Accounts Payable Clerk [Canada]

 

Are you highly organized with strong attention to detail? If so, consider the position of Accounts Payable Clerk at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre, Ministry of the Solicitor General.

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What can I expect to do in this role?

In this position, you will:

• receive all invoices for goods and services, ensuring they match the orders and receiving slips;
• verify and process invoices for payment;
• follow up and resolve any discrepancies with suppliers, storekeepers and main office;
• maintain a bring forward filing system;
• verify statements for overdue accounts;
• process travel expense claims and petty cash vouchers;
• verify journal entries to ensure goods are received;
• perform daily reconciliation duties for inmate trust accounts;
• perform Inmate Trust Clerk and Receptionist duties in their absence;
• perform other related administrative functions.

How do I qualify?

Financial Knowledge and Skills:

• You have knowledge of book keeping and accounting procedures in order to provide accounts payable functions (e.g. processing and reconciliation of invoices).
• You demonstrate a basic understanding of clerical office procedures.
• You have analytical skills and are detail oriented to identify discrepancies and to take corrective actions.

Other Essential Skills:

• You have good communication skills to interact with staff and stakeholders at all levels.
• You have organizational skills to maintain a current and accurate filing system and to coordinate your own work.
• You have proficiency operating computers and calculators with knowledge of computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.

Additional Information:

Address:

• 1 Temporary, duration up to 6 months, 165 Barton St E, Hamilton, West Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check, Credit History Check, Local Police Databases Search, PIP/NICHE/RMS

Compensation Group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

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Schedule:

3-7

Category:

Administrative and Support Services

Posted on:

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• T-CL-203148/23

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