Finance Coordinator

**Job Brief**: This position coordinates financial matters related to Operating and Capital functions and ministry programs in various departments within the City of Kawartha Lakes. - Employment Status: **Temporary Full-Time** - Union: **CUPE 855 Inside** - Open To: **Internal/External Applicant(s)** - Closing Date: **04/02/2025** - Duration (if temporary): **< 3 months** Wage $37.44 - $40.50 (2025) Reports To Supervisor, Capital Reporting Department Corporate Services Location Lindsay, ON Hours Normal working hours are 35 hours per week **Essential Duties** - ** Administer general accounting functions for various City departments in collaboration with staff and Finance supervisors**: - ** General ledger reconciliations including bank and clearing accounts**: - ** Conduct monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliation of accounts, investigate variances and implement corrective adjustments**: - ** Analyze data, research and forecast trends that may impact future costs; ensuring full entitlements from funding sources**: - ** Support the financial activity of grants**: - ** Issue monthly billings, including calculations to municipal partners and Provincial and Federal agencies, record and release security deposits and Letters of Credit, balance receipts**: - ** Upload financial information to the City accounting system**: - ** Produce and present financial reports to operating managers, Directors, Agencies and Boards ensuring accurate and timely external reporting to funding sources**: - ** Compile year-end working papers and statements, month end closing checklists, journal vouchers and reports; acting as primary contact for all audit queries**: - ** Assist with internal controls and external audits**: - ** Troubleshoot and resolve database software issues in cooperation with Information Technology staff; addressing concerns, testing enhancements / upgrades, recommending improvements, ensuring support and training to all users**: - ** Assist in budget preparation of operating and capital budgets and ministry programs**: - ** Write draft Standard Operating Procedures resulting from continual business process review including documentation of scope and implementation for audit purposes**: - ** Coordinate the work of junior staff, as required by the supervisor**: **Qualifications** - ** Post-secondary degree in accounting or business administration**: - ** Minimum 5 years of related progressive experience with provincially-funded programs, preferably in a municipal environment**: - ** Accounting designation such as Certified General Accountant, Certified Management Accountant or Chartered Accountant, or ability and willingness to obtain**: - ** Working knowledge in budgeting, banking and general accounting functions**: - ** Excellent time-management skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines, and the ability to deal with multiple demands**: - ** Possess and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and personal attributes as described in the key performance competencies outlined below**: - ** Possess and maintain a valid Ontario Class “G” Driver’s Licence or the ability to frequently attend work related activities at various sites within the municipality or at other sites within Ontario**: - ** Upon a conditional offer of employment, an acceptable Criminal Record Check will be required**: **Applicants must be prepared for skill testing