The mandate of the Department of Environment and Climate Change is to manage land, water, air, wildlife, and forests. This includes promoting, planning, and supporting the wise and sustainable use of natural resources, and protecting, restoring, and stewarding the environment for the social and economic benefit of all Northwest Territories residents.
 

Job Information

The Environment Fund Officer position works with a team of program operations and program development staff within the Waste Reduction and Management Section. The Officer's key responsibility is to carry out all aspects of financial administration related to the Fund. The position reviews and verifies all accounts payable and receivable documents in the Fund and ensures that they are accurate and complies with applicable acts, regulations, and policies.

The Environment Fund Officer supports the Recycling Program Coordinators in the development and performance of compliance reviews as needed on a monthly and/or annual basis depending on the vendor. The position is also responsible for preparing accurate and timely reports related to existing waste diversion programs and initiatives to track program performance

Key Responsibilities:

• Reviews and verifies accounts receivable documents for programs under the Environment Fund to ensure compliance with governing authorities such as the WRRA, Beverage Container Regulations, Single use Retail Bag Regulations, Electronics Recycling Regulations, FAA, FAM, and other accounting standards as provided in the CICA Handbook in a timely manner.
• Reconciles and records incoming cheques received for salvage value and provides correct financial coding for deposit to Financial Shared Services (FSS).
• Records and reconciles all incoming cash, money orders, bank drafts, and cheques from distributors.
• Verifies that distributor monthly reports are free from errors and/or omissions.
• Verifies reports with meticulous attention to detail, and tracks quantities and values reported.
• Manages outstanding accounts receivables including conducting follow-up with distributors.
• Maintains updated and organized copies of all transactions for the auditing of the Environment Fund's Financial Statement at the end of each fiscal year.

Key Qualifications:

• A successful completion of a two-year diploma in accounting, finance, business administration, or similar program and a minimum of three (3) years of experience working in a computerized accounting environment.
• Equivalencies can include:
  • A successful completion of a four-year Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or similar program and a minimum of one (1) year of experience working in a computerized accounting environment.
  • A successful completion of a one-year certificate in accounting, finance, business administration, or similar program and a minimum of four (4) year of experience working in a computerized accounting environment.
• Related fields may include Public Administration/ Public Sector Management Diploma.

The GNWT offers a competitive salary, an annual northern living allowance, a generous defined benefit pension plan, and health/dental benefits in addition to relocation assistance.  For more information about living and working in the Northwest Territories please visit our benefits page or NWT Tourism.

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR  
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
jobsyk@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.