Finance Specialist

Salary/Wage: $50k (CAD) to $52k (CAD)

Fedcap Canada is excited to play an integral part in the transformation of Ontario’s Employment Services system in its role as the Service System Manager for multiple catchment areas.

Fedcap Canada employees will work in partnership with service partners focused on providing tailored support for unemployed people, including those with disabilities, on their journey towards employment and into sustainable work.

Our goals are to enhance local capacity while amplifying the good work and best practices already underway.

**Position Summary**:
Working in close collaboration with Finance Supervisor(s). The Finance Specialist will assist in any or all the facets of Finance including but not limited to: Payroll, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Budgeting and Forecasting, Expense Management, Cash Management, Internal Audits and Claims Validation.

**Essential Job Functions**:

- Collect, review, log, code and submit all accounts payable invoices approved for payment by the Finance Supervisor.
- Receive and verify incoming bills, log into accounting system ensuring proper job costing accounting, and ensure timely payment.
- Research and resolve all issues concerning outstanding accounts payable.
- Ensure financial and accounting processes to comply to Company and Funder regulations, along with adherence provincial and federal laws.
- Review profit and loss statements to identify gaps and find relevant solutions.
- Maintain accurate documentation for financial operations and transactions.
- Negotiate rates and services with vendors to ensure optimal use of funds.
- Maintain vendor relationships through timely invoice entry, review, and payment.
- Prepare monthly cost-reimbursable invoices for submission to program funder with Supervisors approval.
- Assist with annual program budget preparation for submission to program funder.
- Resolve staff payroll disputes in collaboration with Fedcap corporate payroll unit.
- Provide assistance managing credit and collection activities.
- Work with the Finance Director on ad hoc reports, tools, and/or basic analysis to address financial trends and performance.
- Conduct month end closing activities such as revenue accounting, expense accounting, account reconciliation, etc.

**Education and Experience**:

- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, or similarly related field.
- Preferably 2 years of accounting and/or auditing experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Capacity to meet tight deadlines and work additional hours when needed.
- Ability to make suggestions to management based on analysis.

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:

- Demonstrable knowledge of
- embrace the mission, vision and goals of Fedcap Canada and The Fedcap Group and execution of relevant policies and procedures.
- strong organizational, administration, presentation, and communication skills (both verbal and written).
- Demonstrable ability to
- follow agency and department policies and procedures.
- communicate effectively with all levels of staff and outside vendors.
- maintain accurate and organized records.
- demonstrate excellent arithmetic skills and close attention to detail.
- deliver good written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
- analyze and resolve accounting issues.

**Fedcap Canada **provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are an EEO employer committed to diversity, M/F/D/V.

**Fedcap Canada **warmly welcomes people with disabilities to join our diverse team and seeks to ensure an accessible hiring process as per the AODA Employment Standard. Please let the recruiter know if you require any accommodations, including but not limited to documents in accessible formats or accommodations during interviews.

**Mission**:We are committed to improving the economic and social well-being of the impoverished and disadvantaged.

For 85 years, The Fedcap Group has developed scalable, innovative and potentially disruptive solutions to some of society’s most pressing needs. The Fedcap Group is the parent company of a growing number of top-tier nonprofit agencies dedicated to serving over 300,000 children and adults each year across the United States and the United Kingdom. The Fedcap Group provides educational services to every age group, vocational training in high-growth labor industries, behavioral health services, work readiness skill-building and jobs—all targeted to helping people achieve long-term self-sufficiency.

The work of The Fedcap Group is structured within four major practice areas: Education, Workforce Development, Occupational Health an