Student Employment Program - Toronto, Canada - Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal

Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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This position is a 46-week contract.

The hours of work for this position will be ten (10) weeks full-time hours per week) from Monday, June 19 to Friday, September 1, 2023 and part-time (8 to 12 hours per week) from Tuesday, September 5, 2023 to Friday, April 26, 2024.


Preferred Start Date:
June 19, 2023


About Us:

The WSIAT is committed to fostering and sustaining a diverse, inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. We are a specialized adjudicative tribunal that hears appeals of final decisions of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.


As Finance Student, you will review and update the WSIAT's Accounting Policies and Procedures, ensuring they are embedded with internal controls and are in compliance with audit and regulatory guidelines.

You will further review current data sets, the organization's data needs, and conceptualize Financial Reporting and Management Data Dashboards. Finally, you will contribute to developing a complex excel-based budgetary and reporting matrix to support expedited decision making. This position reports directly to the Director, Finance.


OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism: We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

Visit the

OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the

OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's

Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.


What can I expect to do in this role?: In this exciting role, you will:

  • Assess the appropriateness of audit evidence for expenses, revenues, capital asset additions, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and prepaid expenses.
  • Assess, review, and document discrepancies and irregularities in financial entries (process), documents, and reports.
  • Review current accounting procedures, controls, system processes to prepare an "Accounting Procedure Manual", inclusive of detailed Internal Controls. This will involve reviewing current accounting procedures against third party regulatory requirements (CRA/Government Guidelines/Employee Standards, etc.)
  • Work with key stakeholders (including business leaders) to determine the requirements for new management dashboards and financial matrix.
  • Develop complex excelbased budgetary and forecasting models.
  • Analyze and evaluate financial reports, requirements, and variance reports.
  • Analyze budgetary trends, and identify associated risks.
  • Leverage strong foundational knowledge of financial metrics to build effective solutions that add value through simplifying and automating processes.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of the financial accounting and reporting system.
  • Analyze business processes and requirements to identify emerging trends and provide related options and solutions.
  • Prepare briefing notes, recommendations, and option papers for consideration of leadership.
  • Deliver presentations, training and briefings on Finance initiatives, policies and projects.
  • Support the Finance team on various monthend accounting tasks and learn effectively.

How do I qualify?:


Mandatory:
To be eligible for the student program, job applicants must:

  • Be registered as a full-time student in an accredited post-secondary academic institution. This includes persons with disabilities considered to have full-time status by their academic institution.
  • Maintain a minimum of 60% of a full-time course load.
  • Be eligible to work in Canada in accordance with relevant territorial legislation and regulations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities;:

Specialized Finance Skills:

  • Working toward completion of a Master's Degree in Commerce, Business, Finance, or Accounting.
  • Enrolled in a CPA-Accredited University Program and working towards CPA designation.
  • Prior related coop or working Accounting experience would be an asset, especially within the Not-ForProfit sector.

Analytical Skills:

  • Strong analytical, problem solving, and planning skills. Intermediate to advance level skills in Microsoft Excel is required.
  • Experience analyzing intricate data sets from across the organization, and carrying out a given task with all necessary details.
  • Selfstarter with the ability to work effectively under multiple assignments in an organized manner.
  • Ability to plan, develop, implement, and interpret goals, objectives, and policies.

Strong Communication and Collaboration Skills:

  • Ability to interface and work cooperatively across the organization.
  • Ability to collaborate closely with multiple team members in an agile environme
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