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Senior Accounting Clerk

This posting is for a permanent full-time position, working 75 hours bi-weekly.

Our role

We are trusted environmental stewards, working with our colleagues, stakeholders, and the public, to keep the Yukon healthy and sustainable.

Our priorities are to:

• Keep the air, land, and water clean.
• Manage the territory’s wildlife responsibly.
• Support wildlife viewing and, on the land, opportunities.
• Advance reconciliation.
• Build and support climate resilience.
• Be trusted environmental stewards.

Your role

As a Senior Accounting Clerk, you will be responsible for providing a wide variety of senior accounting services to the Department through allocating, monitoring, and adjusting expenditures and expenditure recoveries, reconciling accounts, and performing other duties in support of financial accounting operations. This role does not entail supervisory responsibilities.

Who we’re looking for – maybe it’s you

Do you enjoy working with numbers and details? Have a passion for problem-solving and providing helpful instruction to others?

We are seeking a personable and dedicated team member, who is committed to exceptional client service through clear communication, be detailed oriented , has a keen eye for accuracy, and has a solid foundation in accounting knowledge.

Our ideal candidate brings a strong team spirit, time management and organizational skills to our branch of dedicated, diverse, and impactful staff.

For more information about this position, please contact Brianna Stanek, Manager, Finance at [email protected]

For more information on recruitment process, please contact [email protected]

** Please do not email resumes to either of these addresses; resumes will only be accepted through the E-Recruitment system.

Essential Qualifications

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Please note that selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume.

• Significant coursework in Accounting, or related field.
• Experience reconciling statements and accounts.
• Experience interpreting legislation or internal financial policies and applying those rules to transactions (e.g. approving an employee purchase request as it follows internal purchasing policy; or denying an invoice for payment as it doesn’t meet contract terms).
• Experience analyzing data and producing financial reports.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Suitability

Candidates should have and may be assessed on:

• Demonstrates exceptional client service abilities.
• Strong knowledge of and experience interpreting and applying complex finance/accounting processes and practices
• Well-honed interpersonal skills – working within a team and serving clients.
• Strong attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
• Organizational skills
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Why joining us is a great idea.

Yukon government has been recognized as a Top 100 Canadian Employer since 2014. Canada's Top100 Employees

We support balancing personal and professional needs through comprehensive benefits, the ability to build your professional skills through learning and developmental opportunities, and flexible work and leave options.

There’s no best way to tell you why Yukon is an amazing place to live and work but you can see some of what our Territory has to offer here:

• Working at the Yukon Government
• Explore Whitehorse
• Travel Yukon