Lift Community Services focuses on helping all people thrive in the qathet region by reducing social inequities and by providing support and advocacy for anyone who needs it. Our vision is a welcoming, inclusive, and diversity-affirming community that is free of poverty and full of heart. At Lift, we believe a thriving, sustainable community comes from a collaborative, equitable, future-focused approach.

Our programs and services include employment services, supportive housing and homeless outreach, complex care housing, temporary shelter services, literacy programs and outreach, immigrant services, adult and family on-demand support. We also provide community leadership and development in overdose response planning, poverty reduction planning, and other projects that develop a more connected and resilient community. Lift operates many resource centres in our community, including the local WorkBC Centre, the Community Resource Centre, the Family Place, the Dr. Elsie Paul Literacy Centre.

Lift Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

The Position

We are seeking an experienced Finance Administrator with a strong eye for detail and a reconciliation background to join our growing team. This position would also benefit from Sage 50 Payroll experience. As a member of the finance team, the finance administrator is responsible for monitoring and controlling the income statement of our organization and processing a sizable payroll. The candidate, above all else, must fundamentally value genuine inclusivity and believe that we, as a community, are ethically accountable for the health and wellness of all who live here.

Diversity

Lift Community Services works with a diverse group of people and we need a staff that reflects that diversity. Applicants who self-identify as being part of the groups which are underrepresented or have additional barriers to the labour market are encouraged to apply.

Overview

• Hours: 35 hours/week
• Hours: Monday to Friday - 7 hours per day preferred
• Wages: $29.40 - $32.55, on a 5-step wage grid
• Benefits:
  • Competitive Extended Health Benefits
  • Up to 4% matching RRSP plan (after probation)
  • 3 Weeks Vacation per year
  • 3 Weeks Sick/Paid Time Off days
• Work Site: Lift head office (above the library Alberni & Joyce)
• Reports to: Finance and Administration Manager
• Start Date: ASAP
• Closing Date: November 7, 2024 @ 12pm
• Questions? Contact Stuart Holder at [email protected]

Key Tasks and Competencies

• Updating of budgets
• Monthly Reconciliations of the income statement
• AP/AR
• Funder tracking and reporting
• Bank Reconciliation
  
• Assisting the Finance and Administration Manager on add hoc tasks
• Assisting the HR Coordinator to maintain BambooHR system in relation to compensation and payroll

• Running a bi-weekly payroll in Sage, currently paying 100+ staff
• Maintaining a tracking sheet which ensures payroll accuracy
• Ensure all payroll filings are completed
• Reconciliation of monthly benefits invoice
• Improving payroll and payable systems to streamline and improve accuracy

Qualifications

• Diploma in finance, accounting or equivalent experience

Experience

• Minimum Three years experience in a comparable finance role

Skills and Abilities

• Experience using Microsoft Excel and Sage 50
• Strong technical skills in accounting databases and excel
• Excellent people skills, with experience collaborating in a multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities, proposing new ways of creating efficiencies
• Flexible and a self-starter; able to multitask while also being highly detail-oriented
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to Lift's mission

Other

• Requires Vulnerable Sector Check and/or Criminal Record Check clearance

We appreciate all applications, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

As an inclusive employer, we would like to make the recruitment process as accessible as possible. Please contact us to let us know how we can best support you.

We live and work on the homelands and territories of the Tla'amin People. We honour the land, the Tla'amin People, and their treaty and continually seek to strengthen our relationship and responsibilities to them as guests in the territory.