Company Description
One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.
A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.
At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today!
Job Description
The Finance Clerk, Accounts Payable, will be responsible for verifying payment authorization, signatures, contracts and purchase orders for the purpose of processing invoices for payment.
Accountabilities
- Verify payment authorization, signatures, contracts and purchase orders for the purpose of processing invoices for payment
- Calculation of taxes, price, quantity and receiving discrepancies (follow up on all discrepancies to ensure timely payment of invoices and cheque requests)
- Complete weekly cheque runs including matching back up with vouchers, obtaining appropriate authorizations and filing
- Monthly review of purchase order accruals and open invoices
- Reconcile vendor statements and resolve/pay as appropriate
- Maintenance of vendor dictionary
- Preparation of monthly and year-end accruals and assist auditors in review of accounts
- Liaison with all levels of management, vendors, central buying office, Shared Services West and support staff
- Other related office and accounting duties as assigned
- Manages large transaction volumes while maintaining high attention to detail and accuracy
- Provides excellent customer service to vendors, volunteers and other internal and external stakeholders, using appropriate communication methods to respond in a timely, helpful and courteous manner
- Works closely with other team members to coordinate responsibilities and prioritize tasks, ensuring all key deadlines are met
- Promotes knowledge sharing and continuous learning within the team
- Cross trains team mates as required
Qualifications
- Completion of two year post secondary education in a related field (i.e. accounting diploma/certificate)
- Intermediate math and accounting knowledge (Level l Financial and Cost Accounting completed)
- Minimum two years experience with computerized accounts payable processes in a fast paced large organization required
- Experience in integrated accounting systems (Meditech preferred)
- Advanced working knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office products including Outlook required
- Proven success in handling high volume of calls/invoices with a sense of urgency
- Knowledge and understanding of legal policies, procedures, by-laws, regulations and legislation
- Applies professional judgment and problem-solving skills to identify issues and deficiencies, resolve basic issues to patient's/client's satisfaction, and escalate appropriate matters to supervisor
- Demonstrated excellent analytical skills, effective communication skills both written and oral as well as technical
- Excellent attendance, punctuality and work record
- Excellent keyboarding skills required (alphanumeric) – 60/wpm
- Enthusiastic, positive, solutions-focused with a 'can do' attitude, able to work independently and in a team
- Strong organizational skills, commitment to meeting deadlines, ability to prioritize, and attention to detail
- Must be able to accomplish tasks within strict deadlines
- Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration
- Must be able to travel between and work at all Osler sites as required
Additional Information
Currently days including weekends and statutory holidays (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)
Salary: 2022/2023
Minimum: $25.10 per hour
Maximum: $26.53 per hour
Application deadline: December 5, 2024
Osler values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at human.resources@williamoslerhs.ca.
While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.
