Accounting Clerk II

Status: Permanent, Full-time

Schedule: Mondays to Fridays - 8am to 4pm

Location: Head Office, Vancouver, BC

Hourly Wage: $25.68-$27.31

Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Supervisor of Accounting and Personnel, this position is responsible for performing complex duties related to accounts payable, accounts receivable, billings such as posting to general ledger and reconciliations.

Typical Duties:
- responsible for processing, paying, and reconciling authorized day to day accounts payable and receivable including imprest accounts both manually and on computer
- maintains files pertaining to above in accordance with established procedures.
- oversees and codes all grant income reconciling when necessary.
- posts and balances subsidiary ledger(s).
- examines coding of vouchers and brings inconsistency to attention of appropriate supervisor.
- prepares weekly cash flow reports.
- responsible for opening/closing/and maintaining backup for petty cash.
- reviews and writes procedures and forms where necessary.
- assists in payroll related functions, including preparation and reconciliation of T4's and T4A's
- assists in accounting opening and closing trust accounts, and processing trust cheques /EFT
- assists Coast Foundation Society auditor in annual audit.
- reconciles all bank accounts.
- responsible for depositing income.
- responsible for reconciling all GL accounts relating to payroll, A/P. and A/R.
- assists in opening, closing, and maintaining signing officers for all Coast Foundation Society bank accounts.
- responsible for ordering cheques when necessary.
- reviews and writes forms and procedures where necessary.
- assists in the preparation of forms and procedures.

Job Qualifications *

Qualifications:
- Certificate in accounting

- One-year recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

- WHMIS certification

-Successful completion of a Criminal Records Check will be required.

Typical Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work with people with a mental illness.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to organize and prioritize.
- Ability to work independently and in a team setting.
- Physical ability to carry out the work.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
- Knowledge of business English.
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- Ability to do mathematical and financial calculations.
Knowledge of practices and procedures related to accounts receivable, accounts payable.
- Ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Ability to type 50 wpm.

About Coast
Coast Mental Health (Coast) is one of the largest mental health non-profit societies in Canada and operates a large array of innovative housing and community-based rehabilitation services for people with a mental illness living in and around Vancouver. Coast operates in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia providing approximately 1000 people with supportive housing and 4000 clients living in the community with a wide variety of programs and services.  

Coast fosters a client-driven, recovery-oriented environment that promotes restoring health, personal growth and a return to society for individuals with a mental illness through advocacy and providing direct programs and services. Coast is deeply invested in cultural safety, reconciliation, and anti-racism. Our employees receive training on cultural humility, trauma-informed practice, and inclusive leadership. We strive to reflect the communities we serve and value lived experience alongside professional qualifications. 

Why Coast 

• We recognize safety as a top priority for the organization.
• We believe in our people and recognize hard work.
• We operate client-centered care under the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation.
• We offer a variety of work placement opportunities within the organization.
• We strive to be the best that we can be.
• We hold Exemplary Standingwith Accreditation Canada.
• We have been recognized with numerous awards for our innovative programming.
• We care about our employees, and believe in living our values and culture throughout the organization

Some of the Benefits we Offer 

• 100% employer-paid benefits for employees and their families.
• Vision Care, Dental Care, Prescription Drugs, Naturopath, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Group Life, Massage therapy, Physiotherapy, and Unlimited Out-of-Province and Out-of-Country Emergencies.
• General sick-leave accruals.
• Long-term disability programs.  Short-term disability programs available to exempt positions only.
• 5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year.
• 8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program, which includes personal counselling, Life Coaching, Financial Coaching, Legal Referral and Advisory Services, and Health Coaching. In addition, Coast provides a cognitive behavioural therapy program (CBT abilities program) and Headversity for managing a variety of life issues and includes self-paced therapeutic support.
• Municipal Pension Plan with guaranteed lifetime monthly pension when you retire. More information can be found at: 

***For any unionized positions, current/internal Coast employees must apply within seven (7) days of the posting date with their internal UKG account (using their Coast email address), in order to be considered as an internal applicant. Current/internal Coast employees who apply to a unionized position using an external account (or email), or after the seven (7) day deadline will be considered an external candidate. In this case, seniority will not be considered.***