Finance Coordinator (City of Kawartha Lakes)

Job Title: Finance Coordinator    
Wage: $32.25 - $35.47 per hour (2022)    
Department: Corporate Services    
Hours: Normal working hours are 35 hours per week     
Deadline: September 18, 2022       

Essential Duties
  • Administer general accounting functions for various City departments in collaboration with staff and Finance supervisors
  • General ledger reconciliations including bank and clearing account
  • Conduct monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliation of accounts, investigate variances and implement corrective adjustments
  • Analyze data, research and forecast trends that may impact future costs; ensuring full entitlements from funding sources
  • Support the financial activity of grants including the Municipal Drain program
  • Issue monthly billings, including calculations to municipal partners and Provincial and Federal agencies, record and release security deposits and Letters of Credit, balance receipts
  • Upload financial information to the City accounting system 
  • Produce and present financial reports to operating managers, Directors, Agencies, and Boards, ensuring accurate and timely external reporting to funding sources
  • Compile year-end working papers and statements, month end closing checklists, journal vouchers and reports; acting as primary contact for all audit queries
  • Assist with internal controls and external audits
  • Troubleshoot and resolve database software issues in cooperation with Information Technology staff; addressing concerns, testing enhancements / upgrades, recommending improvements, ensuring support and training to all users
  • Assist in budget preparation of operating and capital budgets and ministry programs
  • Write draft Standard Operating Procedures resulting from continual business process review including documentation of scope and implementation for audit purposes 
  • Coordinate the work of junior staff as required by the supervisor

Qualifications
  • Post-secondary degree in accounting or business administration
  • Accounting designation such as Certified General Accountant, Certified Management Accountant or Chartered Accountant or willingness to obtain
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office and any other related software

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