Accounts Payable Analyst, Jumpstart Disbursement

What you'll do

As a Disbursement Analyst, you will play a crucial role in managing the financial transactions of Jumpstart. You will be responsible for providing day to day disbursement accounting and support to the Jumpstart team.

You must have the ability to work independently as well as liaise with Jumpstart team members, grantee organizations, and other payees.

Review and verify all invoices for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to relevant accounting principles and organizational policies.

Provide timely and accurate processing of invoices and data upload of disbursement transactions.

Ensure system exceptions and discrepancies related to disbursements are resolved on a timely basis. Conduct reconciliations between grant management and financial system and prepare weekly payment and cheque reconciliations.

Collaborate and ensure timely response to internal and external grant related inquiries and liaise with the Operations staff to gain appropriate approvals.

Analyze disbursement trends and provide variance analysis by Chapter, Provincially, Nationally, and by program type on a regular basis.

Provide timely and accurate reporting of disbursements on a monthly and ad hoc basis.

Assist in month-end closing activities, quarterly reporting, forecasting, year-end audit, and other projects with necessary reports and documentation as required.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and improve finance and operational efficiency. Ensure integrity of financial information and use of financial controls for the disbursement module :

What you bring

Degree in Accounting or Finance or similar related area

Proven experience in an accounting, financial reporting, analysis, or similar role.

Strong knowledge of accounting principles, regulations, financial controls, and best practices.

Strong attention to detail and ability to work with numerical data accurately.

Experience with accounting software and Microsoft Office applications with advanced Excel skills is required.

Strong written and verbal communications skills to interact effectively with internal stakeholders.

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and planning skills.

Ability to prioritize workload, meet deadlines and provide high level performance while adapting to changing requirements and scaling up of operations.

Hybrid

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes.

Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

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About Us

Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities is a national charity committed to helping kids of all abilities in communities across Canada thrive through sport, recreation and play.

At Jumpstart, we understand that for kids, the opportunity to play is about much more than getting active. Sport and being part of a team help foster self-esteem and teach valuable life skills like courage, confidence, and teamwork.

Through the unwavering support of Canadian Tire Corporation, its Associate Dealers, employees and vendors, and through the generosity of a growing number of Canadians, Jumpstart continues to support kids and the community organizations that serve them.

Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do.

We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification.

We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond.

Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.