Accounting Clerk (Human Resource Information System Data Entry)

The Department of Finance has the mandate to provide leadership and direction to the public service in all areas of finance and human resource management. This mandate includes negotiating major financial arrangements with the federal government, providing analysis and advice to the Financial Management Board, and ensuring that financial and information resources are managed effectively, efficiently and economically. This mandate also includes the recruitment and retention of a competent public service that is representative of the people it serves and the development of programs and services that effectively serve the human resource needs of the public service.

Located in Yellowknife and reporting to a Senior Finance Officer, the Accounting Clerk provides Human Resources processing support for all Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Departments, Housing Northwest Territories, Boards, Agencies and Authorities; as well as administrative support to the Division. This role provides a range of services including the preparation, verification of payroll and employee benefits. Accounting Clerks are expected to work in teams across the GNWT to ensure all work items are processed in a timely and accurate fashion.

GNWT Financial and Employee Shared Services is responsible for providing a range of services for all Departments of the GNWT, Housing Northwest Territories, Boards, Agencies and Authorities and includes operational offices in Yellowknife, Fort Smith, Hay River, Fort Simpson, Norman Wells and Inuvik. Under the shared services model, these responsibilities must be fulfilled for each respective client with often competing priorities, timelines and workload demands. This position is one of several Accounting Clerks who share these responsibilities across the Northwest Territories. The position receives mentoring and assistance from Senior Accounting Clerks within its team.

Typically the above qualifications would be attained by:
Grade 12 and 1 year of related coursework, with 2 years of related experience; Or 5 years’ related experience, preferably in a public service environment.

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
[email protected]

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