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The City of Campbell River is seeking a permanent, part-time Accounting Clerk II to join their team.

Naturally, Campbell River –
Located on Vancouver Island, surrounded by the ocean and majestic mountains, the City of
Campbell River offers a rare combination of a welcoming small-town feel with large-city amenities. From summer
markets and street events to an active arts and culture community to year-round, world-class recreational
opportunities, the Campbell River lifestyle is unparalleled. We are a 45-minute drive from the winter and summer
activities of Mount Washington, and just minutes from more than 100 km of all levels of mountain biking and hiking
trails, plus easy access to the ocean, rivers and lakes for sports fishing, kayaking, paddle boarding and whale watching

The role –
Reporting to the Controller and taking direction from the Senior Accountant, the Accounting Clerk II performs
a variety of accounting functions with a focus on customer service and provides cross-coverage with alternate
Accounting Clerk II positions.

The rate of pay for this permanent, part-time, CUPE bargaining unit position is $31.17 per hour based on a 25-hour
work wek and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Nature and Scope of Work:

Provides a wide variety of accounting related functions including, but not limited to:
• Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Property Taxes and Utilities.
• Responds to telephone and counter inquiries from internal and external customers.
• Cashier duties.
• Data entry.
• Preparation of documents.
• Preparation of journal entries.
• Reconciles various accounts.
• Assists with monthly, quarterly and annual financial/corporate reporting as required.
• Ensures compliance to all City policies, bylaws, agreements, contracts and external regulations.
• Corresponds with external agencies.
• Performs related clerical duties such as word processing, maintaining filing and record systems, faxing and
photocopying.
• Other related duties as required.
Qualifications & Experience
Our ideal candidate will have:
• Grade 12 diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum three (3) years of basic general accounting experience in one or more of: accounts receivable, accounts
payable, journal entries.
• Cash handling and customer service experience.
• Preferred criteria:
o Experience working in local government;
o Experience working with Vadim and Tempest software programs for municipalities;
o Successful completion of a college level bookkeeping course.
• Unusual Working Conditions:
o Dealing with difficult people;
o Deadline pressures and heavy volume of work at various times (property tax season, year-end, etc.).