The City of Saskatoon’s Finance Department is seeking qualified candidates for the role of Accounting Coordinator I. This department is responsible for managing the city’s financial operations, ensuring fiscal responsibility, and contributing to the city’s economic stability and growth.
The department’s key functions include budget planning, financial reporting, and treasury management. It also supports strategic decision-making through detailed financial analysis and maintains financial controls to optimize resources. The selected candidate will be expected to start work as soon as possible.
Job Details:
- Employer: City of Saskatoon
- Department: Finance
- Division: Corporate Financial Services
- Position: Accounting Coordinator I
- Vacancies: 1
- Salary: $80,150.88 – $93,935.04 annually
- Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
- Labor Group: SCMMA
- Location: 222 3rd Ave N, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0J5, Canada
- Work Schedule: 36.67 hours per week
- Reference Number: 3492
Qualifications:
- Language: Proficiency in English is required
- Education: A Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience is necessary
- Experience: 4-6 years of progressively responsible experience in financial and management analysis and reporting is required
Additional Requirements:
- Must be able to lead and support staff in achieving identified outcomes
- Possess a professional accounting designation, such as CPA, with thorough knowledge of financial and cost accounting principles
- Have extensive knowledge of business process analysis, system design, and implementation
- Ability to prepare and present specialized accounting and financial reports
- Strong leadership skills to empower and achieve results through others
- Capable of developing and maintaining effective working relationships
- Skilled in negotiating agreements through problem-solving, stakeholder involvement, and communication
- Proficient in using Windows word-processing and spreadsheet software
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise daily operations and staff in the revenue and accounting clerical sections
- Ensure the integrity of management and operating reports generated by department systems
- Participate in the development of financial business systems with adequate internal controls, providing daily support to other staff
- Collect, compile, analyze, and report financial and operational data for senior management
- Assist with budget preparation, expenditure analysis, and financial planning; contribute to developing and justifying rates, and prepare reports for Council
- Monitor and report on the financial status of capital projects
- Participate in staff training for financial management systems implementation
- Regularly report on performance, analyzing variances between actual achievements and desired outcomes
- Organize and manage Transit year-end processes and reporting, and assist with claims that are cost-shared with government agencies
Application Process:
If you meet the qualifications and are interested in this position, you can apply directly to the employer by submitting your resume and the reference number to the following contact information.