Accounting Clerk

Description:

The Department of Finance has the mandate to provide leadership and direction to the public service in all areas of finance and human resource management. This mandate includes negotiating major financial arrangements with the federal government, providing analysis and advice to the Financial Management Board, and ensuring that financial and information resources are managed effectively, efficiently and economically. This mandate also includes the recruitment and retention of a competent public service that is representative of the people it serves and the development of programs and services that effectively serve the human resource needs of the public service.

Job Information

Located in Norman Wells and reporting to a Senior Finance Officer, the Accounting Clerk provides financial transaction processing support for all GNWT Departments, NWTHC, Boards, Agencies and Authorities; as well as administrative support to the Division. This role provides a range of services including the preparation, verification of payroll, employee benefits and financial functions Accounting Officers are expected to work in teams across the GNWT to ensure all work items are processed in a timely and accurate fashion.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Basic knowledge of employee benefits and general financial statement information is required;
• Ability to effectively enter employee benefits and payroll data into the HRIS (People Soft) ERP
• Ability to understand interpret and apply rules and regulations of legislation, employment agreements, manuals and other payroll principles