Full Time Business & Finance Accountant

The Salvation Army London Village has been an integral part of the London community since 1954 providing excellence in care to families in need.  The London Village offers a variety of programs to meet the diverse needs of families including a Child Care Centre, Respite Program for individuals with intellectual disabilities and Adult Day Program for seniors.  Our program site sits on 9 ½ acres of beautiful green space and offers a gymnasium, pool, pavilion and playground equipment for everyone to enjoy.  If you want to join our team and make a meaningful contribution to our community, The Salvation Army London Village would welcome your application.

The Staff Accountant at the Toronto Broadview and London Villages is responsible for recording/reviewing accounts payable and receivable transactions/deposit entries, maintaining AR sub-ledger system(s), preparing adjusting journal entries, validating tax allocation, account reconciliations and follow up. Proper judgement and analysis of controls and processes is necessary in order to ensure the integrity and accuracy of related processes. In addition, the incumbent will respond to client/vendor enquires and provide support to other Ministry Unit staff as required. Where applicable, identify and recommend process improvement and document processes within their area of responsibility.

Process and Review Accounts Payable Entries as follows:

• Review/process accounts payable transactions based on invoices and other approved documents presented in Agresso/Business World workflow or received directly from vendor/suppliers. Distribute expenses to the general ledger.
• Draft/enter/process staff refunds, corporate credit card and corporate vehicle fleet transactions in the Business World Expense (BWE) system.
• Verify transaction coding, including HST/GST breakdown.
• Monitors Agresso workflow accounts payable to ensure payments are made as they become due.
• Respond to vendor inquiries.
• File accounts payable paper documents for eventual secure disposal.
• Reports to the Finance Manager any deviations from established TSA expenditure policy, and other AP related errors.
• Monitor the generic email inbox and take appropriate action.

Process and Review Accounts Receivable/Deposit Entries as follows:

• Manage the deposit process in accordance with policy; count monies received for deposit with other staff (can include large sums of cash), record all items to be deposited (including cash/cheque breakdown), balance deposit and draft deposit slip, scan all supporting documents, code transactions and submit for head office processing, and drop deposit at bank (using overnight deposit slot or by teller).
• Enter/process specific customer invoice payments to the sub-ledger system; generate customer AR statements as required; generate customer paid receipts as required.
• Record any incoming charitable donations in the Shelby Web system.
• Respond to customer inquiries.
• Reports to the Finance Manager any deviations from established TSA revenue policy, and other AR/deposit related errors.

Review/Process General Ledger Accounts/Entries as follows:

• Prepare general ledger account reconciliations as required to ensure the accuracy of accounts. Take appropriate action to follow up with stakeholders to ensure reconciling items are cleared appropriately.
• Prepare adjusting/correcting journal entries as required.
• On a monthly basis review financial statements for accuracy, and financial health (i.e. Cash flow, fund balances, budgetary performance, etc.).
• Format/reformat reports for distribution to managers.

Other Responsibilities:

• Assist with mail opening procedures.
• Work on special projects as required.
• Research and/or prepare various analytical and financial reports.
• Remain fluent with and understand Salvation Army policies to ensure accounting transactions are in line with policy and procedure.
• Assists with year-end processes.
• Assist in the budget preparation process.

Working Conditions:

• This is a permanent full-time position based on 40 hours per week.
• The working environment is a typical business office with generally agreeable conditions.
• The job requires a significant amount of keyboarding.
• The job requires sitting/standing for long periods of time.
• Weekly travel is required between main sites.
• The performance of the job requires significant analysis, judgement and concentration in the completion of complex reconciliations and preparation of complex journal entries.

• Completion of university degree in accounting.

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Three (3) years of experience in an accounting/finance environment.
• Valid Ontario Class “G” Driver’s License and a current copy of a Driver’s abstract for review and verification that is satisfactory to The Salvation Army, in its sole discretion, is required.

SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES:

• Must be able maintain confidentiality.
• Must have strong computer skills, particularly with MS Excel skills.
• Organization.
• Time Management.
• Independence.
• Communication.
• Customer service.
• Multitasking.
• Adaptability.
• Project Management.
• Creativity.

The Salvation Army offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment process.  If you are contacted to participate in an interview or screening process, please advise us if you require accommodation.

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

You must advise your managing supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.