Assistant, Accounting

**Date Posted**:April 25, 2025

**Position Title**: Assistant, Accounting

**Location**: Royal Avenue YMCA (620 Royal Avenue, New Westminster); Hybrid

**Terms**:
**Terms**:Permanent, Full-Time

**Hours**: 35 hours per week

**Start Date**:As soon as possible

**Salary**:$44,000-47,500 per annum

**Reports To**: Supervisor, Cash Management

Situation:

- YMCA BC is part of an international and national movement that has brought lasting social change for more than 137 years. Across British Columbia, our charity is building vibrant, healthy and inclusive where everyone can reach their full potential.
- We ignite belonging by enabling everyone in our communities to have equitable access to healthier outcomes. YMCA BC provides vital programs and services that have a positive impact on some of our communities’ most pressing social issues including health and wellness, affordable childcare, mental health, employment services and newcomer settlement.
- YMAC BC is a new entity following the unification of the YMCA of Northern BC, YM_YWCA of Kamloops, and YMCA of Greater Vancouver in January 2023. Stronger together, YMCA employs 2100 staff and serves more than 150,000 British Columbians at hundreds of service locations from Fort St John to the Sunshine Coast.
- Join an exciting team of social service professionals that connect people and build healthy communities.

**Nature and Scope**:
The YMCA finance team provides accounting, budgeting and financial services to over 180 program sites across the Lower Mainland, with total revenues in excess of $55 million annually. We require an enthusiastic team player with excellent data entry skills and attention to detail to take on the accounts payable function and assist with month end processing. This full time position reports to the Cash Management Supervisor and works with the finance staff team as well as various staff in the branches. The YMCA is a pre-approved CPA training facility and has qualified CPA mentors on staff.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Supporting cash management function
- Processing and entering employee expense reports
- Accounts payable processing and record maintenance including:

- Reviewing invoices for coding and payment approval
- Obtaining approval for payment, if necessary
- Data entry
- Printing & distribution of cheques, creating EFT payment files for vendors
- Reconciling vendor statements, following up on outstanding invoices and credit notes
- coding and costing of invoices to appropriate accounts
- Updating and maintaining vendor and payment records and EFT information
- Working with branch administrative staff to correct procedures and resolve issues
- Liaising with banks to address any account issues and queries
- Performing established business processes, monitoring compliance while improving efficiency when need
- General accounting and administrative responsibilities to contribute to the overall workflow of the department
- Other related duties as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum two years experience in accounting environment
- Excellent data entry skills, attention to detail and accuracy
- Accounting degree or equivalent combination of skills and experiences is an asset
- Working knowledge of financial software (experience with Sage 300, Sage Intacct, Accounts Payable Automation Systems is considered an asset)
- Intermediate level MS Word and Excel skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication and customer service skills
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Ability to consistently meet all deadlines

**Our Values**:
**Inclusive -**We value and respect different backgrounds and build meaningful connections by meeting people where they are at.

**Supportive -**We are empathetic and caring; we listen to understand different needs and do the right thing.

**Innovative -**We embrace creative ideas to improve what we do and to seek new ways to deliver exceptional experience and excellence.

**Accountable -**We do what we say, show up for others, lead by example, and act with integrity.

**Competencies**:
**_ Commitment to Organization and Values: _**Demonstrates and promotes a personal understanding of and appreciation for the mission, vision, outcomes and values of the YMCA.

**_ Leadership:_** Motivates and inspires self and others to take action to achieve desired outcomes.

**_ Communication: _**Communicates in a thorough, clear and timely manner.

**_ Creativity and Innovation:_** Develops new ways or adapts existing ideas to improve programs and service.

**_ Team Work:_**The ability to work effectively with others to achieve optimal results.

**_ Product Knowledge:_**Thorough understanding of the components required in providing quality care.

**Application Deadline**:May 6, 2025

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