Private Bar

We are looking for a
- **Permanent, Full Time Private Bar / Accounting Clerk **to join our team in our Head office in Saskatoon
- **. **It is a great opportunity for individual who wants to be part of a collegial team that promotes a collaborative and respectful working environment. Reporting to the Director, Finance & Information Technology and Director of Private Bar Services, Private Bar / Accounting Clerk provides accounting, payroll and administrative support for the Commission.**Why work for us?**

In addition to your competitive salary, our generous and comprehensive benefit package includes employer’s paid extended health & dental family coverage; paid sick time; three weeks of paid vacation at the start, plus earned days off (12 days per year); 14 Statutory holidays; pension match 6.35%; relocation assistance if applicable and more.

Key Responsibilities
- _ Accounts payable: _Under the guidance of the Accounting/Payroll officer, performs data entry and payment processing for accounts payable invoices. This includes set up electronic fund transfers (EFT), and ensures completeness of all payment transactions.
- _ Private bar accounts and statistical records:_ Processes appointments to private bar lawyers and invoices submitted. Reviews, verifies, and corrects information, ensures tariff adherence and allowable charges, advises private bar lawyers when items are not allowable and ensures private bar lawyers are advised of changes. Ensures that prior approvals are in place for hours that are above the tariff standards. Discusses and seeks advice from the management when discrepancies are identified. Performs data entry and payment processing of accounts. Maintains statistics, conducts analysis for cost sharing, and generates reports on a monthly basis.
- _ Month-end and annual processes:_ Works with the Director, Finance and Accounting/Payroll Officer by assisting with the data entry of month end/year end journal entries and completing the necessary support documents as directed.
- _ Payroll:_ In addition, the incumbent of this role will provide backup for our accounting/payroll officer.
- All other duties as assigned.

**Position Requirement**:

- _ Education: _High school graduation and two years of relevant post-secondary education (i.e. basic accounting and payroll) or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- _ Experience:_ Minimum of three years of previous related experience, payroll experience would be an asset.
- _ Technology acumen:_ Able to operate computers and familiar with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel). Knowledge and familiarity with accounting (Sage 300) and payroll software (ADP Workforce Now).
- _ Payroll knowledge as an asset:_ Has functional and technical knowledge and skills in payroll including legislative requirements.
- _ Attention to detail:_ Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when performing tasks through concentration and attention to detail.
- _ Able to work under pressure, time sensitive deadlines, and multi-task: _Deals with constraints including deadlines or time constraints which may at times, be outside of personal control. Able to multi-task, plan, and set priorities.

**Core Competencies**:

- _ Quantity of work: _the volume of work produced under normal conditions.
- _ Dependability: _ability to handle duties and assignments and whether committed, skilled and responsible.
- _ Quality of work:_ the correctness and degree of excellence of work duties performed under normal conditions.
- _ Initiative:_ extent of independent thinking and action.
- _ Cooperation and attitude with co-workers:_ manner in which handles relationships with co-workers (including supervisors, lawyers as well as colleagues in other Area Offices); acts with integrity & respect, works together for a common purpose.
- _ Cooperation and attitude with clients: _manner in which handles relationships with clients (internal and external); strives to serve clients, shows empathy, treats people fairly and with respect.
- _ Knowledge of work:_ knows the necessary principles and procedures of the work; works independently, committed, skilled & responsible.
- Judgment: ability to arrive at sound conclusions after evaluating information or ideas; acts with integrity & respect, independent, committed, skilled & responsible.
- _ Adaptability and change management:_ shows understanding and willingness to adopt to organizational changes. Willingness and ability to learn new technology, new processes, responsibilities.
- _ Planning and Organizing:_ keeps track of own current and future workload to make sure everything is completed on time. Prioritizes activities, makes judgments when appropriate and works together for a common purpose and is committed, skilled & responsible.
- _ Leadership:_ willingness and ability to accept responsibility and ability to communicate effectively with and to motivate co-workers; works as a team player, shows empathy and care for others; treats people fairly, comm