Job Description

Position: Accounting Assistant
Division: Corporate Financial Services
Department: Finance
Term: 1 Permanent position available.
Closing Date: 12/23/2025
Labour Group: ATU 615
Posting: 4804
Job Summary
Under supervision of the Accounting Coordinator, this position performs coordination, control and reporting functions associated with transit revenues and performs other accounting, and administrative support duties.
Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs control and reporting functions associated with transit revenues.
• Participates in financial systems design, documentation, and implementation.
• Assists with the preparation of operating revenue budgets and projections.
• Coordinates the processing of fare-box revenues, including the maintenance of related equipment and supplies, and the monitoring of the fare-box inventory. Prepares the bank deposits and related reports.
• Maintains sales and inventory records of transit fare media for the Customer Service Centre and Transit vendors, including processing orders, preparing consignment distribution and billing.
• Maintains control lists, to ensure credit checks, contract renewal, and letters of credit as required for all Transit vendors, in liaison with the corporate revenue.
• Identifies and processes adjustments in stand-alone systems.
• Solves problems and answers questions related to revenue control.
• Prepares month end journal entries based on revenue transactions that are processed in stand-alone systems.
• Responsible for the accounts receivable functions in the SAP system, including accurate preparation and distribution of invoices.
• Prepare and/or reviews bank and general ledger account reconciliations and investigates and corrects discrepancies.
• Performs other accounting, and administrative support duties, as required and assigned.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a recognized two-year, post-secondary accounting program
• Five years' related experience, including financial systems design, documentation, implementation and auditing.
• Knowledge with ERP systems such as SAP or similar system would be an asset
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting and financial systems controls.
• Considerable knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, systems, and office equipment
• Considerable knowledge of method of handling, receipting, and recording revenue, relating to point-of-sale transactions.
• Ability to prepare and present accounting and financial reports.
• Ability to solve problems both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and vendors.
• Ability to negotiate agreements by involving stakeholders, dialogue, resolving problems and building consensus.
• Ability to express ideas and concepts effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain moderately complex records and perform accounting reconciliations, with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to make decisions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Ability to coach and/or train non-accounting clerical staff in decentralized operations
• Proficient in using computer applications including word processing, spreadsheet, and database software to efficiently manage and analyze data.

Weekly Hours: 37.67
Salary Range: $74,413.44 to $78,349.92 CAD per annum (2025 rates)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The City of Saskatoon offers an inclusive workplace that embraces diverse backgrounds. As an equity partner with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission (SHRC), the City commits to diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplaces. By having our workforce reflect the community we serve, we support the realization of miyo-pimatisiwin, (me-o-pi-ma-ti-si-win) "the good life", for all residents. To learn more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the City, please visit
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