Finance Officer

at  Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Are you looking for a role that will have you communicating with external customers to inquire about and collect overdue or short payments? Do you like being responsible for month-end revenue, invoicing, and accounts receivable production activities? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! Our Chalk River location is looking for a Finance Officer; apply today!

• Ensuring the timely and accurate preparation, verification, and execution of invoicing for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to customers per the pre-established requirements and conditions to guarantee timely remittance of payments.
• Setting up Oracle for all CNL commercial contracts and related terms, including the setup and maintenance of labor and non-labor bill rate schedules, and ensuring the integrity of all pertinent billing documentation in line with CNL policies and audit requirements.
• Applying appropriate recognition based on the terms of the contract governing the goods and services provided for projects within CNL, as well as accounts receivable and billable work-in-progress balances.
• Communicating with external customers to inquire about and collect overdue and/or short payments, resolving discrepancies or issues, and providing justification from project managers, project leads, and/or CNL commercial sales staff to enable timely payment collection.
• Documenting all CNL commercial receipts required for the monthly Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) funding invoice calculation.
• Preparing and maintaining the weekly cash forecast for accounts receivable (AR) to support AECL cash ask, management decision-making, and financial planning.
• Also, providing direction to the cash receipts function in applying customer payments.
• Communicating and providing support and information to internal and external auditors as required; responding to financial variances/accounts queries and providing supporting documentation for audits.
• Being responsible for month-end production activities of revenue, invoicing, and AR to ensure proper revenue/cost allocations.
• Taking responsibility for Oracle PA (Project Accounting) systems support/user acceptance testing, including decisions on whether to go/no go with Oracle PA modifications and upgrades.
• Providing guidance, leadership, and training to new and/or junior staff, including educating new project leads and non-finance staff on financial issues relating to AR, invoicing, and revenue accruals to ensure consistency and integrity of information.
• Supporting Financial Analysts with value-added and timely financial analysis.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.