managers
- Ensure accuracy of occupancy reports, billing periods, and account coding
- Prepare and submit customized invoices to funders/customers
- Track invoice payments and monitor AR aging reports
- Maintain customer master files and support audit documentation
- Prepare journal entries and identify opportunities for process improvements
Additional Duties
- Perform account reconciliations and assist with banking tasks
- Support year-end audit preparation and CRA forms (e.g., T2200)
- Contribute to financial documentation digitization and process improvements
- Other finance-related duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Diploma in Accounting or currently enrolled in an Accounting program; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
- Ideally 1–2 years of experience in Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable roles
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a strong asset
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to work independently and collaboratively
What We Offer
- Annual salary of $41,600 (based on qualifications and experience)
- Flexible benefits (if eligible during the term)
- A supportive, team-oriented environment where your work directly supports a meaningful cause
- Opportunities for skill-building in ERP systems and process improvements
- A dynamic workplace with 130+ programs and over 1,800 staff across Alberta
About Catholic Social Services:
You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect.
With more than 60 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1900 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering 130+ programs throughout Central Alberta and Edmonton.
Our values are at the core of everything we do!
- Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
- Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
- Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.
We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
We embrace diversity and offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of origin, culture, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity, and people of faith or no faith.
About Catholic Social Services
For nearly 60 years, Catholic Social Services has been providing help to the most vulnerable members of our community. Today, we work in three priority areas, serving individuals with disabilities, children and families, and newcomers to Canada.
In 2018 alone, we served more than 20,000 vulnerable Albertan's through 90 programs, in 11 communities across Central Alberta.
A sample of the work we do includes:
- Providing counselling and other intervention services for families in crisis;
- Facilitating kinship and foster care for vulnerable children;
- Supporting adults and youth with disabilities;
- Developing and delivering residential care programs for vulnerable individuals, including youth, those with chronic illness, and those challenged by addictions;
- Providing shelter for women and children escaping family violence;
- Assisting newcomers to Canada with ongoing settlement supports.
Accounts Analyst (CF) - Accounting & Finance
Top Benefits
About the role
Make a Meaningful Impact Through Your Work
Are you looking to grow your skills in a purpose-driven accounting role? Do you want to apply your accounting knowledge while supporting a community-focused organization that serves thousands of Albertans every year?
If so, we invite you to consider this opportunity.
Catholic Social Services is seeking a temporary, full-time Accounting Clerk (6-month term) to join our head office team in Edmonton, AB.
About the Role
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Accounting Clerk supports the Agency’s financial operations with a primary focus on Accounts Payable, and additional involvement in Accounts Receivable as needed. This role requires strong attention to detail, working knowledge of financial systems and coding, and a solid grasp of GST processing and internal controls. Your work will directly support the responsible financial management of a $100+ million annual budget and a growing capital portfolio.
This is a great opportunity to apply your skills in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your contributions support programs that make a difference in people’s lives every day.
Key Responsibilities
Accounts Payable (Primary Focus)
- Input data into the Agency ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central)
- Process cheque requisitions, expenditure claims, and staff reimbursements
- Review and correct account coding, GST treatment, and vendor documentation
- Process EFT and cheque payments
- Maintain and update vendor master files
- Resolve vendor inquiries and discrepancies
- Document and streamline AP processes in line with system upgrades
- Provide training to Agency staff on payables procedures and ERP changes
Accounts Receivable (As Needed)
- Verify billing data received from program managers
- Ensure accuracy of occupancy reports, billing periods, and account coding
- Prepare and submit customized invoices to funders/customers
- Track invoice payments and monitor AR aging reports
- Maintain customer master files and support audit documentation
- Prepare journal entries and identify opportunities for process improvements
Additional Duties
- Perform account reconciliations and assist with banking tasks
- Support year-end audit preparation and CRA forms (e.g., T2200)
- Contribute to financial documentation digitization and process improvements
- Other finance-related duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Diploma in Accounting or currently enrolled in an Accounting program; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
- Ideally 1–2 years of experience in Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable roles
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a strong asset
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to work independently and collaboratively
What We Offer
- Annual salary of $41,600 (based on qualifications and experience)
- Flexible benefits (if eligible during the term)
- A supportive, team-oriented environment where your work directly supports a meaningful cause
- Opportunities for skill-building in ERP systems and process improvements
- A dynamic workplace with 130+ programs and over 1,800 staff across Alberta
About Catholic Social Services:
You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect.
With more than 60 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1900 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering 130+ programs throughout Central Alberta and Edmonton.
Our values are at the core of everything we do!
- Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
- Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
- Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.
We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
We embrace diversity and offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of origin, culture, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity, and people of faith or no faith.
About Catholic Social Services
For nearly 60 years, Catholic Social Services has been providing help to the most vulnerable members of our community. Today, we work in three priority areas, serving individuals with disabilities, children and families, and newcomers to Canada.
In 2018 alone, we served more than 20,000 vulnerable Albertan's through 90 programs, in 11 communities across Central Alberta.
A sample of the work we do includes:
- Providing counselling and other intervention services for families in crisis;
- Facilitating kinship and foster care for vulnerable children;
- Supporting adults and youth with disabilities;
- Developing and delivering residential care programs for vulnerable individuals, including youth, those with chronic illness, and those challenged by addictions;
- Providing shelter for women and children escaping family violence;
- Assisting newcomers to Canada with ongoing settlement supports.