Accounting Coordinator

**JOB OPPORTUNITY: Accounting Coordinator**

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**Accounting Coordinator **Competition #9-24

**DO YOU WANT A MEANINGFUL CAREER, HELPING OTHERS? JOIN US**

About the Role

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we’ve been helping people in crisis since 1928. As a non-profit, we help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives. Our team is made up of more than 420 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centered care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens. We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.

Working within the mission, vision, values, and person-centered philosophy of the Agency, the Accounting Coordinator supports the accounting requirements of both FSEAP and the Finance Department by playing a critical role through regular accounting tasks and special projects. This role will be reporting to both the Director
- FSEAP, as well as the Associate Director - Finance, working closely with these two divisions. It actively supports the Agency’s awareness and goals around diversity and inclusion.

About our Opportunity:
**Our Valued Benefits**:

- Starting at three weeks’ vacation (pro-rated for part-time staff)
- Three paid household leave days a year
- Two paid Wellness Days a year
- Paid sick days
- Two and a half paid Agency days for full-time staff
- Five paid days for education leave/year (pro-rated for part-time staff)
- One paid Moving Day/year
- Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
- A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity

**Health and Wellness Resources**:

- Generous health/dental benefits after three months.
- Three flex benefit options to meet your individualized needs
- Option of psychological/counselling services (up to $1500/year)
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Long Term Disability Plan
- Insurance, Travel insurance, ++

**Pension**: Pension plan enrollment for eligible employees

**Work Hours**: 28 hours/week (Monday - Friday; but can be flexible).

**Salary**: GS8 Step 1 $26.06/ hour

**Location***: 1638 East Broadway with the possibility of working
**Hybrid**

**Posting End Date**:Posting will remain open until filled

What you bring:

- Perform monthly billings including creating and sending of invoices, providing account statements and collections for the FSEAP program
- Administer accounts receivable account, including recording payments received in QuickBooks and following up on late payments
- Manage program payables, submit invoices received for authorization and payment, and track status
- Perform bank and other FSEAP balance sheet reconciliations
- Prepare financial, program metrics, and demographic reports and support the team to ensure all monthly deadlines are met
- Support in backup of Accounts Payable and other team members as needed and on special projects
- Perform administrative and other duties as required

**Education, Training, Experience**
- Certificate or diploma in accounting, with 2 years of recent, related experience
- Or, an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training

**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities**
- Knowledge of and experience with accounting and reporting in the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors is ideal
- Strong computer literacy in MS Office Suite, especially Excel
- Strong attention to detail
- Advanced knowledge of and experience with QuickBooks (Online); experience with Adagio is an asset
- Strong time management skills with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and work under tight deadlines
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
- Ability to embrace and foster continuous improvement in the department

**Additional Requirements**
- Successful completion of criminal record check
- Proof of Covid-19 vaccination status will be required

How to apply:
Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt,Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem,Semiahmoo,Matsqui,and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch q’u.