Schedule Monday- Friday at 35 weekly hours
Education Level 2 year Community College diploma in Accounting or a related field of study.
Career Level Experienced
Job Description
Financial Coordinator (I)
(JD00652)
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is a large, national, long-term study that will follow approximately 50,000 men and women who are between the ages of 45 and 85 when recruited, for at least 20 years. The CLSA will collect information on the changing biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic aspects of people’s lives. These factors will be studied to understand how, individually and in combination, they have an impact in both maintaining health and in the development of disease and disability as people age.
Job Summary: Responsible for applying specialized knowledge and understanding of financial policies and procedures to coordinate and process University financial transactions. Analyzes, records, classifies, and summarizes accounting data according to established procedures. Ensures accuracy and compliance with existing guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Purpose and Key Functions:
Coordinate the collection, verification, analysis and reporting of financial data.
Interpret and communicate applicable financial policies, procedures and guidelines to others.
Assist with internal and external audits by preparing audit files and responding to auditor inquiries.
Develop and deliver training and information sessions.
Analyze data and assess for reasonableness.
Develop budgets for review and approval.
Implement and maintain budgets. Create financial projections and make adjustments to budgets throughout the fiscal year.
Exercise appropriate controls, monitor, and reconcile accounts.
Write a variety of document and reports such as procedure manuals, accounting reports, and financial statements.
Perform various analyses and reconciliations of accounts.
Generate reports and account statements and review for accuracy.
Provide training and guidance to others on relevant accounting procedures and the use of financial systems.
Generate reports and account statements and review for accuracy.
Calculate, prepare and issue invoices, cheques, account statements and other financial statements according to established procedures.
Receive, send, sort, verify, process and prepare various documents such as purchase orders, invoices, cheque requisitions, receivables, and payables.
Process, verify, and balance financial records and business transactions, such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.
Investigate discrepancies using established procedures.
Monitor and reconcile statements and participate in the reconciliation of accounts.
Prepare and generate a variety of scheduled and ad hoc reports.
Update, maintain, and verify information in a variety of spreadsheets and databases.
Balance and control cash receipts, including floats, petty cash and cheques.
Apply standard mathematical skills such as calculations, formulas, and equations to perform a variety of calculations.
Create spreadsheets including complex formulas and equations.
Answer complex inquiries via telephone, email, and in person that are specific in nature and require a specialized knowledge of policies and procedures.
Maintain filing systems, both electronic and hard copy.
Requirements:
2 year Community College diploma in Accounting or a related field of study.
Requires 4 years of relevant experience.
Assets:
Previous experience working at McMaster
Additional Information: The successful candidate will have/demonstrate the following:
Ability to assist in financial records management for a number of projects
Experience with McMaster Business Intelligence
Basic knowledge and understanding of MacBill
Some experience using MacBuy including non catalogue shopping and receipt of goods
Experience with Mosaic financial functions, including Journal Entries, Vouchers, P Card reconciliation and expense reporting
Basic knowledge of Hyperion Budgeting
Strong excel skills
Strong attention to detail
Should the successful applicant be a Unifor Unit 1 bargaining unit member, who meets the eligibility conditions of Article 19.02 of the Unifor Unit 1 Collective Agreement, then the Limited Term Assignment will be defined as a Career Growth Opportunity in accordance with Article 19 of the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
How To Apply
To apply for this job, please submit your application online.
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