ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT 4 at City of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

12 Dec, 25

Salary

33.23

Posted On

12 Sep, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Crystal

Industry

Accounting

Description

Job ID: 57255
Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Purchasing
Division & Section: Revenue Services, RevSvcs Revenue Accounting & Collections
Work Location: , 5100 Yonge St, Toronto, M2N 5V7
Job Type & Duration: Full-Time, Permanent
Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $33.23 - $36.27 per hour
Shift Information: Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week
Affiliation: L79 Full-time
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 11-Sept-2025 to 25-Sept-2025
Reporting to the Supervisor, Operational Accounting & Financial Reporting, this position is responsible for assisting in performing varied accounting duties such as analyzing, reconciling ledger accounts, and preparing various statements.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

  • Considerable experience acquired through a combination of accounting education and practical work experience in the accounting field in a large public or private organization.
  • Considerable experience with computer-based accounting/financial systems (i.e. SAP).
  • Considerable experience with MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access and corporate database report writing tools (i.e. InfoMaker, Crystal).
Responsibilities
  • Performs accounting duties such as analyzing and reconciling ledger accounts
  • Prepares monthly financial statements and other financial information for management and Divisions
  • Assists in the preparation of analysis of accounts such as bank charges, rent, utility, fees, GST, and other operating accounts
  • Reconciles account receivables, prepares correcting and period-end journal entries, and parks entries in General Ledger System (i.e. SAP)
  • Prepares period and year-end closing schedules/statements
  • Compiles statistical information, and generates system reports as required
  • Reconciles periodic reports from the General Ledger re: Accounts payable and/or receivable. Prints, distributes General Ledger reports, and systematically files transaction reports/listings for audit trail purposes
  • Maintains Operational Accounting records and files, and arranges for archival of files on a regular basis
  • Creates/executes ad hoc financial system reports for analysis purposes
  • Maintains petty cash/deposits cheques, and interest/loss of discount validation logs
  • Performs bank reconciliations monthly, and deposit reconciliations daily
  • Assists with processing of returned payments to client accounts, creates accounts receivable invoices, letters and/or statements, and mails to customers
  • Supports the Corporate Accounting Assistant 1 in dealing with receivables, purchasing and accounts payable transactions
  • Follows up on outstanding issues with vendors, customers, and/or internal staff in other units/divisions
  • Researches and analyses accounting documents to verify validity of transactions processed in SAP and sub-systems
  • Processes customer invoices, debit memos, return payments and fees, discount/penalty/interest adjustments on returned payments, deposits/payments and correspondence/statements for assigned accounts.
  • Initiates collection notices on overdue accounts by generating letter/notice from the system advising the customer of the returned payment, any discount lost, any fees/penalty/interest charged and current outstanding balance due.
  • Analyzes customer receivable accounts.
  • Prepares and/or runs various reports as required. E.g. return payment reports, debit memo reports, various payment reports, and charity rebate reports.
  • Prepares/processes transfers and journal entries, and parks journals in SAP.
  • Answers enquiries from the public and bank re: return payments, debit memos, various payments, and prepares statements/notices/letters as required.
  • Maintains and updates customer master data file and arranges for archival of files on a regular basis.
  • Liaises with divisions and other RSD units re: accounts receivable module functions in RSD’s various sub-ledger systems.
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