ABOUT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY

Queen’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.
We are committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcome applications from individuals from equity seeking groups such as women, racialized/visible minorities, Indigenous/Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, persons who identify in the LGBTQ+ community and others who reflect the diversity of Canadian society.
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Required Education

• Two-Year Community College Diploma

Required Experience

• More than 1 year and up to and including 2 years of 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.
• Resolve recurring problems and situations using established procedure and guidelines.
• 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

Performs general accounting and bookkeeping activities including accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoices, requisitions, and/or reconciliations.
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Performs accounting duties to support department activities.
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Performs fund allocation to the appropriate budget line items/chartfield.
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Prepares and processes casual contract payroll requests, temporary employment contracts, vacation entries, and time-sheet reporting.
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Generates accounting reports to support the operations.
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Provides guidance on faculty members, students, and other support staff on the expense reimbursement process.
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Assists with budget preparation activities and generates financial summaries and reports.
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- Coordinates the purchase of supplies and equipment for the department and researchers.
- Ensures that the purchase of moveable assets are recorded in the appropriate accounts.
- Maintains a list of all departmental moveable assets greater than $10,000.
- Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.

Required Education

• Two-Year Community College Diploma.

• • in accounting preferred.

Required Experience

• More than 1 year and up to and including 2 years of experience.

• • Experience working at a post-secondary education institution considered an asset.
• Experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems Administration considered an asset (e.g., Oracle-PeopleSoft, etc.).
  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.
• Resolve recurring problems and situations using established procedure and guidelines.
• 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.