“How do you live in the moment?”

At Berkshire Care Centre, we are passionate about ‘Making Every Moment Matter'™. We are seeking a candidate that shares our values - a person who has a passion to make a difference, who has a strong moral compass and who has a commitment to teamwork. The ideal candidate is a warm and loving person who makes meaningful connections with those they are caring for.

Position Overview

Provides complete accounting of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Trust Fund to all clients, as well as various duties assigned by the Executive Director. Provides complete accounting records for month end related financial reporting.

Essential Duties

• Produce and distribute all facility financial communiques under the direction of the Executive Director and/or Director of Accounting.
• Maintains open communication at all levels.
• Ensures that the department maintains compliance, which is consistent with the Accreditation Canada, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and internal MIS policies/procedures, collective bargaining unit.
• Demonstrates good knowledge of Collective Agreements, Employment Standards Act, Labour Relations Act and Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Participates in facility-wide quality improvement activities.
• Participates in annual corporate compliance.
• Prepares and participates in annual accounting audits.
• Conducts audit of payroll and new hires monthly.
• Conducts monthly audits of employee benefit deductions.
• Required to understand the nature and meaning of quality indicators used by the Home
• Required to participate in the improvement of the indicators and achieve satisfactory results.
• Accounting functions and associated reporting are completed accurately and on time including, but not limited to: AP, AR, Payroll, benefits, resident trust, petty cash
• Other duties as assigned and or indicated in Job Task Inventory

Qualifications

• Minimum of High School graduate
• Minimum of 2 years accounting experience to include (solid background of either accounts receivable or payroll): computerized payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, benefits administration
• Related and recent professional and skill development courses would be desirable.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office set of programs.
• Ability to interpret Union contracts, policies and procedures.
• Sense of responsibility, integrity and confidentiality.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact efficiently and courteously with residents, public, employees and volunteers.
• Ability to have meaningful engagements with others
• Present a positive approach, not controlling language and actions towards people
• Ability to demonstrate care in use of supplies and equipment, and the ability to maintain neat work area.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Must be level headed and calm in emergencies.
• Second language is an asset.
• Clear vulnerable sector screening (w/ in last 6 months), recent TB test results (w/ in last 6 months) or Chest X-Ray (w/ in last 1 yr), and two supervisory references required.
• COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment.

Work Environment

We are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, in accordance with industry standards and in compliance with legislative requirements, which includes taking steps to prevent/minimize occupational injury and illness.

We are also committed to meeting the accessibility standards set out in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, including making accessibility an integral part of recruiting, hiring and supporting employees with disabilities.

Physical Demands

A physical demands analysis is required by an employer to determine whether an employee has the medical ability, critical strength, and mobility to safely work in a specific job. It provides the information to compare the abilities of an employee with what is required to safely perform the tasks of the position. Please refer to the Health and Safety Manual for position specific physical demands analysis.