Title: Finance Clerk
Location: Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan

OVERVIEW:
Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Finance Clerk will provide a wide variety of
clerical duties, specifically in the areas of finance and data entry.

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:
Treaty Education Alliance Inc. is a First Nations educational organization designing and providing quality educational supports and services for First Nations on–reserve schools in the Treaty 4 territory (Saskatchewan, Canada).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Provides office support functions for both the Director of Finance and Leadership Team (when
    needed), Finance Committee including but not limited to, financial and other filing,
  • Reconciliation of bills, coding of invoices and purchase orders,
  • Gathering compiling data, balancing and coordinating a workload for multiple projects while
    meeting deadlines.
  • Verifies requisitions and transactions; preparing and processing invoices and batches for data
    entry.
  • Prepares and prints vendor cheques.
  • Deposits to bank when needed for organization or as directed by Director of Finance.
  • Monthly Remittances: Revenue Canada, Pension, Rent and Visa Payments
  • Reconcile of Budgets
  • Completes payroll functions and staff travel payments in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Proficiently uses computer technology to create spreadsheets, retrieve data, manage
    databases, and create presentations, reports, and documents using desktop software and
    digital graphics.
  • Provides support to the Director of Finance during the annual audit
  • Providing support for Events, PD’s and other staff functions within the organization
  • Other duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Finance Clerk:

  • Possess an office clerk, or similar certificate or diploma from a recognized post-
    secondary institution or training program
  • Have experience working with the clerical aspects of finance and payroll
  • Have ACCPAC experience in accounts payable and payroll modules
  • Experience with Invoicing for Accounts receivable
  • Experience working with First Nations organizations.
  • Knowledge and understanding of fund accounting and of federal and provincial government grant programs and reporting requirements, and experience dealing with federal and provincial agencies.
  • Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, and strong social skills to be able to maintain good relations with community members and other stakeholders.
  • Possesses cultural awareness and sensitivity.
  • Excellent computer skills in MS Office and Excel; Accounting software, etc.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • The successful candidate will be required to submit a valid Driver’s Abstract and Criminal Record Check w/ Vulnerability Screen.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

  • Competitive and will commensurate with education and experience.

Forward your resume and cover letter in confidence to:
Attention: Angus Vincent
Treaty Education Alliance
PO Box 1579 Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan S0G1S0
avincent@educationalliance.ca
Closing Date: Position will remain open until filled.
Respectfully, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.