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About the Role

The Finance Generalist provides essential accounting, financial, and clerical support to Toronto Harbour Light Ministries and its associated sites, ensuring accurate transaction handling and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and reconcile daily transaction registers to incoming cash reports and deposit slips.
• Respond to complex vendor inquiries.
• Collaborate on the preparation of monthly financial reports.
• Conduct monthly reviews of detailed ledgers and financial reports, ensuring proper expense coding.
• Manage all cash and cheque handling procedures, confirming transaction completeness and accuracy.
• Reconcile and update payment information, complete and distribute deposit summaries, process donations, and issue official donation receipts.
• Maintain program/department purchase order (PO) tracking spreadsheets, matching invoices to POs and obtaining necessary authorizations.
• Manage petty cash funds, gift cards, bus tickets, and vouchers, tracking all records.
• Record cash receipts in proper general ledger accounts, including accounts receivable and loan sub-ledgers.
• Record donations received via internet and other revenue collection processes.
• Complete required reconciliations to ensure process accuracy.
• Record accounts payable based on invoices and approved documents, distributing expenses to the general ledger.
• Enter account coding and ensure appropriate tax rebate claims.
• Establish invoices as accruals or prepaids in line with policy.
• Ensure disbursements are supported by adequate documentation and proper approval.
• Prepare various accruals as required.
• Maintain and reconcile AR and AP sub-ledgers.
• Initiate all transactions by the due date.
• Ensure transactions are reflected in the proper accounting period.
• Prepare, code, and process invoices in Business World (Accounting System).
• Process and enter personal and corporate visa travel and expense claims, Voucher Request Forms, and Internal Payment Forms/Request to Charge.
• Perform other assigned work-related duties.

Requirements

• Completion of a high school diploma plus a formal post-secondary/college certificate program or specialized courses or certification.
• Two years of prior related experience in the accounting/finance field.
• Willingness to develop an understanding and support for the mission and purpose of The Salvation Army in Canada.
• Work in compliance with the OH&S Act and Regulations and abide by The Salvation Army’s health and safety policies and procedures.
• Clear Vulnerable Sector Check.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Commitment to quality customer service
• Attention to detail and high accuracy
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Proficient with Windows-based computer systems, MS Word, e-mail and data entry

Location

• Toronto

Work Type

• Office
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Two years of prior related experience

Education Level

• High school diploma
• Post-secondary/college certificate program or specialized courses or certification

Salary/Compensations

• $21.28 to $26.60 with a maximum of $31.92

Benefits

• Health and dental benefits
• Paid vacation
• Sick time
• RRSPs
• Potential for flexibility at work
• Opportunities to expand skills and advance careers

About the Company

• For more than 130 years, The Salvation Army has served people in need in communities across Canada and Bermuda.
• Building on our roots as a world-wide Christian church, each year we help more than 2 million people, providing necessities such as food, clothing and shelter.
• In addition, we support people experiencing unemployment, addiction and family challenges.
• We continually adapt and innovate to meet emerging needs and live out our mission, vision and values of hope, service, dignity and stewardship.
• As a faith- and values-based organization, we hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life - there is a place for everyone to belong here.
• Mission Statement: The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.

Equal Opportunity

• As a faith- and values-based organization, we hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life - there is a place for everyone to belong here.