Senior Accountant

Description

This posting will be used to fill 1 permanent full-time position working 75 hours bi-weekly. It will establish a 12-month eligibility list which may be used to fill similar positions. This job is based in the thriving and diverse city of Whitehorse in the beautiful Yukon.

Our team

Our team provides advice, support, and procurement functions for all divisions of Health and Social Services procuring goods and services in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

This opportunity

We are looking for a Procurement Officer to provide advice and support on procurement processes, while procuring both goods and services for Health and Social Services. The successful candidate will:

• Procure a variety of required goods and services to support existing and new programming.
• Provide advice based on best practices in Public Procurement across all levels of Health and Social Services.
• Support program areas to complete procurement documents.
• Initiate and manage complex procurements.
• Navigate multiple financial systems for the implementation of procurements.
• Work with the vendor community, public, Non-Government Organizations and First Nation Governments to successfully complete procurement processes.

If you are committed to providing solution-based service and have experience in public procurement – Health and Social Services would like to hear from you!

For more information on this job, please contact Sandra Stanock, Senior Procurement Advisor at sandra.stanock@yukon.ca. For more information about the recruitment process, please contact Monishia Thompson, HR Consultant at monishia.thompson@yukon.ca.

Your benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer many additional financial and non-financial benefits. Government of Yukon’s many benefits

Your career, your home, your lifestyle

We are the Yukon public service. Every day, we come together to serve the people who live here and make a difference in so many ways. Here, you will find the diverse opportunities you desire to develop your career while enjoying a warm sense of community and vibrant artistic, cultural, and recreational amenities, all set in a spectacular natural environment. As part of our team, your achievements and enjoyment in both your work and personal life will be valued as you explore the many opportunities the Yukon, and the Government of Yukon, has to offer. Check out: Yukon Life, Working at Yukon government

Important application and job requirements

Essential qualifications

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the qualifications below. Selections for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume; ensure you use a month/year to month/year format and include the duties you performed in each of your positions.

• Experience preparing, analyzing, and interpreting financial documents (e.g., purchase orders, contracts, invoices, budgets, or financial reports) in a finance, financial services, or public sector environment;
• Experience providing client centered advisory or service delivery support in a fast paced environment, preferably within a government setting;
• Experience conducting research, assessing options, and analyzing findings to support informed decision making and recommendations;
• Experience working with computerized financial management information systems and using Microsoft Excel to track, analyze, and report financial information; and
• Experience with public procurement processes is considered an asset.

It may be helpful for you to review “Prepare your resume and cover letter”.

Desired knowledge, skills and suitability

If selected for an interview, candidates should have, and may be assessed on, the following:

• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to deliver training in procurement policies, standards, and best practices.
• Strong ability to prioritize workload and manage competing priorities and deadlines, with constantly changing priorities, heavy workloads, and tight deadlines.
• Strong ability to critically assess options and implications and link decisions to strategic goals.
• Excellent commitment to creating and maintaining a client focused culture.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work collaboratively across all levels of Government, alone or within teams and groups to achieve organizational goals.

It may be helpful for you to review “The job interview process”.

Conditions of employment

You must meet the following conditions before being hired, or within the time frame noted.

Completion of the following in-house courses within one month of hire:

• WHMIS 2015
• Procurement Policy Overview
• Market Research
• Solicitation Methods and How to Choose
• Public Procurement Law
• Bids & Tenders tutorial for YG employees
• First Nation Procurement Policy for YG Employees
• Procurement 101
• Introduction to Procurement
• Finance 101
• Spending Authority

Job requirements

This job requires you to perform, and/or be exposed to, the following:

• Works in an office setting, exposure to Video Display Terminal (VDT) at least 90% of the time and requires the occasional period of overtime to meet operational deadlines.

Learn more

For help on creating your E-recruitment profile, email E-Recruitment.clientsupport@yukon.ca or phone 867-667-9453.