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Financial SupportOfficer

The job description in French: https://sopf.bamboohr.com/careers/57

About theFunds

Ship and Rail Compensation Canada is Canada's compensation hub for anyone affected by oil spills from ships or boats and by major railwayaccidents involving crude oil.

The Ship Fund compensates victims of pollution from the discharge of oil from ships in Canadian waters,whereasthe Rail Fund compensates victims of damages caused by a majorrailwayaccidentinvolving crude oil.

The Funds are managed as separate entities by an Administrator and a small team of dedicated staff, supported by a shared Corporate Servicesteam.Approximately 25 employees, consultants and students occupy a single office location in downtown Ottawa. Employees have a wide variety of backgrounds andexpertise, including finance, law, marine and railexpertise, communications, information management, and administration.

Additionalinformation can be found on our websiteship-rail.gc.ca.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for abilingualFinancial SupportOfficertoprovideadministrative and operationalassistanceto the finance functions ofboth Funds.

Under thegeneralsupervisionofthe Director, Finance and Corporate Services and workingcloselywiththeFinance Officer, theFinancial SupportOfficer will:

Finance Support Duties

• Assistwith accounts payable and accounts receivable processing

• Support the preparation and reconciliation of financial records, reports, and expenditures

• Enter financial transactions into accounting andfinancial managementsystems

• Assistin processing invoices, purchase requisitions, payments, deposits, and transfers

• Maintainaccuratefinancial records and filing systems

• Support quarterly and annual financial reporting activities

• Assistwith vendor communications and follow-upregardinginvoices and payments

• Helpmaintaininventory records

• Track expenditures andassistwith budget monitoring activities

Administrative Duties

• Organize andmaintainfinancialfiling systems

• Draft routine correspondence and administrative documents

• Maintainrecords related to vendors, contractors, and service providers

• Support office administrative activities related to finance

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Budgeting Duties

• Provides support in variance analyses,breakdownand reconciliation of budgets to actuals.

• Provides support in monitoring budgetutilizationthroughout the fiscal year andidentifiespotential surpluses, deficits, or reallocationsrequired.

• Provides support in the preparation andanalysesof financial reports, expenditure trends, and forecasts to support budget management and resource allocation.

This is anindeterminatefull-time position based in our Ottawa office. Consideration may be given to allowing flexible work arrangements under the Administrator's policy on telework.

Profile

Candidates should have the following minimum qualifications:

EDUCATION

• Diploma or undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

• Required -Minimum of 2years' experiencein an administrative, finance, or accounting support role

• Required -Experience working with accounting software such as Sage, Simply Accounting, QuickBooks, or similar systems

• Required-Strong organizational and recordkeeping skills

• Required - Excellent communication skills in English or French

• Required - Bilingualism

• Required -Ability tomaintainconfidentiality and handle sensitive information responsibly

• Asset -Experience using M365 applications

• Asset -Experience with federal government procedures and policies
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

• Ability tomaintainorganized financial and administrative records

• Working knowledge of office procedures and financial administration practices
  

Compensation

The starting salary ranges from$55,000 to $71,500for a 35-hour/week, depending on the experience and subject to position review and update.

Please note that employees of the Fundsareoutside ofthe federal public service and arenotcovered by the collective bargaining agreements or the pension and benefits regime of the federal government.

How to apply

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https://sopf.bamboohr.com/careers/55

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We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes.

Ifcontacted toparticipatein the recruitment and selection process, pleaseadviseus if you require accommodation.

Deadline for applications

Friday,August 14,2026

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Agent(e) dusoutien financier

A propos desFonds

Indemnisation Navire etRailCanadaest lecentre d'indemnisation canadien destine aux personnes touchees par des deversements d'hydrocarbures provenant de navires ou de bateaux et par des accidents ferroviaires majeurs impliquant du petrole brut.

Le Fonds Navire indemnise les victimes de pollution provenant du rejet d'hydrocarbures par des navires dans les eaux canadiennes tandis que les Fonds Rail indemnise les victimesde dommages causes par un accident ferroviaire majeur impliquant du petrole brut.

Les Fonds sont geresen tant qu'entites distinctespar un administrateurou une administratrice et une petite equipe de membres devoues, appuyes parl'equipecommunedes services corporatifs.Environ25employe(e)s, consultant(e)set etudiant(e)spartagent les memes locaux au centreville d'Ottawa.Leurexperienceet leurs expertises sont variees. Elles s'etendent de la finance au droit, en passant par le transport maritime et ferroviaire et les communications, jusqu'a l'administration et la gestion de l'information.

Pour de plus amples renseignements,veuillezconsulter notre site Web a l'adressenavire-rail.gc.ca.

Responsabilitescles

Nous sommes a la recherched'une agente ou d'un agent dusoutien financierbilinguepour apporter une aide administrative et operationnelle aux fonctions des finances des deux Fonds.

Sous la supervision generale du directeur des financeset services corporatifs etenetroitecollaborationavec l'agent(e)

des finances, l'agent(e) dusoutien financieraurales responsabilitessuivantes:

Tachesliees ausoutien financier

• Aider au traitement des comptes crediteurs et des comptes debiteurs

• Fournir un soutien ala preparation etaurapprochement desdossiers financiers, des rapportsfinancierset des depenses

• Entrerlesoperationsfinancieres dans les systemes de gestion comptable et financiere

• Aider au traitement des factures, des demandes d'achat, des paiements, des depots et des virements

• Tenir a jour desdossiersfinanciers et des systemes de classement exacts

• Apporter un soutien dans le cadre des activites d'information financiere trimestrielles et annuelles

• Aider dans les communications avec les fournisseurs et le suiviconcernant les factures et les paiements

• Aider a tenir les comptes d'inventaire a jour

• Suivre les depenses et apporter une aide dans les activites de suivi budgetaire

Tachesliees ausoutienadministratif

• Organiser et tenir a jour les systemes de classementfinancier

• Rediger lacorrespondanceet lesdocumentsadministratifs courants

• Tenir a jour les dossiers relatifs aux fournisseurs, aux entrepreneurs et aux prestataires de services

• Apporter un soutien dans le cadre des activitesadministratives de bureau liees aux finances

• Realiser d'autres taches connexesqui serontattribuees

Taches liees a l'etablissement des budgets

• Apporter un soutien dans les analyses de la variance, la ventilation et le rapprochement des previsionsbudgetaires et des depenses reelles

• Apporter un soutien dansla surveillance de l'utilisation dubudgettout au long de l'exercicefinancieret identifier les excedents,lesdeficits ou lesreaffectationsrequiseseventuels.

• Apporter un soutien dansla preparationet les analyses des rapports financiers, des tendances en matiere de depenses et des previsions afin d'aider a la gestionbudgetaire et a l'affectation des ressources.

Il s'agit d'un poste a temps plein de dureeindetermineesitue dans nos bureaux d'Ottawa.Il pourrait etre envisage de prevoir des modalites de travail souples en vertu de la politique de l'administratrice sur le teletravail.