Competition #: 000C3-Jul0324C
Position: Finance Clerk - Regional Accounting Services
Location: Central Office
Department: Financial Services - Regional Accounting Services
Assignment: Financial Clerk - Regional Accounting Services - 6 month term position
Status: Casual/Sub

Percentage: 100%
Start Date: Monday, July 22 2024
End Date: Tuesday, January 21 2025
Posted: Wednesday, July 03 2024 12:00 PM
Deadline: Wednesday, July 10 2024 12:00 PM

Details:

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest Centre for Education in Atlantic Canada with over 10,000 full-time, part-time and casual employees. Serving more than 58,000 students in 137 schools, our geographic region spans a 350 km radius. Add yourself to a world of learning today!

The Finance Clerk - Regional Accounting Services shall provide support and assistance for regional accounting services for schools relating to school-based and regional allocated funds. Specifically, the Finance Clerk - Regional Accounting Services will ensure all schools receive regular financial reports, assist schools in the management of their budgets and tracking the required financial reports from schools. Consistent with Department of Education and Halifax Regional Centre for Education policies, the Finance Clerk - Regional Accounting Services will work within an accountability framework to ensure schools are receiving service levels that respond to the needs of the system. Working collaboratively within the Department, the Finance Clerk - Regional Accounting Services will demonstrate a strong commitment to the school improvement process in support of student learning and reports directly to the Regional Accounting Services Manager.

Qualifications:

(a) Recognized business diploma, or the equivalent obtained through training and experience;

(b) Minimum two (2) years experience in an accounting/financial environment utilizing accounting systems, spreadsheets, word processing, database software and the Internet.

Rate of Pay: This is an NSGEU (Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union) position with an hourly rate of $25.23.

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Nova Scotia's Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment. Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.