Accounts Payable - Regina, Canada - University of Regina

University of Regina

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Faculty/Department Financial Services Unit Financial Services-Financial Reporting Employee Group CUPE 5791 Collective Agreement Consideration Open with preference given to CUPE 5791 members(NON-RESEARCH).

CUPE 5791 Job Family Operational Services Category Staff Number of Vacancies 1 Position Summary

Position Summary:

Setting up new individuals and vendors in the payments system, ensuring correctness of all required information including name, address, SIN, birthdate, tax codes and banking information for Direct Deposit if needed;
Distributing cheques and supporting documentation as needed;
Recording and maintaining data for mileage and fuel rebates from all expense claims and petty cash claims;
Issuing and clearing cash advances. Performing monthly cash advance account reconciliation. Verifying expense claims are completed to clear cash advances within ten working days of the date of return indicated on the travel authorization form;
Reconciling monthly the payments suspense account and notifying others in the office of amounts that have not been cleared;
Entering journal vouchers from various departments on campus as well as other journal vouchers required to clear cash advances and payments suspense account;
Reviewing American Express merchant report and posting service charges to proper accounts;
Scanning and indexing paid reimbursement claim forms and other invoices to make images accessible in the financial system;
Processing manual cheques as required, which may include checking the status of a previously issued cheque, placing a stop payment in the banks online system, canceling the cheque in the payments system and the bank's cheque fraud protection system, and entering the new cheque manually in the payments system and cheque fraud protection system;
Processing replacement payroll cheques as required, which may include checking the status of a previously issued cheque, placing a stop payment in the banks online system, canceling the cheque in the payments system, and entering the new cheque manually in the payments system;
Preparing student emergency loan cheques as requested by Enrolment Services office, entering them into the payments system and cheque fraud protection system, and doing monthly reconciliation;
Maintaining filing system for submitted claims, direct deposit request forms, and other documents;
Performing an annual review of old outstanding cheques, which may include reaching out to payees, doing writeoffs, stoppayments, and reissuing new cheques;
Performing certain receptionist duties including opening, sorting and distributing office mail, reviewing and distributing incoming faxes, stamping incoming documents, sending couriered packages, etc;
Working with auditors as needed;
Backing up other Accounts Payable staff as needed or requested, including (but not limited to), monthly Purchasing card audit procedures, certain wire transfer duties, certain Moneris and AMEX reporting, processing other Direct Pay invoices such as courier, brokerage, FM invoices, utilities, etc., verifying that taxes charged on invoices are correct and ensuring vendor set up in payment system is correct for tax allocations, selfassessing taxes if required, following WCB procedures as needed and verifying if vendors are uptodate with WCB rules; and,
Other clerical duties as needed or requested.

Position Requirements

Position Requirements:

Grade 12 supplemented by the successful completion of a twoyear business course with an emphasis on accounting;
3 years' directly related experience, preferably in a university environment. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered;
Demonstrated knowledge and skill in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access), including excellent computer keyboarding skills;
Demonstrated knowledge of Provincial Sales Tax and Goods and Services Tax as it relates to accounts payable;
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, procedures, and processes;
Experience and knowledge in using an Enterprise Resource System for entering invoices and producing payments (ex. Ellucian Banner);
Proven mathematical skills and aptitude with numbers;
Experience in records management and tracking of information;
Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information;
Ability to make administrative/procedural recommendations on sensitive and confidential issues;
Attention to detail and accuracy is essential;
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines is a must; and,
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Physical Demands

Computer monitor and keyboard use all day.

Pay Grade CUPE Phase 4 Salary Range $42, $57,457.40 Annually (pro-rated to 0.6) Status Term Work Hours

60% FTE position, with work days/hours to be determined by Financial Analyst and Miscellaneous Disbursements Clerk

Duration (if Term/Temporary) 2 years