Accounting Clerk 1 - Administration/Switchboard - Internal CUPE Applicants Only

The Municipality of North Cowichan (population 31,900) is located in the beautiful Cowichan Valley on Southern Vancouver Island, between Nanaimo and Victoria. Our communities of Chemainus, Crofton, Maple Bay and the South End are home to a multitude of artistic, cultural and outdoor recreational activities. The Municipality provides a stable and varied work environment, competitive pay and benefits.

The Municipality of North Cowichan invites applications from candidates with the proven skills, qualifications and abilities for the position of Accounting Clerk 1 - Administration/Switchboard. If you are self-motivated, looking to take on a new challenge where you can make a difference, enjoy both responsibility and accountability with one of British Columbia's most inclusive and environmentally conscious municipalities, we look forward to receiving your application!

Reporting to the Manager, Revenue Services, the successful candidate will provide telephone reception services to support municipal operations and clerical support to the Financial Services Department. Deployment to other duties may be required from time to time.

Required Skills, Qualifications and Abilities:

1. Completion of Grade 12.
2. Possession and maintenance of a valid Class 5 B.C. Driver's License; a satisfactory current driver's abstract will be required.
3. Familiarity with multi-line telephone systems and must have excellent written and oral communication skills, public relations skills and deal effectively with telephone traffic using tact and diplomacy.
4. Demonstrable understanding of basic bookkeeping.
5. Superior clerical and organizational skills supplemented by cashiering experience.
6. Demonstrable keyboard skills, with a minimum speed of 60 wpm, and ability to work within a Windows environment, including spreadsheets. Proof of typing speed or assessment results from the last 24 months must be included with your application. If you require information on where to obtain a typing/keyboarding speed test, please contact [email protected].
7. Knowledge of and the ability to operate various types of office equipment.
8. Ability to adapt quickly to a multi-faceted work environment.
9. Independence of judgement and capability of working with minimal supervision.

This is a unionized position (CUPE Local 358) and the collective agreement may be viewed on our website. Candidates being considered will be required to undergo a comprehensive evaluation of skills, qualifications, and abilities. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a police information check.