Accounting Specialist

Job Title: Accounting Specialist
Team: Finance & Operations
Job Status: Permanent
Eligibility: Open to any qualified applicant
Accounting Specialist
Provides full cycle accounting and financial reporting activities, prepares financial statements and responds to annual audit activities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform business accounting transactions and prepare all regulatory remittances, payments and ensure obligations and compliance with government legislation are met.
• Perform bank reconciliations and identify discrepancies, make adjustments as required.
• Regularly reconcile subledger and general ledger data, prepare monthly and quarter-end GL postings; meet all period close deadlines; identify financial discrepancies and make necessary adjustments, as required.
• Perform year-end reconciliations on key GL accounts, prepare audit lead schedules, identify discrepancies and resolve them before field audit starts and responds to auditor's inquiries.
• Support and facilitate presentation materials to the Finance Committee to include interest, fixed asset schedule, capital asset comparison with budget, and preparation of Statement of Operations, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows.
• Monitor cash flow activities and prepare investment schedules to support decision making.
• Support CNO's annual budgeting process.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience

• Completion of post-secondary degree in Accounting or Finance or any related field, or near completion of obtaining an accounting designation, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in full cycle accounting, period end close, year-end audit and account reconciliations.

Organizational Competencies
Consistently demonstrate CNO's Staff Core Competencies:

• Innovation - Curiously cultivate new ideas with a desire to learn and a collective focus on the best outcome.
• Integrity - Conduct every interaction with fairness, honesty, and mutual respect.
• Collaboration - Work with the right people at the right time to make the best-informed decision.
• Well-being - Care for the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional needs of ourselves and others.

Job Competencies, Knowledge, Skills

• Financial Literacy - applies in-depth and advanced knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and accounting systems in routine and non routine operations; knowledge of the preparation of financial statements and regulatory compliance reports (HST, EHT, AIR).
• Attention to Detail - Creates processes and tools when performing business accounting transactions including data validation, analysis, and visualization to validate accuracy and integrity of financial records; focuses on producing thorough and complete work when faced with tight deadlines; distinguishes relevant and irrelevant details when completing accounting and financial reporting work activities.
• Communication - uses effective communication skills when interpreting information and presenting to others, responding to stakeholder inquiries, and asking questions to clarify or follow up information.
• Problem Solving - applies financial, analytical and interpretation skills to support provision of accounting services; analyzes and identifies issues, options, and provides recommendation to achieve desired result.
• Client Focus - anticipates client needs to meet accounting regulations and internal financial policies, identifies ways to address them, follows up to confirm and keeps them updated.
• Demonstrates advanced proficiency in Excel; intermediate proficiency in MS Office including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook;

Hiring Range: $87,361 - $92,835
Full Salary Range: $87,361 - $104,833
To Apply
Please email cover letter and resume by March 29, 2024, at 4:00pm ET to via UKG Pro.
Our DEI Commitment
The College of Nurses of Ontario protects the public by promoting safe nursing practice. We strive to be diverse, inclusive, fair, equitable and accessible by addressing barriers and promoting dignity and respect for all. If you require Code-protected accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please contact careers@cnomail.org citing "Request for Accommodation" in the subject line.
Land Acknowledgement
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) operates on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many Indigenous communities across Ontario which continue to be home to Indigenous peoples.
CNO's office is in Toronto, on land that is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.