Accounts Analyst
Ministry Of Social Development and Poverty
07.2023 - Current
- • Facilitate seamless processing of accounts payable and receivable documents, meticulously entering approved invoices into the corporate accounting system to ensure timely payments.
• Managed a comprehensive range of financial transactions, including reception, preparation, and processing of deposits, account refunds, adjustments, cheques requisitions, journal vouchers, EFT updates, and petty cash disbursements.
• Conducted thorough reviews and verifications of all backup and source documentation, meticulously ensuring compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures.
• This encompassed diverse financial elements such as service contracts, expenditure payments, contribution agreements, invoices, relocation reimbursements, grants and contributions, petty cash, business travel claims, journal vouchers, and purchasing cards.
• Executed crucial vendor management duties, fostering effective relationships, and ensuring operational efficiency.
• Conducted detailed comparisons of financial and non-financial data on ministry information systems with external sources, including ICBC, Revenue Services of BC, RMS, CLASS system, and CAS Oracle
• This initiative-taking approach ensured the completeness and accuracy of ministry records.
• Reviewed closed BC Benefits files, guaranteeing accuracy of financial information, and updated the ministry information system for debt transfers to collection agencies.
• Proactively reconciled and resolved routine transactions and discrepancies through Central Accounting System (CAS), ensuring compliance with legislation, ministry policies, and central agency procedures
• Escalated more complex or questionable transactions to the Team Leader for resolution.
• Engaged in cross-training initiatives with team members, contributing to various Financial Operations duties.
• This involved journal voucher entry and processing, Assignment of Benefits, liaison with field and federal government entities, EFT traces, as well as the investigation and updating of client files in databases such as ICM or legacy systems.
• Identified potential deficiencies and areas for improvement within operational procedures, offering valuable recommendations to the Team Leader for implementation.
• Conducted inquiries to obtain data for statistical reporting requirements, demonstrating a commitment to comprehensive and accurate record-keeping.
• Maintained an organized system for obtaining and managing financial records, ensuring their accessibility and accuracy for reporting purposes.
