Finance Assistant - Scarborough, Canada - Tropicana Community Services

Tropicana Community Services

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Scarborough, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

POSITION TYPE:
Canada Summer Jobs Program

STATUS:
Full time, fixed term contract (12 weeks)

DEPARTMENT:
Finance & Accounting

AFFILIATION:
Non-Unionized Position

LOCATION:
Scarborough, ON

HOURS: 9am-5pm, Mon - Fri; 35 hours per week

START DATE:
May 13, 2024

Who we are:

Tropicana Community Services, a Toronto-based multi-service organization, provides all youth, newcomers, people of Black and Caribbean heritage and others in need with opportunities and alternatives that lead to success and positive life choices.

Our mission is achieved through culturally appropriate programs such as counselling, childcare, educational, and employment services and youth development.

What you will do:

Participate in the preparation and review of the financial aspects of proposals and contracts, developing and reviewing budgets
Create and maintain project accounts in the accounting system from contract signing through contract closeout
Communicate with project managers regarding contract budgets, expenditures and project variances on an ongoing basis,
Perform various account reconciliations and monthend accounting processes
Monitor variances, track receivables and follow up on discrepancies
Maintain the confidentiality of financial information, investment decisions, or any other tasks assigned by the organization
Analyze financial performance and develop forecast models
Perform budget and cost analysis, reviewing and advisory financial statues
Create, send and follow up on invoices
Assist in the preparation of spreadsheets, reports and correspondences as required
Adhere to the organization's policies and procedures

What you will need:

Secondary or postsecondary education; (BA, BS, or Com degree program or related field with an accredited educational institution; students welcome)
Good Excel skills/knowledge of accounting concepts
Satisfactory analytical, data gathering and IT skills
A selfstarter who is resultsoriented selfmotivated and organized
Ability to maintain detailed fiscal records and files
Ability to prioritize tasks, multitask and work in a fastpaced environment
Strong Critical thinking and problemsolving skills

To be qualified for this position under the Canada Summer Jobs Program, you must also:

Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment
Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment
Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations
The youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period. The youth may be more than 30 years of age at the end of the employment period as long as the youth was 30 at the beginning of the employment period.

**International students are not eligible participants. International students include anyone who is temporarily in Canada for studies and who is not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada. Youth awaiting a refugee status ruling, as well as those who hold a temporary visitor visa, youth visa or work visa are ineligible.

HOW TO APPLY

It is a condition of employment that new employees _provide proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID19 prior to the start date of employment. This means that all new employees must have received all doses of a COVID19 vaccine approved by Health Canada prior to their start date. Applicants who have appropriate written proof of a medical reason, or a reason pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code, for not being fully vaccinated against COVID19 may provide such documentation to the Human Resources department. Such situations will be considered on a casebycase basis._