Banking and Receivables Clerk - Accounting and Banking

Summary

This position has oversight of cash processing sites for CRD, CRHC and CRHD and also provides accounting support to a number of areas. It prepares and delivers daily bank deposits, processes related cash/banking information and performs a variety of billing, collection, accounting reconciliations, data processing and account collection duties.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensures that daily bank deposits reconcile, are timely, and comply with approved policies and procedures.
• Calculates, reconciles and prepares monthly worksheets for CRD short term borrowing.
• Trains, supports and problem-solves cash desk cash systems across the CRD.
• Administers POS system, resolving any associated problems.
• Prepares various GL accounts reconciliations.
• Administers SSI Transit revenues.
• Ensures automatic billing and collection of preauthorized debits on a monthly basis.
• Processes payments from banking institutions daily into SAP Utilities, A/R applications, and Tempest.
• Prepares, reconciles and posts journal entries and transactions.
• Initiates collection action for NSF cheques, return chargeback items to cash collection sites.
• Collects and allocates monthly Development Cost Charges received from municipalities.
• Performs daily download and clears electronic banking from CRD remote customers.
• Performs data processing associated with offsite bank deposits, revenue collection activities and invoices.
• Provides training and support relating to internal controls including banking policies and procedures
• Provides year end accounting support as required.
• Follows all policies, procedures and standards of the CRD
• Performs other related duties as required.

Additional Information

• None

Key Skills & Abilities

• Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Strong MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and SharePoint skills.
• Strong proficiency and experience using project scheduling programs and databases.
• Extensive experience working in an accounting position processing electronic bank deposits for a large multi-site organization.
• Considerable experience working in a highly computerized environment, performing accounts receivable billings and preparing AR and GL account reconciliations.
• Considerable experience in processing financial transactions on an enterprise system such as SAP, with a high degree of speed and accuracy.
• Advanced knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting practices.
• Advanced knowledge of policies and procedures for processing revenue, cash, accounts receivable systems, and GST/PST.
• Considerable experience with and understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of sub-ledgers and how they translate to general ledgers.
• Considerable experience with data from external accounting systems (such as PerfectMind and Tempest) and banking applications.
• Thorough understanding of the principles of accounts receivable systems and account collection.
• Strong ability to plan, organize and prioritize workload and work effectively under deadline pressures.
• Strong ability to work independently in a fast paced and constantly changing environment.

Qualifications

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