Invoice Payment Clerk

Term Full-time

ASAP for up to 1 year

The Ministry of Social Services, Community Living Service Delivery, is seeking a detail-oriented, thorough and highly-organized individual to process and issue payments related to Ministry programs.

The successful candidate will excel in a fast-paced environment in which a high volume of payments must be processed in an efficient and time sensitive manner. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and must display a professional demeanor when communicating with both internal and external stakeholders. The main responsibilities of the position include: receiving and logging incoming documentation; verification of information; data entry; processing payments; payment reconciliations and audits; and production of correspondence and reports. In addition, the successful candidate must be able to respond quickly to a high volume of phone calls and e-mails regarding program enquiries and payments.

Typically, the knowledge and abilities required for this position would be obtained through post-secondary training in Office Education, Accounting or Business Administration of at least one year, or an equivalent combination of knowledge and experience. Experience and proficiency in SWIN is an asset; Word, Excel, Access and Outlook experience and proficiency are required.

As part of the interview process, candidates will be asked to complete a data entry competency exercise and a written exercise.

Applicants are asked to clearly describe in their cover letter and resume how they have gained the required knowledge and abilities. Applicants will be screened based on the information provided.