Job Description

Financial Clerk

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CL4 Clerk 4


Regular/full-time


Various Departments


Various, Various


Winnipeg MB


Advertisement Number: 43731


Salary(s): CL4 $55,472.00 - $64,777.00 per year (as of March 22, 2025)


Closing Date: March 23, 2025


The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of building an exemplary public service reflective of the citizens it serves, where diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, identities, languages and perspectives drives a high standard of service and innovation. The Manitoba government supports equitable employment practices and promotes representation of designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities).


Employment Equity is a factor in selection for this competition. Consideration will be given to Indigenous people and persons with disabilities.


An eligibility list may be created for similar Regular or Term positions and will remain in effect for 12 months.


The Government of Manitoba is seeking qualified candidates to fill several Clerk 4 positions across the various Government Departments, including the Department Public Service Delivery, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Business, Mining, Trades and Job Creation. Specific positions include: Financial Clerk, Accounting Clerk and Production Specialist.



To be considered for this competition, candidates are required to submit an

Application Screening Form

along with their

resume

, to the Public Service Commission by email at govjobs@gov.mb.ca. Please indicate the Advertisement number and position title in the subject line.

Click here to access the Application Screening Form.

Conditions of Employment:


Must be legally entitled to work in Canada Must be able to provide and maintain a satisfactory Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search. Must be able to provide and maintain satisfactory Adult and Child Abuse Registry Checks. Enhanced Security Screening will be required. Must possess and maintain a valid full stage Manitoba Class 5 driver's license or equivalent. May be required to travel within Manitoba or to other jurisdictions.

Qualifications:

Essential:

Experience working in a financial and/or accounting role, including applying and overseeing basic accounting principles. Experience with processing and analyzing documents and applications with a high-degree of accuracy and attention to detail, combined with the ability to analyze applications, policies, ownership agreements, and legal requirements to determine eligibility, feasibility, cost and alignment with government priorities and tax regulations. Experience creating, processing and maintaining accounts payable transactions, accounts receivable transactions, Purchase Orders, Requisitions, and/or Outline Agreements in SAP or a similar software. Ability to interpret, communicate and apply financial policies, procedures, and directives. Strong prioritization, accuracy, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with minimal supervision and make decisions based on independent research, legislation, procedures, guidelines, and past precedents. Verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with external and internal stakeholders. Proven organizational and time management skills to manage large volumes of work with tight deadlines. Act as the primary point of contact for any questions/problems arising with staff members regarding specific invoices, purchases orders and/or expense claims. Efficient Interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with both external and internal clients. Advises senior management regarding general issues, programming, planning, statistics, and trends in relation to service needs, services provided, and impact to clients in order to improve outcomes. Proficiency working with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe, Teams), or similar software and other computerized database applications.

Desired:

Experience in oil and gas or mineral exploration, and/or developed skills in data mining Knowledge of relevant Government acts and regulations as they relate to financial management and government accounting, including the General Manual of Administration, the Financial Administration Manual, the Procurement Administration Manual, and any other related accounting policies and procedures.

Duties:


This position is responsible for performing financial and administrative tasks supporting different departments and branches within the Government of Manitoba. The incumbent is responsible for accounts payable and receivable, procurement, timekeeping, receipt of goods, service entry, and coding of divisional purchases and expenditures. The incumbent has some limited comptrollership responsibilities to ensure that divisional procurement and expenditures are appropriate within the policies and procedures established by the Province of Manitoba. This position deals extensively with requisitions, purchase orders, outline agreements, supply contracts, supply and install contracts, non-purchase order invoices, overhead invoices, expense claims, procurement cards and logs, reconciliation of purchase orders and reconciliations, and provides guidance/mentorship to professionals working in project teams regarding the paperwork process to engage consultants, contractors, and payment of vendor invoices as well as provides financial and administrative management and also acts as the primary liaison and resource to all program staff and ensures adherence to the policies, processes and controls. This position will be required to exercise considerable judgement to make responsible decisions based on the interpretation of Acts, Regulations, policies and standard industry practices.


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Apply to:

Advertisement # 43731
Talent Acquisition
Human Resource Services
600-259 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB , R3B 2A9
Phone: 204-945-7518
Fax: 204-945-0601
Email: govjobs@gov.mb.ca
WHEN APPLYING TO THIS POSITION, PLEASE INDICATE THE ADVERTISEMENT NUMBER AND POSITION TITLE IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND/OR BODY OF YOUR EMAIL.


Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process. When applying to this position, please indicate the advertisement number and position title in the subject line and/or body of your email. Your cover letter, resume and/or application must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifications.


Please be advised that job competitions for represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file will be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.


We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.


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