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Job Summary

Under supervision of the Accounts Payable Coordinator, this position verifies and assembles documents and enters data into the automated accounts payable and general ledger systems, and performs other specific clerical accounting duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Verifies and assembles suppliers' invoices and supporting documents for amounts owing by the City of Saskatoon and prepares related data for entry into the Corporate accounts payable system.  Ensures all accounts payable documents have accounted for all relevant taxes (i.e. GST, PST, etc.) and contacts governing bodies for clarification, as required.
• Conducts final review of, and approves, documents before entry into the Corporate general ledger system.
• Enters data into Corporate accounts payable system and generates required balancing reports.
• Ensures that documents for the accounts payable and general ledger systems are processed accurately and on a timely basis.  
• Prepares and processes a variety of accounts payable transactions, including departmental purchase orders, payment requisitions and automatic payment vouchers.
• Balances the monthly general ledger with all recorded expenditures.  Initiates code corrections, if needed, and verifies correct general ledger coding.
• Answers enquiries from suppliers and City departments, and maintains supplier statements, as required.
• Tests new software releases and recommends changes.
• Maintains Corporate vendor list which is used in accounts payable, work order, purchasing and inventory systems.
• Produces a variety of correspondence, documents, spreadsheets and reports.
• Assists in the assembly and formatting of annual corporate financial statements and supporting documents, including reconciling corporate bank accounts. 
• Assists with the training of new staff.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
   

Qualifications

• Grade 12 education.
• Successful completion of a recognized one year post-secondary business related program, plus or including:
  •     Introductory Accounting 1
  •     Introductory Accounting 2
  •     Intermediate Accounting 1
  •     Intermediate Accounting 2
  •     Management Accounting 1
  •     Management Accounting 2
  •     Commercial Law
• Five years’ related experience
• Knowledge of automated accounts payable and general ledger systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other civic employees and the public.
• Demonstrated skill in the design and use of spreadsheets.
• Demonstrated skills in the operation of office equipment including a computer with word processing and spreadsheet

Job Summary

    Under supervision of the Clerk III, this position serves customers, who use recreation facilities, and performs a variety of functions including reception, general admission, program registration, and activity space rental.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Processes general admission, LeisureCard sales, program registration, activity space rental payment, locker revenue collection, parking permits, city cards etc., using an automated point-of-sale system, and receives customers entering leisure facilities. 
• Provides program and service information including schedules, program description, policy explanation, and facility rental information.
• Responds to related complaints and enquiries in accordance with established policy and procedure.
• Prepares shift revenue balancing report, balances transactions to report, balances cash float, and prepares a bank deposit.
• Processes program registration applications, class transfers and withdrawals according to Department policy. Forwards refund requests to supervisor for approval and processing. Prints class lists, as required.
• Processes booking requests for designated spaces for short-term use, e.g. rooms for meetings, informs the Clerk 10 of any rental requirements, and forwards all other rental/event requests to the supervisor. Initiates customer birthday party requests and forwards to supervisor for processing.
• Enters admission pass usage information and revenue summaries into computer databases.
• Performs general office functions such as filing and word processing, as required.
• Assists supervisory staff in providing shift orientation for new staff.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 education. 
• One year related cash-handling experience in a customer service environment.
• Knowledge of accepted procedures for handling cash, balancing transactions, and completing revenue (cash) collection reports.
• Knowledge of customer service principles and practices.
• Ability to interact with customers and remain calm when dealing with customers during high volume periods.
• Ability to provide responsive customer service, and convey confidence and competence.
• Ability to maintain records and to make accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships.
• Skill in the operation of office equipment and automated systems, including a programmed cash register.
   

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The City of Saskatoon is looking for our new permanent full-time Senior Financial Business Partner!

The work you'll be involved in:

The Senior Financial Business Partner is responsible  for planning, directing, coordinating, integrating and delivering senior financial business support functions for the Utilities and Environment Portfolio. Responsibilities will include:

• Leads a financial team responsible to provide expert business support and partnerships with the following City of Saskatoon Divisions: Saskatoon Light & Power, Saskatoon Water, Water & Waste Operations, Sustainability, and Facilities Management.
• Leads and coordinates the budgeting process and participates in business and strategic planning for each Division.
• Supports organizational change initiatives and associated process improvement.
• Establishes and maintains strategic relationships with assigned portfolios to assist and support the achievement of corporate initiatives.  
• Oversees day-to-day finance functions such as time and attendance processing, accounts payable, accounts receivable.
• Research, implement and train on financial controls. 
• Ensures the accuracy, completeness, and accessibility of financial information.  Leads the analysis and reporting of this data to assess trends, performance, and sustainability of various initiatives or programs along with exploring potential scenarios to guide future decisions.
• Ensures information used to assess the viability of initiatives is relevant, appropriate, plausible, complete and accurate.
• Coordinates the financial aspects of Annual Performance Reports for all business areas within the Divisions.
• Provides professional advice to the Divisions relating to financial planning and accountability, report writing, and business planning.
• Monitors the long-term financial status of all reserves and provides oversight in this regard to the General Manager and Department Directors.
• Oversees and analyzes all depreciation and asset evaluation processes within the Divisions, including the Tangible Capital Asset reporting requirements.
• Ensures Departmental financial strategies and policies are aligned with corporate strategies and policies.
• Provides outcome-based direction in the preparation of all Divisional operating and capital budgets.  Reviews, research, and proposes options for the financing of capital and operating programs.
• Develops and manages all communications strategies relating to Divisional financial programs including marketing, customer or utility rates, and customer service/interface functions within the Divisions.
• Oversees all accounting and cash handling procedures for the Divisions.  Coordinates periodic audits and inspections to verify procedures are being strictly adhered to.
• Oversees and manages senior level funding initiatives that pertain to the Divisions. Monitors departmental requirements and ensures that information such as schedules, cash flow, and funding are in place and all corporate stakeholders are fully informed of their status and obligations.
• Prepares and presents reports to Committee and Council.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Who we are looking for:

The type of person we are looking for has:

• Accountability – Takes personal ownership and responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work commitments and departmental commitments to achieve results.  Follows City of Saskatoon guidelines, standards, regulations and principles.  Demonstrates reliability and integrity on a daily basis.
• Service Orientation – Gives superior service to internal and external customers (citizens, City Councillors, stakeholders, management and colleagues), with a focus on meeting citizen’s needs.  Builds value in the work conducted and in results achieved.
• Engagement – Mobilizing employees, citizens, and partners. Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, empower and mobilize individuals and groups to work toward a shared purpose in the best interests of the organization and the City of Saskatoon.  Builds and maintains high level of credibility with staff, partners and/or citizens. 
• Pragmatic Decision Maker – Recognizes priorities and changing approaches.  Shows common sense and intuitive judgment abilities to analyze and synthesize a wide array of subjective and objective information to recommend appropriate short term and long term direction and goals for their department or division.

What we are looking for:

Typically to be successful in this role, a person will have:

• Degree in a related discipline plus the possession of a recognized professional accounting designation, i.e. CPA, CA, CMA, CGA.
• Seven to nine years’ progressively responsible related experience in accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, business administration, rate and fee modelling and design, including five years experience supervising and coordinating staff. 
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of management and organizational planning.
• Thorough knowledge of the budget process, as well as accounting principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the principles of financial management information and internal control systems.
• Ability to provide leadership and consultation through problem-solving, consensus, stakeholder involvement and dialogue.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to be accountable for personal performance and the performance of staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with civic staff and officials, representatives of other agencies, and the public.
• Demonstrated ability to direct and support staff in achieving desired results.
• Ability to express ideas and concepts by communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.

Under the supervision of the Corporate Payroll Manager this position ensures the integrity of the data and payroll information in the City’s ERP system.  This position identifies and conducts system and business process enhancements to ensure processes and required controls are in place and in operation. This position also provides front line support with processing payroll transactions, with a focus on worker’s compensation pay (“WCB”) and other exception pay, producing a variety of related reports and records, and responds to enquiries from employees, management, and outside agencies.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Co-ordinates and administers the processing of the corporate payroll. Develops, implements, and documents procedures required to control payroll processing.
• Provides support to the payroll section in the form of training, problem solving and troubleshooting to support process improvement and cross training initiatives.
• Administers, calculates, and reconciles WCB payments and time adjustments to align with WCB requirements and all applicable union collective agreements. As well as, administration, calculation of other exception pay transactions such as sick bank, maternity leave, claims, etc.
• Develops and reviews payroll processes and controls to ensure entries to the ERP system are accurate. Provides technical information when required to ensure consistency of data, and coordinates with the City’s ERP Program to provide payroll system configuration requirements, resolve payroll system problems, and participates in software updates, ensuring all business testing is complete and accurate.
• Assists with the review, development, implementation and revision of standards, controls, processes, procedures, and forms related to the payroll system. Involved with identifying and developing new system initiatives and efficiencies.
• Researches and responds to a variety of enquiries pertaining to payroll from staff, supervisors and managers in other departments, employees, and outside agencies.
• Ensures all legislative requirements regarding tax withholding, remittance and income reporting have been met. Prepares all CRA payments and monitors direct deposit amounts sent to the bank each payroll.
• Calculates, reviews and balances payroll.
• Ensures correct production, yearend balancing, reconciliation, and distribution of T4 and T4A forms.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations as required.
• Performs the duties of all Payroll Specialist positions when required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a recognized one-year post-secondary business administration related program, plus possession of the Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) designation from the National Payroll Institute’s Certificate Program.
• Five years' progressively responsible related payroll and general ledger experience in an automated environment.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite programs; including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint.
• Experience working with payroll in a large size ERP (SAP-S4) enabled organization.  Experience with SAP S4/HANA Payroll, SuccessFactors, and WorkForce would be considered an asset.
• Possession of a valid Saskatchewan Class 5 Driver’s Licence.Thorough knowledge of hourly and salaried payroll terminology and financial accounting procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of federal and provincial laws (including WCB legislation), City regulations and union agreements applicable to payroll.
• Considerable knowledge of large-scale ERP systems.
• Ability to interpret, and to make decisions in accordance with, established policies and procedures.
• Ability to work within established deadlines.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a team environment.
• Ability to make mathematical calculations rapidly and accurately.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to maintain attention to detail.
• Skilled in the operation of modern office equipment

This position manages the accounting and administrative functions for the Saskatoon Water and provides technical advice to managerial and professional staff regarding budgets, cost control, finance, accounting and management information systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervises assigned staff; assists with hiring, establishes work assignments, assesses staffing needs, identifies and pursues other resources if necessary.  Plans and approves staff development.  Assists with performance management and, when required, disciplinary action.
• Ensures the day-to-day integrity of management and operating reports generated by financial systems.
• Participates in the development and implementation of financial management systems, e.g. time/attendance/payroll, maintenance management, job costing, purchasing and tangible capital assets, and ensures adequate internal controls are present.
• Collects, compiles, analyzes and reports financial and operational data, including variance analysis, for Senior Management.
• Provides consultation, support and information related to financial management for other Divisions.
• Assists with budget preparation, expenditure analysis, financial planning and the design and analysis of rates and fees.
• Monitors and reports, in conjunction with project managers, the financial status of capital projects.
• Participates in staff training related to the implementation of financial management systems.
• Analyzes financial management requirements and develops enhanced reporting.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience Requirements

• Degree in related discipline.
• Possession of a professional accounting designation; CPA .
• Four to six years’ progressively responsible related experience in financial and management analysis and reporting.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of financial and cost accounting.
• Considerable knowledge of business process analysis and system design and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accounting and financial reports.
• Ability to direct and support staff to achieve identified results.
• Ability to provide leadership and empowerment to achieve results through others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff.
• Ability to be accountable for personal performance and the performance of staff.
• Ability to negotiate agreements through problem-solving, consensus, stakeholder involvement and dialogue.
• Ability to express ideas and concepts effectively, orally and writing, including the ability to prepare and present oral and written reports of a specialized nature.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of Windows word-processing and spreadsheet software.
   

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Senior Financial Business Partner, this position performs professional accounting duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepares, or assists with the preparation of financial reports, reconciliations and analysis.
• Acts as a technical resource for the project managers and accounting staff, as required.
• Provides direction, as necessary, to ensure proper accounting processes are completed within the required time-lines.
• Assists with the maintenance of records and reports in the accounting system; analyses actual costs and revenue; reconciles actual costs to estimates, and submits reports, as required.
• Assists with reporting and preparing claims for projects which are cost-shared with senior governments and/or their agencies.
• Reviews, compiles and maintains accounting documentation for the management and approval of contractual commitments.
• Assists with annual audits by preparing supporting documentation packages and answering inquiries from auditors for government funding.
• Assists with the preparation of capital and operating budgets, provides analysis of actual results in comparison to budget and provides annual comparative cost information as required.
• Participates in systems design and implementation and business process reviews, ensuring adequate internal controls are present.
• Establishes and maintains liaison, as directed, with the government funding partners for ad-hoc inquiries, periodic meetings and to solve and rectify problems.
• Assists with the investment reconciliations and reporting.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration or equivalent discipline
• Three years' related experience in analysis, reconciliation and completing claims for government funding and other contractual items. 
• Thorough knowledge of cost accounting and budget procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and present accounting and financial reports.
• Ability to analyse business and technical requirements, processes and data, identify gaps and provide creative solutions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff.
• Ability to direct and support staff to achieve results.
• Ability to negotiate "win-win" agreements by involving stake-holders, dialogue, resolving problems and building consensus.
• Ability to express ideas and concepts effectively, orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of a computer using the Microsoft Office suite. 

This position manages the accounting and administrative functions for the Saskatoon Water and provides technical advice to managerial and professional staff regarding budgets, cost control, finance, accounting and management information systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervises assigned staff; assists with hiring, establishes work assignments, assesses staffing needs, identifies and pursues other resources if necessary.  Plans and approves staff development.  Assists with performance management and, when required, disciplinary action.
• Ensures the day-to-day integrity of management and operating reports generated by financial systems.
• Participates in the development and implementation of financial management systems, e.g. time/attendance/payroll, maintenance management, job costing, purchasing and tangible capital assets, and ensures adequate internal controls are present.
• Collects, compiles, analyzes and reports financial and operational data, including variance analysis, for Senior Management.
• Provides consultation, support and information related to financial management for other Divisions.
• Assists with budget preparation, expenditure analysis, financial planning and the design and analysis of rates and fees.
• Monitors and reports, in conjunction with project managers, the financial status of capital projects.
• Participates in staff training related to the implementation of financial management systems.
• Analyzes financial management requirements and develops enhanced reporting.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience Requirements

• Degree in related discipline.
• Possession of a professional accounting designation; CPA .
• Four to six years’ progressively responsible related experience in financial and management analysis and reporting.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of financial and cost accounting.
• Considerable knowledge of business process analysis and system design and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accounting and financial reports.
• Ability to direct and support staff to achieve identified results.
• Ability to provide leadership and empowerment to achieve results through others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff.
• Ability to be accountable for personal performance and the performance of staff.
• Ability to negotiate agreements through problem-solving, consensus, stakeholder involvement and dialogue.
• Ability to express ideas and concepts effectively, orally and writing, including the ability to prepare and present oral and written reports of a specialized nature.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of Windows word-processing and spreadsheet software.
   

This position manages the accounting and administrative functions for the Saskatoon Water and provides technical advice to managerial and professional staff regarding budgets, cost control, finance, accounting and management information systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervises assigned staff; assists with hiring, establishes work assignments, assesses staffing needs, identifies and pursues other resources if necessary.  Plans and approves staff development.  Assists with performance management and, when required, disciplinary action.
• Ensures the day-to-day integrity of management and operating reports generated by financial systems.
• Participates in the development and implementation of financial management systems, e.g. time/attendance/payroll, maintenance management, job costing, purchasing and tangible capital assets, and ensures adequate internal controls are present.
• Collects, compiles, analyzes and reports financial and operational data, including variance analysis, for Senior Management.
• Provides consultation, support and information related to financial management for other Divisions.
• Assists with budget preparation, expenditure analysis, financial planning and the design and analysis of rates and fees.
• Monitors and reports, in conjunction with project managers, the financial status of capital projects.
• Participates in staff training related to the implementation of financial management systems.
• Analyzes financial management requirements and develops enhanced reporting.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience Requirements

• Degree in related discipline.
• Possession of a professional accounting designation; CPA .
• Four to six years’ progressively responsible related experience in financial and management analysis and reporting.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of financial and cost accounting.
• Considerable knowledge of business process analysis and system design and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accounting and financial reports.
• Ability to direct and support staff to achieve identified results.
• Ability to provide leadership and empowerment to achieve results through others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff.
• Ability to be accountable for personal performance and the performance of staff.
• Ability to negotiate agreements through problem-solving, consensus, stakeholder involvement and dialogue.
• Ability to express ideas and concepts effectively, orally and writing, including the ability to prepare and present oral and written reports of a specialized nature.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of Windows word-processing and spreadsheet software.
   

This position manages the various accounting and administrative functions within the department, ensuring adequate controls and processes are in place to capture, report and electronically transfer operational data to all levels of management and satisfy departmental and corporate system requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Recruits, trains, supervises and directs the activities of professional and technical staff engaged in the financial and clerical function of the department.
• Ensures the day-to-day integrity of management and operating reports generated by Departmental systems .
• Participates in the selection, implementation and development of financial business systems ensuring adequate internal controls are present.  Instrumental in training users of such systems, both process and informational.
• Anticipates informational requirements and collects, compiles, analyzes and reports financial and operational data for senior management, including analysis of all reserves.
• Provides daily support and information, related to the financial management systems of the Department, to other Department staff, as required.  Directs and trains departmental project and program managers on budget and financial processes.
• Coordinates and directs the budget process within the department.  Assists with expenditure analysis and financial planning.
• Monitors and reports in conjunction with project managers on the financial status of Capital Projects.
• Responsible to ensure the tangible capital asset reporting requirement for the department is fulfilled.
• Reports on a regular or exception basis to the Director identifying actual achievements compared to desired results and analyzing the causes of the variances.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience

• Degree in commerce, business administration or related discipline.
• Possession of a professional accounting designation; i.e. CPA.
• Four to six years’ progressively responsible related experience in financial and management analysis and reporting.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of financial and cost accounting.
• Considerable knowledge of business process analysis and system design and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accounting and financial reports.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and present oral and written reports of a specialized nature.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to direct and support staff in achieving identified results.
• Ability to provide leadership and empowerment to achieve results through others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff.
• Ability to be accountable for personal performance and the performance of staff.
• Ability to negotiate win-win agreements through problem solving, consensus, stakeholder involvement, and dialogue.