Accounting Clerk - Finance

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Req ID: 156021
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, St. Martha's Regional Hospital Department: FI Accounts Receivable Business Office
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment ( 50% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 11-May-23
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
The Business Office Accounting Clerk is responsible for the receipt, processing and banking of all payments made to Nova Scotia Health. The Clerk also edits and verifies financial data before it is used in the maintenance of customer and staff accounts. The accounting clerk received monies on a daily basis, enters and retrieves data from automated and manual systems, responds to inquiries, maintains filing systems as well as dealing with the public.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Demonstrated judgment and decision making skills
• Physical capabilities to perform the duties of the position
• Demonstrated collaboration and teamwork skills
• Ability to work independently, with continual interruptions, while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrated communication and conflict resolution skills
• Travel to other sites may be required
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Experience working within MS Windows (Word, Excel, Outlook), accounting software
• Demonstrated accountability
• Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation
• Experience in a health care environment is an asset
• Graduate of a two (2) year post-secondary accounting program and a minimum of one (1) year accounting experience in a computerized environment in the past five (5) years
• Experience working within the functional area of Accounts Receivable is preferred
• Knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Exemplary work history as demonstrated in current and past employment
• Experience working within Meditech, STAR and SAP an asset
• Ability to use general office equipment
• Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practices and organizational health
• Attendance records may be reviewed
• Demonstrated planning, organization and time management skills

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours

• Long assignment, Part-time position 50% FTE, 35 hrs bi-weekly (12 months)

Compensation and Incentives
$21.73 - $24.31 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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