Job Number:
J0725-0396
Posting Date:
July 31, 2025
Closing Date:
August 11, 2025
Job Title:
Accounting Officer
Branch/Department:
Toronto Reference Library
Division:
Finance
Assignment:
Backfill of Full time Permanent Accounting Officer position due to incumbent resigning
Employment Type:
Permanent Full Time
Status:
Full-Time
Hours per week:
35

of Open Positions:

1
Salary:
$75,275.20 - $85,048.60/Year
Pay Band:
PE161
Posting Type: Relatively Equal Process – Article 16.03

JOB SUMMARY:

• To provide accounting and financial management services

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post-secondary education in the accounting field or approved equivalent of education and experience
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Computer skills using financial software packages
• Ability to comprehend, interpret and analyze financial data
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to work with minimum direction, set priorities and plan and execute tasks
  Upon request, accommodation will be provided through all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
  If you are invited to participate in the assessment process and require accommodations for the assessment, we ask that you provide your accommodation request as soon as reasonably possible.
  TPL invites applications from all qualified individuals. The Library is committed to equal opportunity, diversity in the workplace, equity and reconciliation, and welcomes applications from Indigenous people, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ people and women.

• Under the general supervision of the designated supervisor, this position is responsible for:
• developing accounting reporting structures, general ledger report plans and creating non-standard reports
• maintaining general ledger structures and coordinating account code and cost centre structuring
• deleting and creating new cost centres as required
• coordinating and performing year-end procedures
• developing and maintaining operational policies and procedures; incorporating software and methodology changes, monitoring problems and recommending changes
• maintaining security (access and passwords) on computerized accounting system
• complying with external financial reporting requirements, e.g., federal and provincial sales taxes,
• Charity Information Return assisting in cash flow and investment management; obtaining financial information for investment of funds, providing investment recommendations and arranging for placement of funds
• reviewing tenant leases and agreements for financial implications and monitoring payment schedules
• identifying tenant accounts in arrears and follow up