Assistant Controller
3 days ago
Legal Aid SK is currently recruiting for a **Assistant Controller** to join our team at our Head Office in Saskatoon, SK. This is a permanent, full-time position starting immediately.
Reporting to the Director, Finance & Information Technology, the Assistant Controller performs a full range of technical and administrative work in maintaining the organization’s fiscal records and systems; assists developing and implementing an effective financial administration program; and ensures compliance with corporate policies and procedures and with applicable legislation and standards.
LAS offers competitive benefits - three weeks of vacation, plus 15 earned days off, extended health and dental, covered by the employer and pension match 6.35%.
**Key **Responsibilities**
- Assists in planning, managing and coordinating the provision of accounting and financial services for the organization; ensures production of timely and accurate financial information and statements and the provision of financial reporting, cash flow management and fixed asset control; overseeing the coordination of payroll, accounts payable and receivable by the Accounting/Payroll Officer.
- Oversees accounts payable (including private bar/CAC payments, accounts receivable, and payroll, identifying discrepancies and reconciling accounts.
- Examines and analyzes accounting and financial records, documents, and systems to ensure accuracy and compliance with established accounting standards, procedures, and internal controls. This will include performing financial, cost and statistical analyses.
- Works collaboratively with other LAS departments as well as external stakeholders to gather information relevant to budgets, forecasts and reporting.
- Manages or assists with both internal and external audits.
- Prepares detailed reports on audit outcomes and provides recommendations to improve accounting and management practices within the organization.
- Assists or develops and implements accounting policies and procedures to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Researches accounting issues where necessary for compliance with generally accepted accounting and compliance principles.
- Oversees and executes payroll functions and area office accounts including offices’ petty cash.
- Assists in the hiring, training, scheduling, supervising and evaluating department staff; assists in establishing staff goals and objectives; coordinates and delegates work projects; provides leadership and direction on staff development.
- Oversees the work of consultants and negotiates contracts, as required.
- Monitors and approves work and approves invoices for payment.
- Provides administrative support to the Director, Finance & Information Technology and the departments that come under the supervision of the Director, Finance & Information Technology.
- Leads or participates in other assigned projects.
**Key Job-Related Competencies**
- ** Education and Experience**:Recognized professional accounting designation and a minimum of 4 years’ related experience postgraduate from a recognized university in business administration or commerce. CPA (Certified Professional Accountant) designation or working towards it is required.
- ** Accounting knowledge**:Strong understanding of accounting standards including Public Sector accounting and Not-for-profit, financial controls, and risk management.
- ** Information technology knowledge**: Functional and technical knowledge and skills in accounting systems and software. Working knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel), payroll and accounting software (e.g. ADP Workforce Now Payroll and SAGE 300 is a plus)
- ** Leadership**:At least three years supervisory experience, including interviewing and selecting talented employees, providing constructive feedback, motivating, conducting performance reviews, and training and development.
- ** Ability to work under pressure, time-sensitive deadlines, and multi-task**: Deals with constraints, including time or deadline constraints, which may at times be outside of personal control. Able to multi-task, plan, and rank the completion of tasks by priority.
**Core competencies**
- ** Quantity of work-** ability to turn out a good quantity of work on a regular basis, working at a moderate speed.
- ** Quality of work-** ability to demonstrate the correctness and degree of excellence of work performed based on the expectations of the job and position.
- ** Dependability and Reliability-** ability to independently handle duties and assignments by being committed, skilled and responsible.
- ** Initiative
- **ability to think independently and demonstrate action and willingness to do more than is expected.
- ** Cooperation and attitude with co-workers-**ability to handle relationships with co-workers (including supervisors, lawyers as well as colleagues in other area offices); acting with integrity & respect and working together for a common purpose.
- ** Cooperation and attitude with clients
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