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Grants Administrative Officer
Organization:
Ministry of Education
Division:
Financial Analysis and Accountability Branch
Position(s) language:
Bilingual English/French
Job code:
11OAD - Office Administration 11
Salary:
$27.54 - $32.88 Per hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
The Ministry of Education, Financial Analysis and Accountability Branch seeks a highly motivated bilingual individual to provide financial and administrative services. Consider this exciting opportunity and lend your expertise to the Ministry's efforts in building a more efficient elementary and secondary school system for Ontarians.
About the job
In this role you will:
• provide administrative and financial services to support the processing of legislative grants to school boards
• calculate school board grant bases, prepare transfer payments, reconcile financial reports, maintain funding documentation, process payments and monitor budgets
• coordinate administrative projects and respond to requests from school boards and central agencies
• compose/translate a variety of French/English correspondence
• update branch website
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirement:
• Proficiency in English as well as superior level of oral and written French
Financial administration skills:
• You have experience in accounting and with budgeting principles and practices.
• You have knowledge of financial statements and budget related terminology.
Computer and communication skills:
• You have demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills to respond to inquiries and produce reports, letters and presentations.
• You have knowledge of office technology (e.g. MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• You have knowledge of website applications and technology (e.g. HTML, Dreamweaver).
• You have knowledge of financial system applications including application interface for payment processing (e.g. IFIS, EFIS).
Other essential skills:
• You have the ability to interpret and apply legislation (e.g Education Act), policies and regulations.
• You have analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve issues, monitor and analyze budgets and process grant transactions.
• You have organizational and multi-tasking skills to coordinate branch projects and provide a range of financial and administrative services.
• You have knowledge of administrative policies and practices as well as procurement, payroll and accounts payable.
Apply by:
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 11:59 pm EDT
Position details:
- 1 Bilingual English/French Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 900 Bay St, Toronto, Toronto Region
Compensation group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Category:
Administrative and Support Services
Posted on:
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.
Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.
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