Accounting Assistant II

The Surrey School District is seeking an organized and hardworking individual to perform a variety of accounting work.  The Accounting Assistant II will work under the direction of the Manager and/or Team Leader of Fiscal Management Services and provide accounting support to schools and departments in varying capacities. This position will require knowledge, skills and experience utilized as an Accounting Assistant in a fast-paced office environment. The applicant requires varied and extensive knowledge of accounting practices, advanced experience using Microsoft Excel and Word.  Effective communication skills, written and oral are required.  Applicants are to provide details in their posting application of their fulfillment of the education and experience requirements as listed below.  Position will be interviewed, and testing will be a part of the process.  

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and trains junior staff on specific job tasks and participates in the work as needed.
• Coordinates data entry, balances batches, maintains deadlines, audits input and output of data, and problem-solves. Approves production of output.
• Coordinates and checks entry interfaces edits and finalizes with the team and other departments to accurately satisfy production deadlines.
• Solves intermediate financial problems related to databases and operations.
• Reconciles accounts and statements involving a large volume and range of exception issues (i.e. banks, merchant accounts, benefit liabilities, payables, receivables).
• Prepares journal entries using accounting knowledge and advanced spreadsheet skills to provide accurate presentation of the District's finances.
• Audits reimbursement requests for payment.
• Initiates electronic payments through computerized commercial banking technology.
• Tests financial software and participates in systems development initiatives.
• Coordinates records pursuant to Records Classification System.
• Responds to inquiries as a primary contact, provides financial advisory services and supports financial software usage for assigned users by providing telephone help and field assistance.
• Provides financial advisory and processing services in relation to trust funds, including facilitating the receipt, holding in trust and disbursement of funds.
• Bills and collects receivables by applying contractual provisions to activity data, determining account classification, coordinating junior staff in invoice production, monitoring outstanding invoices, initiating collection, and resolving problems with customers.
• Performs related duties, as required.

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Ability to schedule, coordinate and monitor the production of the work unit.
• Ability to provide instruction on tasks.
• Ability to test financial software and participate in systems development initiatives.
• Knowledge of the methods, practices, principles, procedures and controls involved in processing financial transactions and accounting for the district's operations.
• Ability to apply the financial aspects of applicable legislation, agreements, contracts, benefit plans, policies, regulations and administrative practices.
• Ability to apply the body of knowledge comprising the second level of a professional accounting program.
• Ability to utilize, at an intermediate level, networked personal computers and applications software for operating systems, word processing, database and spreadsheets (advanced level), and mainframe multi-user computer applications related to the work.
• Ability to self-organize, prioritize and coordinate tasks and to satisfy competing deadlines, and maintaining comprehensive requirements.
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written English utilizing the terminology of business, accounting and taxation.
• Ability to maintain sustained attention to decision-making and apply a comprehensive body of knowledge within the context of high-volume activity and deadlines.
• Ability to solve technical problems of intermediate complexity related to the work performed.

Education and Experience

• Completion of grade 12, and an accounting diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution, or equivalent training in accounting and business administration.
• One to two years recent full-time experience, two years preferred, as an accounting Technician in a similar computerized financial services environment, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

This is a unionized position that offers an hourly wage rate of $32.92 plus benefits package: municipal pension, health, vacation & sick benefits. Effective date per collective agreement.

Qualified applicants can apply by clicking "apply online" below.  

Note:  Only shortlisted applicants selected for interviews will be contacted at this time. To all others, thank you for your interest