DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT – Full Time
Town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Located on Nova Scotia’s beautiful South Shore, the Town of Lunenburg is a diverse and vibrant community with +2300 year-round residents and numerous seasonal residents. Lunenburg is a coastal town offering many cultural and recreational opportunities, supporting a quality lifestyle within a short distance of Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
Lunenburg maintains a diverse balance of community, environment, and development initiatives. Providing quality municipal services to the community is a priority. Lunenburg Town Council and Staff are committed to ensuring residents, business owners and visitors thoroughly enjoy the best of Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In this in office role, you will support the Director of Finance and Accountant, assisting in performing the duties of the Finance Department. It is important that this role recognize they are a public servant and must always use utmost respect when dealing with other employees, the public and Council.
The following is a general outline of the duties and responsibilities of the Junior Accountant. The listing is not intended to be all inclusive or to limit the Junior Accountant initiative to expand their function beyond this scope, nor is it intended to limit the Finance Director’s right to assign other duties.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform all duties of the accountant in their absence
- Assist the Finance Director and Accountant in ensuring that budgets are maintained within approved allocations
- Assist the Finance Director and Accountant in ensuring that other departments have support information in the preparation of yearly budgets
- Assist with the preparation of variance reports
- Assist auditors in conjunction with annual audit functions. Assist in the preparation of year-end working papers for all ledger accounts as well as analyzing accounts.
- Responsible to ensure that all miscellaneous billings are issued and the collection of all miscellaneous accounts receivables
- Assist with the application and submission of grants as directed. This includes ensuring funding is utilized and spent according to program guidelines. Also assist with the preparation and submission of capital claims for capital projects on a timely basis
- Assist with debt records
- Assist with the insurance portfolio and the maintenance of an up-to-date inventory of buildings, contents, and equipment
- Assist in the maintenance of water, electric and general capital assets ledger
- Assist with the maintenance of water utility and sewer inventories
- Assist in the formulation of presentations and reports
- Regularly monitor and make recommendations to the Finance Director for improvements to systems within the Accounting Department
- Prepare monthly reconciliations for all funds as required
- Attend Council and Committee meetings as required
- Be familiar with PSAB and Provincial accounting regulations and keep abreast of changes
- Assist with the maintenance of the general ledger and be trained back up user of the system
- Assist Accountant with the supervision of the payroll function including balancing of T-4’s
This position will also be the trained back-up in the processing of payroll and in absence of Accounts Payable clerk will be responsible for entering the payroll in Town Suite
- Responsible for the supervision of procurement process for the Town of Lunenburg operations. This position will also be responsible for maintaining the purchase order registry for all purchase orders issued and will be required to issue purchase orders in the absence of the purchasing agent.
- Perform additional duties as assigned from time to time by Finance Director or Accountant
QUALIFICATIONS:
- University Degree in Accounting/ Finance or equivalent experience required – minimum two years experience
- CPA Designation or CPA student
- Strong computer proficiency
- Knowledge of Municipal Finance/Accounting an asset
- Familiarity with CASL (Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation) and FOIPPA
WE OFFFER:
Competitive Wage commensurate with experience and a comprehensive Benefits package.
Closing Date: JULY 19,2024
Please send cover letter and resume in confidence to:
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With: “FINANCE DEPARTMENT – JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT” in the subject line
We Thank, all candidates for your interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
All Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
The Town of Lunenburg is committed to the fundamental principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and in accordance with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act and Accessibility Act.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT – WATER RESOURCE OPERATOR (WRO) – Permanent Full-Time
Town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Located on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, the town of Lunenburg is a diverse and vibrant community of +2300 year-round residents with numerous seasonal residents. Lunenburg is a coastal town offering a multitude of cultural and recreational opportunities which supports a quality of lifestyle and is within a short driving distance to Halifax and Stanfield International Airport.
Lunenburg maintains a diverse balance of initiatives that focus on community, environment and development providing quality municipal services to the community, is a priority. Lunenburg Town Council and Staff are committed to ensuring residents, business owners and visitors fully enjoy the best of Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Public Works Water Resource Operator (WRO) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Town of Lunenburg’s Water Treatment (WT) and Wastewater Treatment (WWT) Plants, Water Distribution (WD) and Wastewater Collection (WWC) Systems, control systems, pumping stations, bio-solids, screen house, standpipe, chlorinators, and associated infrastructure. The Water Resource Operator (WRO) ensures compliance with Federal, Provincial and Municipal legislation and all pubic/employee health and safety standards.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Perform required chemical, physical, microscopic, and biological analysis daily, at the Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment Plants and such other locations as required
- Conduct Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment process changes/ adjustments based on interpretation of laboratory data and an assessment of physical observation (trouble shooting) in consultation with Town Engineer
- Maintain and repair Water Treatment/Distribution and Wastewater Treatment/Collection equipment and perform preventative maintenance
- Maintain, operate, and calibrate Water Treatment Plant/Distribution and Wastewater Treatment Plant control and instrumentation as required
- Conform to all public and employee health /safety standards and perform routine rounds (internal/external) for the purpose of safety, security, equipment inspection, process problems, chart, and gauge readings
- Notify Town Engineer/ODRC’s of any equipment, part purchases, plant purchases, plant practices and process changes for efficient operation of the Plants and associated equipment or other systems infrastructure
- Proficient in the operation of Programmable Logic Control (PLC) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems
- Complete logs and written documentation as required by Town Engineer/ODRC’s
- Operate and maintain all treatment equipment including various chemical fee systems. Assist in the co-ordination of chemical supply and delivery
- Co-ordinate removal of process waste including sludge, screenings, and grit
- Maintain and comply with standard practices, policy and procedural manuals for the Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant operation and maintenance
- Attend and successfully complete training as required
- Cross train to operate both the Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant and associated Water Distribution/Wastewater Collection infrastructure
- Assist in training others as requested
- Respond to emergency calls and perform overtime work during off hours as required
Requirements:
- Lifting, push/pull and carrying up to 50lbs/22kg
- Push/pull a pallet jack to move chemicals
- Assist another operator to mover pump parts 75 – 100 pounds
- Ability to perform ladder work up to ten (10) feet and use safety harness for higher scaffolding work requirements
- Ability to perform essential active job duties, very good physical fitness, and mobility,
Employee is required to walk, sit, stand, kneel, reach, hear, talk, and move quickly to respond to needs of the task
- Work in confined areas
- Work is regularly performed in a combination of indoor and outdoor environments and is regularly exposed to hot, cold, wet etc. weather conditions dust, odours, and noise requiring the use of relevant personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Exposure to potential infection, viruses, and illnesses
- Handling /testing sewage and sludges, manual handling of screen and grit waste
- Operate chemical and polymer make up system, use and presence of hazardous chemicals, explosive gasses, and volatile organic compounds
Knowledge/Skills
- Mechanical pipe fitting and basic electronic skills
- Problem Solving, basic math and record keeping
- Laboratory analysis techniques
- Literacy and computer skills (standard office software and technology, SCADA …)
- Basic chemistry and biological applications of water/wastewater treatment
- Knowledge of Federal, Provincial and Municipal Occupational Health and Safety policy and procedures
- Comfortable working in a team environment or on an individual basis
Equipment and Laboratory Skills
- Familiar with a diversity of pumps, mechanical mixers, filters, actuated valves, scum system, automatic and manual bar screens, grit removal systems, aeration equipment and blowers, moving bed bioreactor, compressor, electro-mechanical gear and belt drives, dissolved air floatation, clarifier equipment and associated chemical feed equipment, digesters and sludge handling equipment, UV, and chlorine disinfection equipment etc.
- Computers, gas and liquid flow meters, programmable controllers, electrical control systems etc.
- Chemical feed systems – alum and polymer etc.
- Ultraviolet light disinfection systems, gas safety equipment, sludge dewatering etc.
- Laboratory tests – Total and Free Chlorine, Turbidity, PH, Hardness, BOD, SS, COD, Fecal Coliform, Dissolved Oxygen, Microscopy, Nutrients, and others as may be required
What You Possess:
- Grade 12 Diploma, GED or equivalent
- Operator in Training Certificate
- Class I and Class II Water/Wastewater Certificates an asset
- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and thorough knowledge of electrical components and pumps
- Possess working knowledge of SCADA system
- Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Class 5 License with clean abstract
- First Aid CPR/AED Level C an asset
- WHMIS an asset
- Occupational Health and Safety Training: Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Lock Out -Tag Out, Fall Protection, Gas Detector and Confined Space are assets
We Offer:
Hourly Rate: $27.58 -$32.22 – Union Position (10% reduction during probationary period)
A comprehensive Benefits package.
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Please send cover letter and resume in confidence to “
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
With WATER RESOURCE OPERATOR in the subject line
We thank all candidates for your interest – only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
All Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
The Town of Lunenburg is committed to the fundamental principle of Equal Employment Opportunity and in accordance with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act and Accessibility Act.
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