File Clerk - Accounts Receivable

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Req ID: 155017
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital Department: FI Accounts Receivable New BillingEZNZWZ
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 1-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
Reporting to the Assistant Managers – Accounts Receivable, the Accounts Receivable File Clerk is responsible for carrying out assigned functional office administration and maintaining the integrity of information within the accounting subsystem in Accounts Receivable. The Accounts Receivable File Clerk responds to and serves as a first point of contact for customers and patients.
The Accounts Receivable File Clerk ensures that the principles and practices that guide the Nova Scotia Health Authority such as the vision, mission, values, strategic directions, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the support that is provided by the work that they do and through the messages they deliver.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade 12 and graduate of a one year Office Administration or Accounting program with an emphasis in Office Administration or Accounting
• Demonstrated collaboration and teamwork skills
• Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practices and organizational health
• Experience working within SAP, Meditech, Star an asset
• Ability to use general office equipment (faxing, scanning, etc.)
• Experience in a health care environment an asset
• Demonstrated good attendance in current and past employment
• Experience working within the functional area of Accounts Receivable an asset
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Demonstrated accountability
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Demonstrated communication and conflict resolution skills
• Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation
• Demonstrated judgment and decision making skills
• Demonstrated planning, organization and time management skills
• Ability to work independently, with continual interruptions, while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in a fast paced large organization
• Minimum one (1) year recent and related experience in Office Administration or a computerized Accounting environment in the past five (5) years
• Physical capabilities to perform the duties of the position
• Computer literate and proficient in using MS Office (Word, Outlook and Excel) and willingness to learn new programs
• Exemplary work history as demonstrated in current and past employment
• Knowledge of Office Administration or Accounting

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
Long assignment, full-time position, 75 hrs bi-weekly
Beginning August 8 with an expected end date of March 14, 2025 (Approximately 18 months)

• Dates are subject to change

Compensation and Incentives
$20.09 - $21.90 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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