Departmental Assistant - Kingston, Canada - Queen's University
Description
About Queen's UniversityQueen's University is the Canadian research intensive university with a transformative student learning experience. Here the employment experience is as diverse as it is interesting.
We have opportunities in multiple areas of globally recognized research, faculty administration, engineering & construction, athletics & recreation, power generation, corporate shared services, and many more.
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Job Description:
What you will do
Performs general accounting and bookkeeping activities including accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoices, requisitions, and reconciliations.
Performs accounting duties to support department activities.
Performs fund allocation to the appropriate budget line items/chartfield.
Prepares and processes casual contract payroll requests, temporary employment contracts, vacation entries, and time-sheet reporting.
Generates accounting reports to support the operations. Required Education
Two-Year Community College Diploma. Required Experience
More than 1 year and up to and including 2 years of experience. Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Job Knowledge and Requirements
Knowledge and insight of practical methods, techniques, and work processes that is typically acquired through a combination of technical training and/or work experience.
Provide information that requires technical or administrative explanation or interpretation.Attempts to resolve a difficult or challenging interpersonal situation, or overcome resistance to gain cooperation, before referring to others.
Manage own work effectively and follows through on commitments, using the available resources.
May distribute work to deliver objectives on time and to the highest standard and help others access resources to support goal achievement.
Bring forward problems, obstacles or challenges to work completion in a timely manners so deadlines continue to be met.
Break down concrete issues into parts and selects best solution from clear alternatives and past practices.
Acknowledge and respect diverse cultural traditions and beliefs.
Question attitudes, comments and behaviours which are discriminatory and seeks out appropriate resources to remove these from the workplace.
Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement
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