Operational Support
Accounting Assistant - Supplier Management (OA13)
Education
Central Office/IT Campus
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Central Finance Department
Term Full-time Position: Commencing approximately August 1, 2024 and ending approximately July 31, 2025
Application deadline is 11:59pm, July 16, 2024
Competition No. 2425-172
Salary range: $44,683.28 to $49,695.30 annually
What you'll be doing...
Reporting to the Accounting Services Lead, you will:
- Set-up and maintain all information, policies, and procedures related to the College's suppliers including completing vendor set-ups, vendor updates and SIN collection.
- Provide guidance to college on proper vendor-related procedures and respond to queries on vendor-related questions.
- Assist with various accounting services duties including but not limited to completion of College Visa audits, assisting with T4A creation and distribution for College servicers, auditing electronic travel claims, processing journal vouchers and reviewing payment groups and journal vouchers.
Qualifications and Occupational Experience:
- The minimum educational qualification for this position is a post-secondary diploma, preferably in Business or a related area.
- You have a minimum of three years (full-time equivalent) of recent and related occupational experience in a fast-paced office environment.
- Experience working with confidential and sensitive information.
- Experience communicating with persons of various backgrounds in a customer service setting.
- A general working knowledge of Peoplesoft would be considered an asset.
- Accounting, Treasury or Banking experience would be considered an asset.
- You are familiar with and comfortable using computer applications such as Microsoft Office Suite including MS Teams and e-mail. Strong Microsoft Excel skills would be considered an asset.
- You are comfortable working in a digital environment; you take responsibility for acquiring knowledge about advancing technology, and you are committed to using technology in advancing your work.
Relevant Skills and Knowledge:
- You demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility and anti-racism.
- You possess excellent interpersonal skills and are able to interact at all levels of an organization.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment using effective time management skills.
- You demonstrate a strong attention to detail.
- You are known for your superior customer service skills and are able to create a relationship of trust beyond immediate interaction.
- Your superb team working skills enable you to contribute positively to a team environment.
- You have specific technical occupational knowledge and skill in accounts payable processes and policy adherence.
- You are known for your problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- You are a strong communicator.
- You demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence and quality work.
- You are dedicated to life-long learning.
- You show a strong commitment to community involvement.
Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three recent occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.
NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment, NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodation, as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact Jaclynn Kelly, HR Generalist, at [email protected]. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept late or paper applications.
