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Senior Accounting Analyst

Employer

Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario

Date Posted

May 08, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Work from home
  • Earnings $80,716.00 to $94,960.00 annually (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 36.25 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jun 07, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario

Languages

English

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Work setting

Government department and/or agency

Tasks

  • Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
  • Plan, set up and administer accounting systems
  • Train staff
  • Ensure accuracy and compliance to accounting standards, procedures and internal control
  • Prepare financial statements and reports
  • Analyze financial documents and reports
  • Examine accounting records
  • Assist in the planning and execution of financial statement audits
  • Variance analysis
  • Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
  • Oversee payroll administration
  • Plan and control budget and expenditures
  • Carry out administrative activities of establishment
  • Oversee and co-ordinate office administrative procedures
  • Establish work priorities and ensure procedures are followed and deadlines are met
  • Assist in the preparation of operating budget and maintain inventory and budgetary controls
  • Assemble data and prepare periodic and special reports, manuals and correspondence
  • Commission systems and components
  • Offer mentoring
  • Implement new administrative procedures

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Accounting software
  • MS Office
  • Data analysis and interpretation
  • SharePoint

Area of specialization

  • Accounting
  • Payroll services

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Ability to multitask
  • Time management

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

5 years or more

Workplace information

Remote

Health benefits

  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

Pension plan

Long term benefits

Maternity and parental benefits


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Senior Accounting Analyst is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Financial Auditors
METHODICAL

Interest in conducting field audits of businesses to ensure compliance with provisions of the Income Tax Act, Canada Business Corporations Act and other statutory requirements

innovative

Interest in co-ordinating information from financial and accounting records, documents and systems to evaluate operational procedures and financial positions of individuals, departments, companies and other establishments

directive

Interest in consulting with clients and in making recommendations to improve accounting and management practices; may supervise other auditors or professionals in charge of accounting within client's establishment

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Interest Codes

Accountants
METHODICAL

Interest in administering accounting systems, examining financial accounts and records, preparing income tax returns from accounting records, and in maintaining internal control procedures

INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to develop cost finding and internal control procedures; and in analyzing financial statements and reports

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting with clients to provide financial, business and tax advice; may supervise articling students, other accountants and administrative technicians

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

Learn About Interests

Learn More

Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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