Settlement Clerk, Payments (Presto) - Finance Operations

(Contract Up to 23 Months)
Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
What will I be doing?

• Participates in team meetings to help ensure inquiries from internal and external business partners and transit service providers are attended to.
• Recommends improvements to existing processes and procedures to achieve greater efficiency.
• Performs daily/weekly operational tasks/processes (i.e., chargebacks and refund requests).
• Provides a variety of administrative and/or technical services to support the business which may include: preparing reports and supporting documents; scanning/sorting/collating/filing documents .
• Assists with processing transactions to ensure they are cleared, aggregated, apportioned, and settled. Assists with investigating, analyzing, and resolving process exceptions, out-of-balance situations, and other operational finance incidents, as required.
• Supports daily monitoring of the bank (i.e., EFT processes) to ensure completeness of settlement, and that settlement failures are investigated, captured, and corrected.

What skills & qualifications do I need?

• Strong time management, organizational skills, and ability to multi-task and take direction from or work with multiple parties.
• Pursuing a designation as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), or related accreditation, would be an asset.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience relating to processing and/or reconciling payments.
• Excellent written, oral communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Excel, with strong working knowledge of other MS PowerPoint and other MS Office software. Experience with MS Access, MS Visio, and/or MS Dynamics would be an asset.
• A degree or diploma in Business, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline – or any combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?
If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email [email protected].
Application Process
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.